The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 41
... hand , we learn from a fragment of Euripides ( Nauck , 623 ) that the Fates were divine beings who " sat nearest to ... right respond fairly well to E , F on the left . But as a response to the nude Cephalos on the left we have a draped woman ...
... hand , we learn from a fragment of Euripides ( Nauck , 623 ) that the Fates were divine beings who " sat nearest to ... right respond fairly well to E , F on the left . But as a response to the nude Cephalos on the left we have a draped woman ...
Page 46
... hand of that favourite pupil of Pheidias . But whatever her charms , we must not forget that she is only a secondary figure in a great composition . If we are right in describing the Theseus or Cephalos of the opposite angle as sunlit ...
... hand of that favourite pupil of Pheidias . But whatever her charms , we must not forget that she is only a secondary figure in a great composition . If we are right in describing the Theseus or Cephalos of the opposite angle as sunlit ...
Page 49
... right to left . To place her between Zeus and Athenè would involve two things - first , that she would have to be ... hand of the Athenè Parthenos , but she need not , in a similar manner , have held the ribbon one end in each hand . We ...
... right to left . To place her between Zeus and Athenè would involve two things - first , that she would have to be ... 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 her ...
... 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 her ...
Page 60
... right is seated on a rock with one foot raised . The nearer foot is broken off , but clearly it has been drawn back as if in excitement . The lowering of the knee and what remains of the leg show this much . The right hand ... left arm , ...
... right is seated on a rock with one foot raised . The nearer foot is broken off , but clearly it has been drawn back as if in excitement . The lowering of the knee and what remains of the leg show this much . The right hand ... left arm , ...
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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