Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine (1907)
Strong, Eugénie Sellers · London : Duckworth and Co. ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 436
egend of Orestes. We shall turn to the closely alliedtreatment of the same subjects in the Lateran example(Plate LXXVIIL). And first it is necessary to grasp thatwhat we have before us is not one but four subjects, soclosely interwoven that it is impossible to tell where theone subject begins and… … HADRIANIC SARCOPHAGI 257 come, are unfolded with such artistry that though theseparate episodes are clear to our intelligence they are yetso blended as to ofFer to the eye a compact and closelyconnected scene. In the centre the murders of ^gisthus and Clytem-nestra are already accomplished facts.…
Sculpture, Roman · Sculpture, Greco-Roman
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![An illustration from Illustrated catalogue of the extraordinary collection of art treasures and antiquities acquired during the past year by Professore Commendatore Elia Volpi ... to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries [on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 17th, 18th and 19th, 1917] (1917)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-illustratedcatal00volp-238-193.webp)
