Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York : Macmillan Co. · leaf 323
s a messenger. And so the angelus be-comes a woman with wings, the most familiar symbol of Chris-tian art, but best represented by the statue before us. It alone,of all the symbols of a rejected faith, survives through the Chris-tian ages in hallowed use. It is no small tribute to the power ofGreek… … Fig. 128. — Aphrodite of Melos. Louvre, Paris. The Mutual Conquest 307 Greek statue in existence. It is superbly placed in a widelyknown museum. It was early the subject of appreciative andfelicitous comment, to which have been added poetry and ro-mance. These, in addition to its undeniable beauty,…
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