This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816 Excerpt: ... to him, existing in his own time in the collection (or in the portico) of Octavia. Phidias is called by Aristotle, a skilful worker in Stone; and Pausanias enumerates a Celestial Venus of Parian Marble undoubtedly of his hand: and the Rhamnusian Nemesis, also of the same material. Some of his statues in bronze were ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816 Excerpt: ... to him, existing in his own time in the collection (or in the portico) of Octavia. Phidias is called by Aristotle, a skilful worker in Stone; and Pausanias enumerates a Celestial Venus of Parian Marble undoubtedly of his hand: and the Rhamnusian Nemesis, also of the same material. Some of his statues in bronze were brought to Rome by Paulus./Erailius, and by Catulus. His great reputation, however, was founded upon his representations of the Gods, in which he was supposed more excellent than in human forms, and especially upon his works in ivory, in which he stood unrivalled. Elidas the Argive is mentioned as the master of Phidias: which honour is also shared by Hippias. His two most celebrated scholars were Alcamenes an Athenian of noble birth, and Agoracritus of Paros; the latter of whom was his favourite; and it was reported, that out of affection to him, Phidias put his scholar's name upon several of his own works; among which the statue called Rhamnusian Nemesis is particularized by Pliny and Suidas. In another passage of Pliny, Alcamenes is classed Quintillian, 12, c. 10. with Critias, Nestocles, and Hegias, who are called the rivals of Phidias. The name of Colotes is preserved as another of his scholars. The other great Sculptors, who were living at the same time with Phidias, and flourished very soon after him, were Agelades, Callon, Polycletus, Phragmon, Gorgias, Lacon, Myron, Pythagoras, Scopas, and Perelius. The passage in which Pausanias mentions the Sculptures on the pediments is extremely short, and to this effect; et As you enter the temple, which they call Parthenon, all that is contained in what is termed the (Eagles) Pediments, relates in every particular to the birth of Minerva; but on the opposite or back front is the Contest of Minerva ...
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