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Delphi (1920)

Poulsen, Frederik, 1876-, Richards, G. C. (George Chatterton), 1867-1951 · London : Gyldendal · leaf 300

An illustration from Delphi, 1920, leaf 300
of Lysippus. The head is small for the body :the relation is already i : 8, which is exactly the Lysippianproportion. Dependence on Scopas is also noticeable in the build ofthe body. There is not that sharp outlining, the clearstylizing of the muscles, which we find in the Doryphorus,where every… … Fig. 143.—Head of Agias from Delphi. a transparent membrane which reveals these details^ butit covers and unites, covers details, such as the saw-muscleswhich Polycleitus had been eager to show, and unitesmuscles and intersections in numerous cases where Poly- 286 MONUMENT OF THE THESSALIAN PRINCES…

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