Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York : Macmillan Co. · leaf 96
a humbler purpose.Chief among the former is the marble pediment group whichdecorated the old temple whose enlargement and embellishmenthas been referred to (Fig. 22). It represents the battle betweenthe gods and giants, a theme of which Greek art never tired,which embodied the struggle between… … Fig. 22.— Athena and a Giant. Acropolis Museum, Athens. 80 The Message of Greek Art support themselves on one elbow. There is nothing very subtlein this motive, though it is clear that such a group is tolerablywell suited to the exigencies of the pediment space. The sculp-tor is conscientious and…
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