Lectures On Art volume 1
Lectures On Art volume 1
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Disgust for the world, a tendency to ecstasy, ha- bitual despair and infinite craving for tender sympathy, naturally impelled men to a doctrine representing the earth as a vale of tears, the present life a period of trial, rapturous union with the Divinity as supreme happiness, and the love of God as the first of duties. Morbid or trembling sensibility found its support in the in- finitude of terror and of hope, in pictures of flaming pits and eternal perdition, and in con- ceptions of a radian...t paradise and of ineffable bliss. Thus supported, Christianity ruled all souls, inspired art, and gave employment to ar- tists. "Society, " says a contemporary, "divested itself of its old rags in order to clothe its churches in robes of whiteness. " Gothic archi- tecture accordingly made its appearance.
Let us observe the growth of the new Gothic edifice. In opposition to the religions of antiq- PRODUCTION OF THE WORK OF ART.
oiiy, wliich were all local, belonging to castes or to families, Christianity is a universal religion which appeals to the multitude, and summons all men to salvation.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Disgust for the world, a tendency to ecstasy, ha- bitual despair and infinite craving for tender sympathy, naturally impelled men to a doctrine representing the earth as a vale of tears, the present life a period of trial, rapturous union with the Divinity as supreme happiness, and the love of God as the first of duties. Morbid or trembling sensibility found its support in the in- finitude of terror and of hope, in pictures of flaming pits and eternal perdition, and in con- ceptions of a radian...t paradise and of ineffable bliss. Thus supported, Christianity ruled all souls, inspired art, and gave employment to ar- tists. "Society, " says a contemporary, "divested itself of its old rags in order to clothe its churches in robes of whiteness. " Gothic archi- tecture accordingly made its appearance.
Let us observe the growth of the new Gothic edifice. In opposition to the religions of antiq- PRODUCTION OF THE WORK OF ART.
oiiy, wliich were all local, belonging to castes or to families, Christianity is a universal religion which appeals to the multitude, and summons all men to salvation.
What to read after Lectures On Art volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Taine Hippolyte to read onlineMoreLess
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