Gems, selected from the antique, with illustrations (1804)
Dagley, Richard, -1841, Murray, John, 1778-1843, Whittingham, Charles, 1767-1840 · London : Printed for John Murray, 32, Fleet Street, Dean Street by C. Whittingham · leaf 137
he Hades, or the regions of the dead. He is ever represented under a form young, airy, and light, with hislimbs finely turned j every thing about him denotes swiftness and volatility. We discover all this in the attitude and expression of the figure before us.It floats in air. His cldamys, or short… … totttif/ud April irt.iSoi fy J,i/ui ltutreg S3 Flea So-taZondmi. 53 The butterfly, on the extremity of the lamp, beautifully applies to the soulon the verge of life; and the action of the god looking upwards implies a de-dication of that soul; probably an apotheosis, conferred on some…
Gems · Mythology, Greek · Art, Ancient
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