Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . HEAD OF PALLAS, WITH CORINTHIAN HELMET. Pallas of Velletri. The modifications of this form stand in intimateconnection with the drapery. Athena, in the first place, has, inmany statues of the perfected style, a himation thrown about her,either so as that falling over in front, it lies merely around thelower part of the body, and thus heightens the majestic impressionof the form, or so as to conceal the left arm and a portion of theaegis, whereby the goddess receives a peculiarly peaceful Athena has always the shield
Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . HEAD OF PALLAS, WITH CORINTHIAN HELMET. Pallas of Velletri. The modifications of this form stand in intimateconnection with the drapery. Athena, in the first place, has, inmany statues of the perfected style, a himation thrown about her,either so as that falling over in front, it lies merely around thelower part of the body, and thus heightens the majestic impressionof the form, or so as to conceal the left arm and a portion of theaegis, whereby the goddess receives a peculiarly peaceful Athena has always the shield resting on the ground, or wantsit altogether; she is accordingly conceived as a victorious (hence also MYTHOLOGY OF SCULPTURE. 173 the Nike in her hand) and peacefulty-ruling goddess. Of this kindwas the celebrated chryselephantine statue by Phidias in theParthenon. In contrast to it stand the statues of Pallas in theDoric chiton, with the hemidiploidion, but without the hiraation;. a costume which is immediately adapted for combat. With thisdrapery agrees very well an uplifted shield, which characterizedthe Pallas Promachos of Phidias, and is probably to be restored inmany statues of Pallas executed after a sublime model, which 174 HANDBOOK OF ARCHAEOLOGY. exhibit a somewhat more combative action than usual in the boldsweep of the aegis, and the whole bearing of the body, and aredistinguished by the particularly powerful and athletic form of thelimbs. Where, therefore, Athena appears in smaller works of art,hastening to battle or already engaged in combat, uplifting thelance, or hurling the thunderbolt, she has always this she is also to be found in the same garb as a politicallyactive, as an oratorical, and without helmet or eegis, as a peace- *&S%6m1gk
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