The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 30
... marble well - mouth ( puteal ) in Madrid ( Pl . IX . Fig . 1 ) , we may even go a step further and imagine Zeus seated in the very centre or near it , facing the right , Hephaestos imme- diately behind him , rushing off in haste after ...
... marble well - mouth ( puteal ) in Madrid ( Pl . IX . Fig . 1 ) , we may even go a step further and imagine Zeus seated in the very centre or near it , facing the right , Hephaestos imme- diately behind him , rushing off in haste after ...
Page 35
... marble in front of his left ankle . But how is his attitude to be described ? The cramped action of his knees is very peculiar . It seems to indicate awakening from slumber at sunrise . The slight bending forward of the head and body ...
... marble in front of his left ankle . But how is his attitude to be described ? The cramped action of his knees is very peculiar . It seems to indicate awakening from slumber at sunrise . The slight bending forward of the head and body ...
Page 36
... marble Helios were shining / full upon it . When , as sometimes happens , the sun strikes full on this figure , the effect is almost magical ; but even in diffused light he always appears as if the sun's rays were slanting upwards along ...
... marble Helios were shining / full upon it . When , as sometimes happens , the sun strikes full on this figure , the effect is almost magical ; but even in diffused light he always appears as if the sun's rays were slanting upwards along ...
Page 42
... marble head belonging to Count Laborde , in Paris , has some- times been thought to belong to K , but more frequently perhaps it is assigned . to one or other of the figures in the west pediment . The nose and mouth are restored . See ...
... marble head belonging to Count Laborde , in Paris , has some- times been thought to belong to K , but more frequently perhaps it is assigned . to one or other of the figures in the west pediment . The nose and mouth are restored . See ...
Page 51
... marble statue in the École des Beaux Arts in Paris , ' and pushing Zeus to the side . But we think his notion radically wrong , and certainly the Paris statue , dignified as she is , is far beneath the Parthenon sculptures . While ...
... marble statue in the École des Beaux Arts in Paris , ' and pushing Zeus to the side . But we think his notion radically wrong , and certainly the Paris statue , dignified as she is , is far beneath the Parthenon sculptures . While ...
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