An outline history of sculpture for beginners and students, with complete indexes and numerous illustrations (1893)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, F.A. Stokes · leaf 49
eseus should be present, as he was king overAthens, of which city Athena, or Minerva, was the protect-ing goddess. Torso is a term used in sculpture to denotea mutilated figure, and many such remains of ancientsculpture exist which are so beautiful, even in their ruin,that they are the pride of the… … Fig. 25.—Bust of Jupiter found atOtricoli. 38 SCULPTURE. the appearance of elasticity of muscle with which it im-presses one, even though made of marble. It really seemsas if the skin could be moved upon it, so soft does its sur-face look to be. It is ranked as the greatest miracle ofsculpture.…
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