What is Art? Studies in the Technique And Criticism of Painting
The book What is Art? Studies in the Technique And Criticism of Painting was written by author Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 Here you can read free online of What is Art? Studies in the Technique And Criticism of Painting book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is What is Art? Studies in the Technique And Criticism of Painting a good or bad book?
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Waldstein, in his learned volume on the "Mas- terpieces of Greek Sculpture," has no difficulty whatever in pointing out to us the exact style of Pheidias — something about which we thought our information a trifle hazy. But the professor explains it very easily by sup- posing a case. He has an hypothesis and the hypothesis is the thing. Whether it wrecks probability or Pheidias himself is of small matter, provided he proves his case. He tells us to start with that there were countless copies of... Greek marbles made in Rome and for Rome, and that the works of Pheidias must certainly have been among the copied. As- sumption number one. We have none of the Greek originals by Pheidias that we can point out with certainty, but that is imimportant. All that is necessary to understand his style and method is to read him in the Latin trans- lation, study him in the Roman copies. As- sumption number two, resting upon assump- tion number one. Some people of limited culture might have difficulty in picking out these copies, but Professor Furtwangler, who 107 WHAT IS ART?
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