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... Frieze , taller than life size ( height 7 ft 5 in , 2.3 m ) , are carved in extremely high relief , casting strong ... frieze : from left to right a wounded giant , Zeus , a young giant , and Porphyrion Above right on the south frieze ...
... Frieze , taller than life size ( height 7 ft 5 in , 2.3 m ) , are carved in extremely high relief , casting strong ... frieze : from left to right a wounded giant , Zeus , a young giant , and Porphyrion Above right on the south frieze ...
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... frieze . Clothes billow and surge to em- phasize the movement of Zeus and Athena , or in a more traditional manner complement the tall figure of Apollo as he towers over his fallen opponent . Selene wears a soft dress , its delicate ...
... frieze . Clothes billow and surge to em- phasize the movement of Zeus and Athena , or in a more traditional manner complement the tall figure of Apollo as he towers over his fallen opponent . Selene wears a soft dress , its delicate ...
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... frieze was a revelation . It was realized , almost for the first time , that ancient sculpture was not exclusively ... frieze of classically draped figures , depicting all ages of man . At the time , this frieze was compared to a chorus ...
... frieze was a revelation . It was realized , almost for the first time , that ancient sculpture was not exclusively ... frieze of classically draped figures , depicting all ages of man . At the time , this frieze was compared to a chorus ...
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