Daedalus, or, The causes and principles of the excellence of Greek sculpture (1860)
Falkener, Edward, 1814-1896, author · London : Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts · leaf 219
so as to produce a clear line, even on the light side. Another instance of the like care and judgment conspicuous in these marbles is evinced in their peculiarity of composition. In the Par¬ thenon frieze, the Phigalian sculptures and others, the subjects are continuous, whether in individual… … side are two figures, the lines of which are parallel with the sides of the triangle, thus forming an extended group. Beyond these are inverted tri- 1 See this subject insisted upon by M. Beule in an article on the Pediments of the Parthenon in the Revue Archeologique , vol. for 1854-5. Z
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