A manual of ancient sculpture, Egyptian - Assyrian - Greek - Roman (1886)
Redford, George, d. 1895 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 240
nimous in their praises, without a single word of restriction orreserve. And even the Fathers of the Church, thundering against theidolatry and immodesty of atheistic heathens, have not a word to say abouttheft. Pheidias, it is true, was proved to have been falsely accused, andit is equally certain… … SECTION 7F.—EXAMPLES.DESCRIPTIONS OF STATUES. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY. [Ahhreviations: m., marble: h., bronze.] Achilles. The Borghese Acliilles. Heroic, m. Parian ; ht., 6ft.IJin. Louvre. A fine statue,nude with a helmet; a form com-bining power with youthful vigour and activity; the trunk…
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