The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 61
of theVatican. Like Raphael, he was notthe sole author of the works he con-ceived or inspired ; but he left thesovereign impress of his genius uponthem all. The tutelary divinity of Athens wasAthene Parthenos, that is to say, theVirgin; the temple which was herdwelling was called the Parthenon.The… … FIO. 58.—VIEW OF THE PABTHENI 42 PHIDIAS AND THE PARTHENON their most beautiful marbles to thou-sands of artists and workmen. Theirlabours, favoured by a period of com-parative peace, were completed in435 B.C. Soon afterwards, they beganto rebuild in marble the little templeof Poseidon and…
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