Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York : Macmillan Co. · leaf 168
atis-factory in this application, has been the subject of endless con-troversy and conjecture. It deserves our careful consideration. First, as to the principle. It is not good to represent in sculp- 1 Commonly known as the Caryatid Porch. The term Caryatid (or Caryatide)originally means a woman of… … 152 The Message of Greek Art ture that which is painful to translate into life. A maiden car-rying a large basket upon her head excites no compassion.Sculpture may therefore so represent her. But if the burden,though no larger than the basket, represent something whichwe cannot translate in thought…
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