The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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... statue of Athenè which was to be placed on a height ; that Pheidias had made due allowance for the height , but that Alcamenes , not understanding rightly the effect of distance , had finished his statue with elaborate care . According ...
... statue of Athenè which was to be placed on a height ; that Pheidias had made due allowance for the height , but that Alcamenes , not understanding rightly the effect of distance , had finished his statue with elaborate care . According ...
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... 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 the Parthenon itself the same ...
... 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 the Parthenon itself the same ...
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... statues . No words of ours could describe the beauty of this figure , with its fearless truth to nature not only in the ... statue which we need not be deterred from examining . For instance , taking the middle line of the body to start ...
... statues . No words of ours could describe the beauty of this figure , with its fearless truth to nature not only in the ... statue which we need not be deterred from examining . For instance , taking the middle line of the body to start ...
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... statue was intended to be seen must have always qualified the degree of truth which it was advisable to bestow in the interests of the spectator . A figure which can only present one side to the spectator , and must be seen from below ...
... statue was intended to be seen must have always qualified the degree of truth which it was advisable to bestow in the interests of the spectator . A figure which can only present one side to the spectator , and must be seen from below ...
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... statue Pheidias placed the Graces on the one hand and the Seasons on the other , three of each . " Then he quotes from Homer to the effect that the Horae or Seasons were like " guardians of a king's hall . " This same writer ( ix . 35 ...
... statue Pheidias placed the Graces on the one hand and the Seasons on the other , three of each . " Then he quotes from Homer to the effect that the Horae or Seasons were like " guardians of a king's hall . " This same writer ( ix . 35 ...
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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