Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 265
beauti-ful of these were cer-tainly those of Tan-agra, found in a vastnumber of graves,dating from thefourth and third cen-turies before Christ.They have the free-dom and nature ofeveryday life, asseen in market placeand home, the cityand country, citizens,traders, farmers,vinedressers, sing-ers,… … Demeter COLOR AS APPLIED TO SCULPTURE 243 The religious idea was merged in the human,and yet these statues were usually broken beforethey were thrown into the tombs; but here theyare, as moving in life, dancers with a spirit of graceon their flying steps like a zephyrs breath, thequeenly repose of…
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