The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 33
... left hand . On the base of his statue of Zeus at Olympia , representing the birth of Aphroditè , the sun was seen rising on the extreme left , the moon retiring on the right ( Pausanias , v . 11 , 3 ) , and on the base of his Athenè in ...
... left hand . On the base of his statue of Zeus at Olympia , representing the birth of Aphroditè , the sun was seen rising on the extreme left , the moon retiring on the right ( Pausanias , v . 11 , 3 ) , and on the base of his Athenè in ...
Page 35
... left ankle . But how is his attitude to be described ? The cramped action of his knees is very peculiar . It seems ... hand raised towards the head in a familiar act of awakening . His left hand may have held two sloping spears , like ...
... left ankle . But how is his attitude to be described ? The cramped action of his knees is very peculiar . It seems ... hand raised towards the head in a familiar act of awakening . His left hand may have held two sloping spears , like ...
Page 41
... hand , we learn from a fragment of Euripides ( Nauck , 623 ) that the Fates were divine beings who " sat nearest to ... left . But as a response to the nude Cephalos on the left we have a draped woman , M , on the right . Yet G 1 beneath ...
... hand , we learn from a fragment of Euripides ( Nauck , 623 ) that the Fates were divine beings who " sat nearest to ... left . But as a response to the nude Cephalos on the left we have a draped woman , M , on the right . Yet G 1 beneath ...
Page 49
... left . To place her between Zeus and Athenè would involve two things - first , that she would have to be flying in ... hand of the Athenè Parthenos , but she need not , in a similar manner , have held the ribbon one end in each hand . We ...
... left . To place her between Zeus and Athenè would involve two things - first , that she would have to be flying in ... hand of the Athenè Parthenos , but she need not , in a similar manner , have held the ribbon one end in each hand . We ...
Page 57
... left hand , in which case she was doubtless a girl attendant at the wedding . Then follows 19 , a group of two women , of whom one is a stately figure wearing a veil like a bride . In her pose , with the left hand raised to her face and ...
... left hand , in which case she was doubtless a girl attendant at the wedding . Then follows 19 , a group of two women , of whom one is a stately figure wearing a veil like a bride . In her pose , with the left hand raised to her face and ...
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Acropolis Acropolis of Athens action Alcamenes angle Aphroditè apobates appear artistic Athenè Athenians attitude beauty birth of Athenè body British Museum Carrey's drawing carry cast Cecrops Centaur Centaurs and Lapiths central group central metopes centre chariot chariot group chiton colossal composition cows deities drapery east frieze effect Elgin Room Ergastinae figure folds fore leg front girls goddess gods gold and ivory Greek head helmet Hephaestos Hera horses Ilissos instances knee Lapith left arm left hand long sides Lord Elgin mantle marble Michaelis nearer north frieze north side nude form Olympia Olympos original in Athens Parthenon frieze Pausanias pediment of Olympia peplos Pheidias PLATE Poseidon possible present procession raised recognise represent right arm right hand scene sculptured seated seen shield shoulders Slab south metopes south side spectator temple Theseus turning round vase west frieze west pediment whole wings woman women xoanon youth Zeus at Olympia