GRAVE-RELIEFS AND PORTRAITS 245 enable us to enjoy the dignified grace of these simple compositions (headpiece, fig. 133). The finely formed marble vessels to the right and left of the door also come from tombs, and farther to the right we meet with all kinds of remains … above the female Fig. 139. — Head of a Woman, after Helbig head just men- Bruckmann, “ La Collection Barracco.” tioned. This work is impressive, both through its life-like individu- ality, and through its dignified simplicity ; it reminds us of the best antique portraits, especially of that of…
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