The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 83
e would no doubthave provoked a lively controversy, ifit had not been recognised as a replicaof the head of a Centaur tormentedby Eros, a Hellenistic group, of whichthere is a fine copy in the Louvre (Fig.102). But Eros inflicts no materialtorture on the Centaur; he is but thesymbol of the pangs of… … FIG. 102. CENTAUR AND EROS. (The Louvre.)(Photograph by Giraudon.) sought motives for such representa-tions even in tales of mythologic 64 GREEK ART AFTER ALEXANDER THE GREAT gallantry, finding in them a mediumfor the display of its mastery, andopportunities of interesting by excit-ing sympathy.…
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