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The message of greek art (1915)

Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York : Macmillan Co. · leaf 101

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de between over- and undergarments, and texture,weave and stitch are laboriously indicated in surface detail. Theright hand holds an object or symbol, the right forearm (nowusually missing) being made of a separate piece and mortised in.Hair is elaborated with unprecedented detail. Features, onthe… … Fig. 25. — Calf Bearer. Acropolis Museum, Athens. Art and the Tyrants 85 Two characteristics of these statues deserve careful attention.The first is the systematic variation in costume and coiffure.One figure wears an elaborate garment resembling a sweater;another, a tight-fitting short upper…

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