Greek bronzes . Fig. 26.—Hermes by Praxiteles. Olympia. think, be traced to any other than Praxiteles himself. Similarly, themotive or action of the Hermes is exactly of that very slight kind whichwe expect from that sculptor more than any other. Hermes, as we now GREEK BRONZES 67 know, had held up in his right hand a bunch of grapes, and is watchingits effect on the infant god of the vine. The drapery hanging on a treestem, however beautifully executed, is only an accessory, serving as a. Fig. 27.—Marble Statue. Apollo Sauroctonos. Louvre. foil to the delicate modelling of the bodily forms. A
Greek bronzes . Fig. 26.—Hermes by Praxiteles. Olympia. think, be traced to any other than Praxiteles himself. Similarly, themotive or action of the Hermes is exactly of that very slight kind whichwe expect from that sculptor more than any other. Hermes, as we now GREEK BRONZES 67 know, had held up in his right hand a bunch of grapes, and is watchingits effect on the infant god of the vine. The drapery hanging on a treestem, however beautifully executed, is only an accessory, serving as a. Fig. 27.—Marble Statue. Apollo Sauroctonos. Louvre. foil to the delicate modelling of the bodily forms. And when we thinkof it, that was a great change from the treatment of drapery in theParthenon sculptures, where the presence of drapery is never accidental,but always shares in the dignity and solemnity of the figure. Even in 68 GREEK BRONZES the draped figures of Praxiteles as in the Muses of Mantinea, we see thathe had created a new type which differs from that of the Parthenon inas-
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