The art of the Vatican; a brief history of the palace, and an account of the principal works of art within its walls (1903)
Potter, Mary Knight, d. 1915 · London, G. Bell · leaf 276
das being a copy, rather than an original. But, atleast, if it is a copy, then the original, one is sure,must either have been of a transcendent beauty waybeyond the god of Praxiteles, or else the copy is»to all intents and purposes, as satisfactory as theundoubted original would be. For it is only… … HEAD OF MERCURYIn the Cortile del Belvedere Xlbe Sculpture Galleries 255 garden. The legs were broken in two places whenit was discovered, and the joining wlas incorrectlydone, so that the ankle appears deformed. The statue stands in the well-known Praxiteleanattitude, the whole weight resting…
Vatican. Museo vaticano · Art
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