The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 98
FIG. 128.—LIONESS AND YOUNG. Bas-relief in the Vienna Museum.(Wickhoffs Roman Arl^ Heinemann, London.) in the beautiful fragments of the Altarof Peace (B.C. 13), the minute workman-ship of which suggests the art of thechaser of metal (Fig. 129), and in theportraits of the time of Augustus,notably… … FIG. I2g.—FRAGMENT FROM THE ALTAR OFPEACE. Dedicated at Rome under Augustus. (WickhotT, Roman Art, Heinemann, London.) this elegant and somewhat timid stylegave way before an art far less subser-vient to the classic tradition, a vigor-ous, animated, realistic style, goodexamples of which arc the…
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