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Greek sculpture, its spirit and principles (1903)

Mach, Edmund von, 1870-1927 · Boston : Ginn · leaf 370

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ll return to theprimitive position, and contrast with it the several turnsand twists of the body and the limbs which are neces-sary before the Apoxyomenos can be imagined as stand-ing as straight and erect as the Apollo of Tenea.The right leg has moved not only backwards but alsosideways, and has… … Apoxyomenos (Vatican)After Lysippos PERFECT SKILL 297 of three dimensions moving in limitless space. The easewith which the right leg may be imagined moving in acircle about the left is marvelous; while the satisfactionof a complete view of the statue, PI. XXIX, Fig. 3, whenit is given a turn on a…

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