Poulsen, Frederik, 1876-, Richards, G. C. (George Chatterton), 1867-1951 · London : Gyldendal · leaf 298
n the Villa Medici (fig. 142) proclaims re-semblances in the build of the forehead, eyes, and jaw.Both have a common character in their suggestion of thesoul within, produced especially by the passionate expres-sion of the eyes. It was in the rendering of the eye thatScopas completely… … Fig. 142.—Head of Meleager, in VillaMedici, Rome. 284 MONUMENT OF THE THESSALIAN PRINCES deep in shadow under an upper eyelid^ which on the out-side hangs down in a swelling and on the inside disap-pears in the depth at the root of the nose. The result isthat the look bursts forth like lightning…
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