Record 747/1387 |
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Description
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| Bas relief of 3 nude males and a horse "Stableman, Horse, Nobleman and Groom; Plaster relief depicting three men attending a horse; Original of Pentelic marble in situ on the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens.From the west frieze depicting a part of the Panathenaic procession. Probable artists: Ictinos or Callicrates under Pheidias. The title could also be "Preparation for the Cavalcade", which may be a more correct guess than the preceding identification. The well composed and structured group, a difficult task on a relief, as well as the adroitly articulated bodies and poses, bear witness to the heightened skills, experience and sensitivity of classicism. Nonetheless, the picture remains a living tableau. It is a frozen action to be thawed by naturalism." This is a quote from a web site by Dr. Charles Apter of Truman University dated Sept. 11, 2001 |
Preparation for the Cavalcade
-Topic: Around town
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| Nudes with horse |
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