Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art · leaf 243
GREEK AND ROMAN SCULPTURES 205 his best efforts in their study. Compared with earHer works, our reHef shows distinct advance, but the funda- mental faults are still there. The eye, though seen in profile, is represented in full front, and in his eagerness to … FIG. 122. DETAIL FROM ATHENIAN GRAVESTONE VI CENTURY B.C. give life to the face the artist has projected the eye itself, instead of modeling correctly the muscles that surround it. The transition between the corners of the mouth and the cheek is not yet successfully rendered; but the lips…
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