A Short History of Art
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With higher and higher facades they have risen, like Aladdin's palace. On their flat roofs gardens bloom, not merely with the rarest flowers but with high trees — oranges, myrtles, and planes. Thence the eye sweeps over the majestic city and the paradise of the Campagna, to the crown of blue mountains and the silver streak of the Mediterranean. Over there on the Pincian the gardens of Lucullus stretch far away, with their villas, extending the architectural taste into the land- 122 A SHORT HIST...ORY OF ART.
scape in regular beds, trim trees, straight avenues, grove ■ and grottoes, which in Italy certainly bring the houses and gardens well into harmony with the outlines of the hills. This taste, un- fortunately, grew more and more artificial. Native beauty was no longer sufficient ; all quarters of the world had to contribute fresh luxuries to satiate the aesthetic craving as well as the palate.
With the Egyptian, Persian, and Indian religions the art of these lands was also introduced.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
With higher and higher facades they have risen, like Aladdin's palace. On their flat roofs gardens bloom, not merely with the rarest flowers but with high trees — oranges, myrtles, and planes. Thence the eye sweeps over the majestic city and the paradise of the Campagna, to the crown of blue mountains and the silver streak of the Mediterranean. Over there on the Pincian the gardens of Lucullus stretch far away, with their villas, extending the architectural taste into the land- 122 A SHORT HIST...ORY OF ART.
scape in regular beds, trim trees, straight avenues, grove ■ and grottoes, which in Italy certainly bring the houses and gardens well into harmony with the outlines of the hills. This taste, un- fortunately, grew more and more artificial. Native beauty was no longer sufficient ; all quarters of the world had to contribute fresh luxuries to satiate the aesthetic craving as well as the palate.
With the Egyptian, Persian, and Indian religions the art of these lands was also introduced.
What to read after A Short History of Art?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Francis C Turner to read onlineMoreLess
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