Caption
Bas relief from Mantinea and a bas relief from Eleusis, Bas-relief de Mantinée, Bas-relief d'Éleusis, page, photomechanical print, cliché maker: Dujardin, printer (person): Chardon-Wittmann, c. 1880 - in or before 1890, Dujardin, Chardon-Wittmann, photographer, cliché maker, printer (person), paper, photoaquatint, height 237 mm x width 322 mm, Prints opposite page 94., making music, musician with instrument, sculpture (relief, sculpture), Eleusinian mysteries, in honor of Demeter, Two rectangular stone relief panels are shown side by side on a pale background. The left panel depicts seated and standing figures carved in low relief, with one seated figure wearing draped clothing and holding an object, a central standing figure in short tunic with one hand on hip, and another partially nude figure holding a large rounded vessel. The right panel shows taller, more vertical figures in higher relief, with two women in long, flowing robes holding staffs and a naked youth standing between them. Both panels display textured surfaces and carved details in the hair and drapery.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A98_325
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Rights managed
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