Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . 3 §-. HADRIANIC SARCOPHAGI 267 leaves. This dainty masterpiece alone should suffice tocompel us to revise the current notions as to the coarse-ness and absence of taste of Roman art, or of art in theRoman period. A similar delightful phantasy pervadesa beautiful sarcophagus of the Villa Albani (Robert,ii. i), representing the Marriage Feast of Peleus andThetis. The bridegroom, with the veiled bride at hisside, is seated Zeus-like on a throne receiving his dis-tinguished guests, who advance in procession, each withhis wedding-gift. On the left shor
Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . 3 §-. HADRIANIC SARCOPHAGI 267 leaves. This dainty masterpiece alone should suffice tocompel us to revise the current notions as to the coarse-ness and absence of taste of Roman art, or of art in theRoman period. A similar delightful phantasy pervadesa beautiful sarcophagus of the Villa Albani (Robert,ii. i), representing the Marriage Feast of Peleus andThetis. The bridegroom, with the veiled bride at hisside, is seated Zeus-like on a throne receiving his dis-tinguished guests, who advance in procession, each withhis wedding-gift. On the left short side, moreover, isdepicted in the spirit of the aforementioned sarcophagi,an Eros holding a parasol over his head and riding adolphin. There is here a close and direct imitation ofGreek models, especially in the spacing and distributionof the figures. But the depth of modelling and thetechnical execution point to the period we have justbeen studying, while the fashion of the womens hair isalready that of the Antonine dynasty.* These classicizing
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