Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York : Macmillan Co. · leaf 204
shed,leaving but indifferent data for their reconstruction. They wereof ivory and gold, the nude parts, face and arms, being of theformer and the draperies and accessories of the latter, the wholebeing supported by a substantial framework of wood. Thistype of cult statue seems to have been the… … Fig. 73.— Head of Zeus. Museum, Boston. The Message of Greek Art this that the saying arose that no man could be esteemed todie happy until he had seen Phidias Zeus. Its loss, inevitableon account of the value of its material, is perhaps the greatestthat the history of art records.* It is known to…
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