Art for America
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Artists were relegated to the mechanic classes. The Roman was a distinct realist, and never rose above the level of por- traiture and imitation. The chief object of Roman life was to possess and dominate. Amid such selfish and ignoble surroundings, art could not flourish. Caesar, Agrippa, and Augustus affected a love for the fine arts. The plundering of Greece finally led to the establishment of a second-rate school at Rome, which we may call the Graeco-Roman. The conditions of life in Rome wer...e utterly opposed to the creation or development of a national school that can, with any propriety, be called great. Rome's chief art was warfare, and in this she excelled. Public and private life was immoral to the point of licentiousness.
52 AN AMERICAN SCHOOL OF SCULPTURE Rome may be quoted as a negative example, to show the conditions under which art cannot exist, or reach any lofty development.
The little art which Rome possessed was swept away or buried by the barbarian hordes. What followed upon the invasions is painful enough, when we think of monuments muti- lated that were once the glory of Greece.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Artists were relegated to the mechanic classes. The Roman was a distinct realist, and never rose above the level of por- traiture and imitation. The chief object of Roman life was to possess and dominate. Amid such selfish and ignoble surroundings, art could not flourish. Caesar, Agrippa, and Augustus affected a love for the fine arts. The plundering of Greece finally led to the establishment of a second-rate school at Rome, which we may call the Graeco-Roman. The conditions of life in Rome wer...e utterly opposed to the creation or development of a national school that can, with any propriety, be called great. Rome's chief art was warfare, and in this she excelled. Public and private life was immoral to the point of licentiousness.
52 AN AMERICAN SCHOOL OF SCULPTURE Rome may be quoted as a negative example, to show the conditions under which art cannot exist, or reach any lofty development.
The little art which Rome possessed was swept away or buried by the barbarian hordes. What followed upon the invasions is painful enough, when we think of monuments muti- lated that were once the glory of Greece.
What to read after Art for America?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Ordway Partridge to read onlineMoreLess
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