A manual of ancient sculpture, Egyptian - Assyrian - Greek - Roman (1886)
Redford, George, d. 1895 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 77
variedforms indicating the character of the person are represented. Thearm of Apollo is somewhat soft and feminine in the muscles; soalso is that of Mercury, though slim and wiry. The legs corre-spond. The limbs of Achilles and Hercules are of course stronglydeveloped. The Antinous and Adonis have… … Fig, 39,—The Clapping Faun. The head and arms are restorations by Michelangelo, The scahellum on the foot is found on other bacchanal figures. Marble, Ht, 4ft, 8^in. In the Museum^ Florence. THE HANDS AND FEET. 55 Apollo Belvedere and Apollo Sauroctonos are considered themost perfect. In the late…
Sculpture, Ancient
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