The Sculptures of the Parthenon
The Sculptures of the Parthenon
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But that is still a vexed question. We may further assume that the ivory in these colossal statues had been stained, first, because we know that the staining of ivory was a practice of the Greeks as far back as the time of Homer ; and secondly, because the innumerable fine joints of the ivory could hardly have been concealed otherwise.
We may never be able to realise the majesty and splendour of the Athene ; but we can see in a measure what she was like in her pose and attributes from the ancie...nt copies in marble to which we have referred (PI. XIV.).
They are rude, unskilful, and on a small scale, not much above statuettes. As we have said, they are the work of Roman times. Such copies were probably made by the dozen in Athenian workshops.^ The most complete is the one known as the Varvakeion Athen^, now in Athens (No. i in Plate XIV.). Plainly enough the three crests on the helmet are out of all proportion to the rest of the figure.
Yet the face retains something of the grand type of Pheidias.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But that is still a vexed question. We may further assume that the ivory in these colossal statues had been stained, first, because we know that the staining of ivory was a practice of the Greeks as far back as the time of Homer ; and secondly, because the innumerable fine joints of the ivory could hardly have been concealed otherwise.
We may never be able to realise the majesty and splendour of the Athene ; but we can see in a measure what she was like in her pose and attributes from the ancie...nt copies in marble to which we have referred (PI. XIV.).
They are rude, unskilful, and on a small scale, not much above statuettes. As we have said, they are the work of Roman times. Such copies were probably made by the dozen in Athenian workshops.^ The most complete is the one known as the Varvakeion Athen^, now in Athens (No. i in Plate XIV.). Plainly enough the three crests on the helmet are out of all proportion to the rest of the figure.
Yet the face retains something of the grand type of Pheidias.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Alexander Stuart Murray to read onlineMoreLess
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