Daedalus, or, The causes and principles of the excellence of Greek sculpture (1860)
Falkener, Edward, 1814-1896, author · London : Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts · leaf 39
the front portico, and the interior of the temple, with its statue and vault over ; a conjecture which is perfectly reasonable when we recollect that the ancient medallists were frequently in the habit of giving conventional representations of the objects which they wished to portray.1 Of these… … The conventional character of ancient art as dis¬ played in the synecdochical treatment of their coins 1 A distinguished Architect has just published a most interesting -and valuable work on numismatical architecture, (“ Architectura Numismatica ; or, Architectural Medals of Classic Antiquity.” By…
Sculpture, Greek · Art
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