The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 64
ction of tfie con- 44 PHIDIAS AND THE PARTHENON struction is no less amazing. Thegreat blocks of marble, the drums ofthe columns, are joined and adjustedwithout cement, as exactly as the mostdelicate piece of goldsmiths work.Modern architecture, which makessuch a lavish use of cement, has neverbeen… … FIG. 64.—HORSEMEN. From the Frieze of the Parthenon. (British Museum.) (Photo, by Mansell.) part of the sculptures, which are nowthe pride of the British Museum. Butthe wreck remains a masterpiece anda place of pilgrimage for all humanity.A magnificent portico, the Propylaea,gave access to the…
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