| Johann Joachim Winckelmann - 1849 - 504 pages
...its different degrees. It begins in the young Satyrs or Fauns, as humble conceptions of divinities.* The most beautiful statues of Fauns present to us...image of ripe, beautiful youth, in perfect proportion. They are distinguished from young heroes by a common profile, and a somewhat sunken nose, — so that... | |
| Johann Joachim Winckelmann - 1850 - 326 pages
...its different degrees. It begins in the young Satyrs or Fauns, as humble conceptions of divinities0. The most beautiful statues of Fauns present to us...image of ripe, beautiful youth, in perfect proportion. They are distinguished from young c Plate 2, A, B. A is the profile of a young Faun of the noblest... | |
| William Smith - 1850 - 1076 pages
...of February. As the god manifested himself in various ways, the idea arose of a plurality of Fauns (Fauni), who are described as half men, half goats, and with horns. Fauuus gradually came to be identified with the Arcadiuu Pan, and the Fauni with the Greek Satyrs.... | |
| Karl Otfried Müller - 1850 - 672 pages
...the Roman poets first ventured to 3 depart. Sometimes, however, the satyrs rise into very поЫе slender shapes, which are scarcely betrayed by anything but the pointed ears; the name of Ampelus, the cupbearer of DionysW 4 may be here fittingly referred to. The more decided... | |
| Karl Otfried Müller - 1852 - 666 pages
...the genuine language of Greek poetry and art, from which the Roman poets first ventured to 3 depart. Sometimes, however, the satyrs rise into very noble...scarcely betrayed by anything but the pointed ears; the name of Ampelus, the cupbearer of Dionysus, 4 may be here fittingly referred to. The more decided... | |
| Karl Otfried Müller - 1852 - 662 pages
...the genuine language of Greek poetry and art, from which the Roman poets first ventured to 3 depart. Sometimes, however, the satyrs rise into very noble...scarcely betrayed by anything but the pointed ears ; the name of Ampelus, the cupbearer of Dionysus, 4 may be here fittingly referred to. The more decided... | |
| sir William Smith - 1858 - 946 pages
...February. — As the god manifested himself in various ways, the idea arose of a plurality of Fauns (Fauni), who are described as half men, half goats, and with horns. Faunus gradually came to be identified with the Arcadian Pan, and the Fauni with the Greek Satyrs.... | |
| Hodder Michael Westropp - 1867 - 508 pages
...poetry and art, from which the Roman poets first ventured to depart, who identified them with the Roman fauni, who are described as half men, half goats,...anything but the pointed ears. Winkelman says, " The mast beautiful statues of fauns present to us an image of ripe beautiful youth, in perfect proportion.... | |
| William Smith - 1871 - 1074 pages
...of February. As the god manifested himself in various ways, the idea arose of a plurality of Fauns (Fauni), who are described as half men, half goats, and with horns. Faunus gradually came to be identified with the Arcadian Pan, aud the Fauni with the Greek Satyrs.... | |
| William Smith - 1877 - 536 pages
...to the female. As the god manifested himself in various ways, the idea arose of a plurality of Fauns (Fauni), who are described as half men, half goats, and with horns. Fanmia gradually came to be identified with the ArFAUSTA. 166 FIMBKIA. cadinn Pan, and the Fauui with... | |
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