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Page 264
... scenes of ceremonial homage or by extended pictorial narratives of his achievements . The most popular theme , giving rise to numerous variations , involves detailed scenes of military conquest and the ruthless suppression of revolt ...
... scenes of ceremonial homage or by extended pictorial narratives of his achievements . The most popular theme , giving rise to numerous variations , involves detailed scenes of military conquest and the ruthless suppression of revolt ...
Page 288
... scenes and , more rarely , of mythological events . So strong , however , was the animal frieze convention that mythological scenes were often introduced with no break or division between them and the friezes of Orientalizing animals ...
... scenes and , more rarely , of mythological events . So strong , however , was the animal frieze convention that mythological scenes were often introduced with no break or division between them and the friezes of Orientalizing animals ...
Page 329
... scenes below , 517. In the Cabinet des Médailles , Bibliothèque Nationale , Paris . 35.6 x 25.4 cm . By courtesy of ... scenes from the Gospels and the Old Testament all around . Work of a more polished type , where classical scenes ...
... scenes below , 517. In the Cabinet des Médailles , Bibliothèque Nationale , Paris . 35.6 x 25.4 cm . By courtesy of ... scenes from the Gospels and the Old Testament all around . Work of a more polished type , where classical scenes ...
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