Ancient art and its remains, or, A manual of the archaeology of art / By C.O. Müller.

  • Karl Otfried Müller
Date:
1852
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    3. See No. 14, 15, 16, 17, 21. They worshipped primore digito in erectura pollicem residente, Appul. Met. iv. p. 90, Bip. Offering-boxes, incense, &c. were presented with three fingers. Aristoph. Vesp. 95. Porphyr. de abstin. ii, 15. Ovid. P. ii, 673. Lactant. Inst, v, 19. 1 94. There prevail in old Greek art certain fundamental forms in the shape of the head which had their origin partly in the ancient imperfection of art, partly in a degraded con- ception of the national features, and which, by frequent appli- cation in famous schools of art, almost attained a typical con- sideration, and hence were even adhered to when art had already made great advancement in the drawing of the rest 2 of the body. To these belong on the whole a retreating fore- head, peaked nose, the mouth drawn in with the corners turned up, flat elongated eyes, prominent angular chin, lank cheeks, and high ears. 1. Vultum ab antique rigore variare, was Polygnotus' merit in paint- ing. Plin. XXXV, 35. 2. Comp. the Apollo of Oanachus §. 86 with the statues of -ffigina, and §. 96. No. 6, 12, 13, 14, 16, together with the coins §. 98. 95. The peculiarity of the -^Iginetan style, judging from the allusions in ancient authors and the character of the works preserved (§. 90, 3, and 96. No. 3), seems to have con- sisted partly m a rigid adherence to the antique, partly in a very accurate and studious imitation of nature, and therefore (conformably with the character of the Doric race), in a very conscientious, but certainly not a free tnanner of exercismg art. TgoVo? rtis l^y»(rict? 6 Alyimlos, v'KoiaTix.vi h AiytvetU, and the like. Paus. i, 42. ii, 30. vii, 5. viii, 53. x, 36,3. who accurately distinguishes therefrom ruu AttikZu rd oi^x.^^ioTxra, as well as the KivvTrrtu., vii, 5. Hesych. kiymrix-» s^ya rov; <7Vfi[3e(in>c6rccg (comp. §. 68, Rem. 3) «*Sg<«*T«f. G. REMAINS OF THE PLASTIC AET (d. A. K. PL. 9—14.) 96 It is difficult to point out accurately the remains of the old Greek style, for this reason that, keeping, altogether out of view its long continuance in Etruria, even m Greece consecrated gifts for temples were at all times intentionally executed in a stifi and over-ornate style. This is called the hieratic or archaistic style. No wooden statues of this period have been preserved, and as to sculptures m metal, besides the analogous works in Etruria, nothing has come down to us but one very stiff antique figure m bronze. No 1 This figure served as the foot of a vessel. Inscription (C. I. n. 6): Uo^u.^.rs, Lb... [It is very bold to understand here the famous Satnian.] In Paciaudi, Mon. Pelop. ii. p. 51. CoUectio Antiq. Mus. Nan.