 Deficient in conception, and above all in a proper knowledge of grouping, they were unable to form those combinations which give true expression ; every picture was made up of isolated parts, put together according to some general notions, but without...  A Popular Account of the Ancient Egyptians - Page 265de Sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1854Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1837 - 486 pages
...notions, but without harmony, or preconceived effect. The human face, the whole body, and every thing they introduced, were composed in the same manner,...was first drawn, and the drapery then added, not as part of the whole, but as an accessory ; they had no general conception, no previous idea of the effect... | |
 | Charles Anthon - 1841 - 800 pages
...traced on stone with a tool, and the intermediate space between the various figures being afterward cut away, the once level surface assumed the appearance...drapery. The figure was first drawn, and the drapery was then added, not as a part of the whole, bat as an accessory. They had no general conception, no... | |
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1847 - 444 pages
...notions, but without harmony, or preconceived effect. The human face, the whole body, and every thing they introduced, were composed in the same manner,...was first drawn, and the drapery then added, not as part of the whole, but as an accessory ; they had no general conception, no previous idea of the effect... | |
 | Charles Anthon - 1848 - 1482 pages
...the heat of battle, or peaceably offering incense in a sombre temple, presented the same outline, nnd the same inanimate look. The peculiarity of the front...any change in the position of the head. It was the fame w;th drapery. The figure was first drawn, and Uc drapery was then added, not as a part of the... | |
 | 1851 - 534 pages
...face, the whole body, and everything they introduced, were composed in the same manner, of separale members placed together one by one, according to their...made for any change in the position of the head.' — Manners and Customs, vol. iii. p. 265. It is evident, notwithstanding, that this did not arise... | |
 | John Kitto - 1851 - 538 pages
...profile, is thus accounted for ; it was the ordinary representation of that feature added to a profile, profile, and no allowance was made for any change in the position of the head.' — Manners and Customs, vol. iii. p. 265. It is evident, notwithstanding, that this did not arise... | |
 | John Kitto - 1851 - 538 pages
...profile, is thus accounted for ; it was the ordinary representation of that feature added to a profile, profile, and no allowance was made for any change in the position of the head.' — Manners and Customs, vol. iii. p. 265. It is evident, notwithstanding, that this did not arise... | |
 | sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1854 - 496 pages
...predecessor. The first attempt to represent the figures of gods, sacred emblems, and other subjects consisted in drawing, or painting, simple outlines of them on...was first drawn, and the drapery then added, not as part of the whole, but as an accessory ; they had no general conception, no previous idea of the effect... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - 1854 - 516 pages
...sculpture was thus made up of isolated parts, each conceived by itself, and inserted where wanted. " The peculiarity of the front view of an eye introduced...allowance was made for any change in the position of the head.f Thus, then," as Diodorus observes of Egyptian statues, ' ' various portions of the same figure... | |
 | Charles Anthon - 1855 - 1490 pages
...of an eye, introduced in a profile, is thus accounted for; it was the ordinary representation ofthat feature added to a profile, and no allowance was made...drapery. The figure was first drawn, and the drapery was then added, not as a part of the whole, but as an accessory. They had no general conception, no... | |
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