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 35
-, or moreprobably a statue of wood was overlaid with plates of ivory and gold.The uncovered parts — the face, throat, breast, and hands — were ofivory. In his right hand was a figure of Victory, also of gold andivory; in his left was a royal sceptre, on the top of which perched aneagle. The… … Fig. 3.—Zeus of Otricoli. Vatican Mnsconk Fig. 4.—Jupiter Verospi. Vaticau MuEeiim.3 84 GREEK AND ROMAN MYTUOLOGY. countenance of the god. The object of Phidias was to represent himto mankind, not only as the omnipotent ruler of Ohinpus, far superiorto all pods and men, both in power and wisdom,…
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