The mythology of Greece and Rome : with special reference to its use in art (1894)
Seemann, Otto, 1825-1901, Bianchi, George Henry · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 197
nts of Greek artwe must add the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassac,near Phigalia, in Arcadia, which was discovered in 1812, and is nowin the British Museum. It represents, likewise, a series of the mostvivid scenes from the battle of the Lapitha3 and Centaurs. In the 13 194 GREEK… … Fig. 40.—From the Frieze of the Temple at Bassie. Besides these sculptures in relief, some splendid single statues ofCentaurs have come down to us from antiquity. Among these, thefirst place must be assigned to the two Centaurs in the CapitolineMuseum. They are executed in black marble, and were…
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