The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 98
... holding the reins of his master's horse . He is too eager and earnest for that , and , besides , the reins would surely be very long for a riding horse . On the marble there are holes on the horse's head to show that it had once had a ...
... holding the reins of his master's horse . He is too eager and earnest for that , and , besides , the reins would surely be very long for a riding horse . On the marble there are holes on the horse's head to show that it had once had a ...
Page 99
... holding his hands in a singular manner . It has been suggested that he is meant to be holding the reins of his master's horse , and that does not seem alto- gether improbable , except that the reins would be too long for a riding horse ...
... holding his hands in a singular manner . It has been suggested that he is meant to be holding the reins of his master's horse , and that does not seem alto- gether improbable , except that the reins would be too long for a riding horse ...
Page 115
... holding it in , his mantle flapping in the wind . The upper part of the tail is modelled in relief , but the lower part is cut into the background , so as to reproduce an aspect of unsubstantiality . But as for most of the horses , it ...
... holding it in , his mantle flapping in the wind . The upper part of the tail is modelled in relief , but the lower part is cut into the background , so as to reproduce an aspect of unsubstantiality . But as for most of the horses , it ...
Page 116
... holding the reins . There is here a singular charm in the combination of nude form and slight mantle , the folds of which are made to show just where they are wanted , on the neck and the right fore arm . They are especially fine ...
... holding the reins . There is here a singular charm in the combination of nude form and slight mantle , the folds of which are made to show just where they are wanted , on the neck and the right fore arm . They are especially fine ...
Page 135
... holding upright on its edge the shield at her side . It has therefore been customary to suppose that the spear had been placed leaning against the left arm , and not held by the left hand , as Pausanias says . But he is proved to have ...
... holding upright on its edge the shield at her side . It has therefore been customary to suppose that the spear had been placed leaning against the left arm , and not held by the left hand , as Pausanias says . But he is proved to have ...
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Page 118 - I trust, from ever forgetting—what is meant by the virtue of handling in sculpture. The projection of the heads of the four horses, one behind the other, is certainly not more, altogether, than three-quarters of an inch from the flat ground, and the one in front does not in reality project more than the one behind it, yet, by mere drawing,* you see the sculptor has got them to appear to recede in due order, and by the soft rounding of the flesh surfaces, and modulation of the veins, he has taken...
Page 1 - WHEN the Parthenon stood forth complete on the Acropolis of Athens in or about the year 438 BC, there was no other building in the whole of Greece comparable even in the mere extent and variety of its sculptures.1 Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length sculptured all along with figures nearly half life size, in many parts densely crowded till the marble could carry no more, the whole in very low relief and executed with marvellous detail. Above the columns externally and round all the four sides of...
Page 2 - ... workmanship. Within each of the two pediments or gables was an immense group of statues, the smallest equal to life size, the central figures colossal. Lastly, inside the Parthenon was the stupendous statue of Athene herself in gold and ivory by Pheidias. It was he who directed the whole of the...
Page 1 - B. c., there was no other building in the whole of Greece comparable even in the mere extent and variety of its sculptures.1 Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length sculptured all along with figures nearly half life-size, in many parts densely crowded till the marble could carry no more, the whole in very low relief and executed with marvellous detail. Above the columns externally and round all the four sides of the temple were ninety-two metopes, each consisting of a group of two figures two-thirds...