Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger), 1830-1903, Redford, George, d. 1895 · Meadville, Penna. : Flood and Vincent : Chautauqua-Century Press · leaf 96
TEMPLE DECOKATION. 89 ception and truth in the modeling of the forms this metopeis unrivaled (Fig. 107). The m.etopes of the north side are so much damaged thattheir subjects cannot be made out, but it is conjectured byMichaelis that they may have represented a scene from thetaking of Troy; while… … Fig. 107.—Contest between the Centaurs and the Lapith^.One of the Metopes of the Parthenon. Of the metopes on the west front, all except two remainill position, but are too much injured to be made out; thesubject appears to refer to the battles of Greeks with Amazons. The metopes of the east front…
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