Contributions to the literature of the fine arts (1870)
Eastlake, Charles Lock, Sir, 1793-1865, author, Ker, H. Bellenden (Henry Bellenden), 1785?-1871, writer of preface · London : John Murray · leaf 122
102 BASSO-RILIEVO. must have had the effect of bold alti-rilievi ; the circumstance of their being thus completely de- tached must have given the greatest distinctness to their forms, and as they occupied the highest part of the building, their gigantic size and complete relief made them fully… … distance. The sculptures which adorned the me- topes, or spaces between the triglyphs, are in alto- rilievo. Those in the British Museum, represent- ing combats with Centaurs, were taken from the south side of the building : the subjects were varied on the other sides, but they mostly related to…
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