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A concise guide that pairs brief retellings of classical myths with descriptive analyses of the marble sculptures inspired by them, offering readers accessible explanations of how narrative themes inform pose, expression, and iconography. Each entry includes notes on artistic features and provenance alongside poetic quotations and illustrations to reinforce popular interpretations. Practical tools such as a table of Greek and Roman deity equivalents and a suggested reading list are appended to aid further study. The overall aim is to equip museumgoers and general readers with the background needed to appreciate mythological sculpture without requiring specialized art-historical training.

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Title: Mythology in Marble

Author: Louie M. Bell

Release date: September 9, 2020 [eBook #63157]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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“Myths are told and songs are chanted
Full of promptings and suggestions.”

Mythology in Marble

BY
LOUIE M. BELL


Educational Publishing Company
BOSTON  
NEW YORK   CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO


Copyrighted
By EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
1901


“All passes. Art alone
Enduring stays to us;
The bust outlasts the throne,—
The coin, Tiberius;
“Even the gods must go;
Only the lofty rhyme
Not countless years o’erthrow,—
Not long array of time.
“Paint, chisel, then, or write;
But, that the work surpass,
With the hard fashion fight,—
With the resisting mass.”
—Austin Dobson.