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Page 173
... drapery folds cling to the figures and reveal rather than conceal the splendid masses of the bodies and limbs . As may be expected , the folds no longer show a trace of the ornamental drapery forms of the Archaic , but neither does the ...
... drapery folds cling to the figures and reveal rather than conceal the splendid masses of the bodies and limbs . As may be expected , the folds no longer show a trace of the ornamental drapery forms of the Archaic , but neither does the ...
Page 176
... drapery solid gold . A shallow basin of water in the floor before the statue served as a humidifier to protect the ivory in the dry climate of Athens and also , doubtless , as a pool to mirror the majestic goddess and as a source of ...
... drapery solid gold . A shallow basin of water in the floor before the statue served as a humidifier to protect the ivory in the dry climate of Athens and also , doubtless , as a pool to mirror the majestic goddess and as a source of ...
Page 436
... drapery masses , whose striations show the influence of Byz- antine drapery conventions but whose folds move with a fierce energy totally alien to the elegant art of Constantinople . Note also that the French limestone columns flanking ...
... drapery masses , whose striations show the influence of Byz- antine drapery conventions but whose folds move with a fierce energy totally alien to the elegant art of Constantinople . Note also that the French limestone columns flanking ...
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