 We possess in England the most precious examples of Grecian power in the sculpture of animals. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin Collection appear to live and move, to roll their eyes, to gallop, prance, and curvet ; the veins of their faces and legs...  Demosthenes - الصفحة 308بواسطة Demosthenes - 1859عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | John Flaxman - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 466
...possess in England the most precious examples of Grecian power in the sculpture of animals. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin collection appear to live...them are distinguished the hardness and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of tendon, and the softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...action, and sentiment. We possess, in England, the most precious examples of Grecian power. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin collection appear to live...them are distinguished the hardness and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of tendon and the softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with the... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 332
...action, and sentiment. We possess, in England, the most precious examples of Grecian power. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin collection appear to live...them are distinguished the hardness and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of tendon and the softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with the... | |
 | 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 658
...possess in England the most precious examples of Grecian power in the sculpture of animals. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin collection appear to live and move, to roll tlicir eyes, to gallop, prance, and curvet; the veins of their faces and legs seemed distended with... | |
 | 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 858
...Elgin Marbles, — " We possess, in England, the most precious examples of Grecian power. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin collection appear to live...them are distinguished the hardness and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of tendon and the softness of flesh. The beholder is chnrmed with the... | |
 | 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 534
...which there are one hundred and ten, and no two in the same attitude, Flaxman thus speaks : — They appear to live and move, to roll their eyes, to gallop,...them are distinguished the hardness and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of tendon and the softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with the... | |
 | Henry Ellis (Bibliothécaire au British Museum) - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 334
...Grecian power in the sculpture of animals. "The horses in the frieze in the Elgin collection," he said, " appear to live and move, to roll their eyes, to gallop,...them are distinguished the hardness and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of * Dodwell, vol. ip 337. tendon, and the softness of flesh. The beholder... | |
 | British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 340
...Grecian power in the sculpture of animals. "The horses in the frieze in the Elgin collection," he said, " appear to live and move, to roll their eyes, to gallop, prance, and curvet; the veins of their faces and lea's seem distended with circulation ; in them are distinguished the hardness -iud decision of bony... | |
 | sir Henry Ellis - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 344
...Grecian power iu the sculpture of animals. "The horses in the frieze in the Klgiu collection," he said, " appear to live and move, to roll their eyes, to gallop, prance, and curvet; the veins of their (aces and lesrs seem distended with circulation; in them are distinguished the hardness und decision... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1865 - عدد الصفحات: 1236
...fidelity and beauty : — " The horses appear to live and move," exclaimed Flaxman, " to roll their eyes, gallop, prance, and curvet. The veins of their faces...them are distinguished the hardness and decision of bony forms from the elasticity of tendon and softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with their... | |
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