A Text book of the History of Sculpture
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The impres- sions produced by the thou- sands of examples of the greatest productions of Greek sculpture, then brought to Rome, was fun- damental in forming Roman taste. It is also well known how many Greek sculptors established themselves at Rome during the two cen- turies before and after Augustus, coming from every part of the Hellenic world to the one city whose wealth afforded an oppor- tunity for the exercise of their talent. And yet, how different was their public position from the honor...ed one enjoyed by their prede- cessors of the free Hellenic world. In Roman estima- tion art was a thing to be turned out by the yard, and slaves were the sort of men to do it. It cannot be said that the Romans lacked the oppor- tunity to realize the beauties of sculpture. There was a continu- ous influx of masterpieces of all periods, from the time of the FIG. 46. — STATUE OF JUNO. BATHS OF DIO- CLETIAN, ROME.
126 HISTORY OF SCULPTURE.
capture of S)Tacuse by Marcellus in 212 B.C. until the reigns of Nero and even Hadrian, when there was collected in Rome a majority of all the great works produced by five centuries of Greek art throughout the Hellenic world in Europe and Asia.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The impres- sions produced by the thou- sands of examples of the greatest productions of Greek sculpture, then brought to Rome, was fun- damental in forming Roman taste. It is also well known how many Greek sculptors established themselves at Rome during the two cen- turies before and after Augustus, coming from every part of the Hellenic world to the one city whose wealth afforded an oppor- tunity for the exercise of their talent. And yet, how different was their public position from the honor...ed one enjoyed by their prede- cessors of the free Hellenic world. In Roman estima- tion art was a thing to be turned out by the yard, and slaves were the sort of men to do it. It cannot be said that the Romans lacked the oppor- tunity to realize the beauties of sculpture. There was a continu- ous influx of masterpieces of all periods, from the time of the FIG. 46. — STATUE OF JUNO. BATHS OF DIO- CLETIAN, ROME.
126 HISTORY OF SCULPTURE.
capture of S)Tacuse by Marcellus in 212 B.C. until the reigns of Nero and even Hadrian, when there was collected in Rome a majority of all the great works produced by five centuries of Greek art throughout the Hellenic world in Europe and Asia.
What to read after A Text book of the History of Sculpture?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Allan Marquand to read onlineMoreLess
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