Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock), 1866-1945 · Oxford, At the Clarendon Press · leaf 139
s always unchanged, without bendingor turning in any direction. 114 SCULPTURE limbs, no fury and wrath of battle. With the other two reliefs, whichrepresent the emperor speaking on the rostra and presiding at theCongiarium, the effect produced is far more satisfactory. The isolationof the figures… … Fig. 67. Impost capital of the sixth century : S. Vitale, Eavenna. (Kicci.) P. 176. one; had the sculpture of the fourth century been endowed with vitalityand endurance it might have travelled far upon the lines thus indicated;it might have achieved those purposed triumphs at which Biegl believedit…
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