“A reconstruction of the three figures […], based on fragments of sixth-century sculptures found on the Acropolis. […] Although it is known that these figures would have been painted, no trace of the colouring [coloring] remains.” (combined...
"Capital based on the Corinthian order with winged horses (Pegasuses) from a pilaster in Lunense marble, from the first order of the decoration of the interior of the cella of the temple of Mars Ultor. The lower part of the kalathos is covered...
"The pedimental statues (which faced toward the starting point of all Olympic chariot races) are, in fact, posed like actors on a stage - Zeus in the center, Oinomaos and his wife on one side, Pelops and Hippodameia on the other, and their...
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; War; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements;...
"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149)
"The figure traditionally interpreted as Minerva is actually the armed personification of a subjugated people." (Caption, p. 187); "The top of the attic story, set almost 18 meters above the grade, contains holes for the cramps that...