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Delphi (1920)

Poulsen, Frederik, 1876-, Richards, G. C. (George Chatterton), 1867-1951 · London : Gyldendal · leaf 205

An illustration from Delphi, 1920, leaf 205
served head of Theseus, with short >snail-curls on the forehead under the rim of the helmet,and softly waving shoulder tresses. These, along with his 1 Lechat, Au Musee de IAcropole, plate in; cp. 151, fig. 8. 190 THE TREASURY OF THE ATHENIANS beardlessness, characterise him as the quite young… … Fig. 86.—Theseus and Antiope {Fouilles de Delphes, iv, plate xl). his special charm. The face has the same rich fullness asthat of Heracles. In the cheeks and lips are traced the lastreflex of the smile of Ionic archaism, which only ten yearslater gives way to the seriousness of the severe style.…

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