The glory that was Greece : a survey of Hellenic culture and civilization (1915)
Stobart, J. C. (John Clarke), 1878-1933, Hopper, R. J. (Robert John), 1910- · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 232
ry, a littlebefore the Olympia metopes. It represents with great dignityand beauty the appearance of Hera to Zeus when she camein all her finery, as related in Homer, to beguile his heart.Observe how admirably the scene is designed to fill the spaceof the panel without overcrowding. Acragas, too,… … THE AGES OF TRANSITIONThe most remarkable feature is the row of pillars, carved torepresent men, bearing up the heavy entablature, as thecaryatids of the Erechtheum carried their portico upon theirheads. But the motive at Acragas was to indicate the strengthof the bearers and the weight of the…
Art, Greek
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