A manual of ancient sculpture, Egyptian - Assyrian - Greek - Roman (1886)
Redford, George, d. 1895 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 259
spoken of at thetime as 7repi(36r]Tog.Many repetitions ofit were made, someslightly varied. Thefolds of the skinsometimes erroneous-ly called the nebris,but which is that ofthe panther, indicatethe sharper formswhich would bechosen by an artistworking in brouze.The grace of line inthe figure,… … Fig. 180.—Faun of Praxiteles. Capitol, Rome.Praxiteles, differs in being higher (6ft.), havingthe right foot a little more behind the left leg and more bent, 236 DESCRIPTIONS OF STATUES. F. the head inclined to the right (of the figure); the righthand holds a short pedum or crooked stick instead of…
Sculpture, Ancient
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