The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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... relief in the British Musem . ' They are seated on a sea- monster , and are surprised , the head of Poseidon rising out of the sea . It is not strange , therefore , that the nude figure , S , has more often than not been regarded as the ...
... relief in the British Musem . ' They are seated on a sea- monster , and are surprised , the head of Poseidon rising out of the sea . It is not strange , therefore , that the nude figure , S , has more often than not been regarded as the ...
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... relief , on which we see between the rising sun on the left and the waning moon on the right a group of deities in two rows . In the front row Zeus sits in the centre . On his right stand Hera , 2 Athenè , Aphroditè ; on his left stand ...
... relief , on which we see between the rising sun on the left and the waning moon on the right a group of deities in two rows . In the front row Zeus sits in the centre . On his right stand Hera , 2 Athenè , Aphroditè ; on his left stand ...
Page 41
... relief required . But they are there all the same . On these grounds it is not surprising that the three figures in the pediment have become popularly known as the Fates . On the other hand , we learn from a fragment of Euripides ...
... relief required . But they are there all the same . On these grounds it is not surprising that the three figures in the pediment have become popularly known as the Fates . On the other hand , we learn from a fragment of Euripides ...
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... relief . Many of them remain in their place in Athens , but are now , for the most part , so much dis- figured by weather as to be barely recognisable even as regards the subjects they were intended to represent . The south was the ...
... relief . Many of them remain in their place in Athens , but are now , for the most part , so much dis- figured by weather as to be barely recognisable even as regards the subjects they were intended to represent . The south was the ...
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... relief in Rome , than which there is probably no more grandly conceived female figure among existing Greek reliefs . A bride plunged in profound medita- tion would be the natural description of this metope . In the sculptures of the ...
... relief in Rome , than which there is probably no more grandly conceived female figure among existing Greek reliefs . A bride plunged in profound medita- tion would be the natural description of this metope . In the sculptures of the ...
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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