Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London, Chapman and Hall, Limited; New York, A. C. Armstrong and Son · leaf 213
. 182 A History of Art in Chald.-ea and Assyria. of homage ; he remained for ever in an attitude of worshipbefore his g-od—in an attitude whose calm gravity was wellcalculated to suggest the idea of a divine repose to whichdeath was the passport. The chief point of interest for us lies in the… … Fig. 96.—Statue ; from Tello. Height 37 inches. Louvre. Drawn by Bourgoin. most striking quality is less the successful grappling with amechanical difficulty, than the feeling for nature and the generalstriving for truth ; a striving which has not been discouragedby the resistance of the material.…
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