The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 125
... gold and ivory , of colossal size , about 40 feet in height , standing upright . Gold was employed for the dress , which fell in heavy folds to the ground ; ivory for the face , neck , 1 Plutarch , Pericles , 31 : Þeidias d πλάστης ...
... gold and ivory , of colossal size , about 40 feet in height , standing upright . Gold was employed for the dress , which fell in heavy folds to the ground ; ivory for the face , neck , 1 Plutarch , Pericles , 31 : Þeidias d πλάστης ...
Page 125
... Marble Figure in Athens ( Varvakeion ) . Marble Figure in Patras . Marble Figure in Athens ( Lenormant ) . 4. Marble Shield of Athenè in the British Museum . 3 . Face p . 126 . GOLD MEDALLION . INTAGLIO OF ATHENA . PLATE XV .
... Marble Figure in Athens ( Varvakeion ) . Marble Figure in Patras . Marble Figure in Athens ( Lenormant ) . 4. Marble Shield of Athenè in the British Museum . 3 . Face p . 126 . GOLD MEDALLION . INTAGLIO OF ATHENA . PLATE XV .
Page 127
... gold and ivory by Pheidias - the Zeus at Olympia -his golden robe was inlaid with patterns of flowers . There is no mention of anything of that kind on the chiton of the Athenè in the writers , and no trace of it in the copies . But ...
... gold and ivory by Pheidias - the Zeus at Olympia -his golden robe was inlaid with patterns of flowers . There is no mention of anything of that kind on the chiton of the Athenè in the writers , and no trace of it in the copies . But ...
Page 128
... gold . We have , in fact , some evidence on the point . As everyone knows , Pheidias was falsely charged with appro- priating part of the gold given him for the statue . His answer was to remove the gold and have it weighed , which of ...
... gold . We have , in fact , some evidence on the point . As everyone knows , Pheidias was falsely charged with appro- priating part of the gold given him for the statue . His answer was to remove the gold and have it weighed , which of ...
Page 129
... gold and ivory was attached , the wood being carved so as to express with more or less accuracy the folds of the drapery and the general form of the statue , and thus reduce the thickness of the overlying gold and ivory . We read also ...
... gold and ivory was attached , the wood being carved so as to express with more or less accuracy the folds of the drapery and the general form of the statue , and thus reduce the thickness of the overlying gold and ivory . We read also ...
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