The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 31
... a peaceful dawn . There is no agitation in the extreme angles . And what would have been the significance of the birth of the goddess for the Athenians if it had been an event which concerned the whole SUBJECT AND COMPOSITION 31.
... a peaceful dawn . There is no agitation in the extreme angles . And what would have been the significance of the birth of the goddess for the Athenians if it had been an event which concerned the whole SUBJECT AND COMPOSITION 31.
Page 32
... goddess . The view we here propose is in fact only an expansion of the invisible Zeus in the east and the invisible Apollo in the west pediment of Olympia , to which we may add the invisible Athene of the Aegina pediments . It is a ...
... goddess . The view we here propose is in fact only an expansion of the invisible Zeus in the east and the invisible Apollo in the west pediment of Olympia , to which we may add the invisible Athene of the Aegina pediments . It is a ...
Page 38
... goddesses Demeter and Persephonè , on the assumption that the whole scene of the birth of Athenè had been enacted in Olympos , or as the Seasons ( Horae ) , who in the Iliad ( v . 749 ) keep watch at the gates of heaven , roll away the ...
... goddesses Demeter and Persephonè , on the assumption that the whole scene of the birth of Athenè had been enacted in Olympos , or as the Seasons ( Horae ) , who in the Iliad ( v . 749 ) keep watch at the gates of heaven , roll away the ...
Page 43
... goddess also who accompanies the chariot of Poseidon and she who drives the chariot of Athenè may have been taken over from the missing central group of the east pediment . In any case , the two pediments stood in a dramatic relation to ...
... goddess also who accompanies the chariot of Poseidon and she who drives the chariot of Athenè may have been taken over from the missing central group of the east pediment . In any case , the two pediments stood in a dramatic relation to ...
Page 55
... goddess Artemis coming to the rescue of the Lapith women , as she does in a chariot of deer on the Phigaleian frieze . The next metope , 16 , appears to be even more disconcerting at first sight . It represents one man standing over ...
... goddess Artemis coming to the rescue of the Lapith women , as she does in a chariot of deer on the Phigaleian frieze . The next metope , 16 , appears to be even more disconcerting at first sight . It represents one man standing over ...
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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