The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 57
CENTRAL PART OF THE WESTERN PEDIMENT OFTHE TEMPLE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA. (Reconstruction by Treu.) The east pediment represents the pre-paration for the race in which Pelops ^ It was discovered in igoi that thetemple was dedicated to the local goddess,Aphaia (Compies rendus de IAcademie… … FIG. 51. HEAD OF A WOMAN OF THE LAPITH.H. Western pediment of the Temple of Zeus atOlympia. the Centaurs and LapithK, in whichApollo appears as the protector of theLapithae, for whom Theseus andPirithoos were fighting (Fig. 50).Some fine metopes from this teinple,excavated by the French explorersin…
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