What is Art? Studies in the Technique And Criticism of Painting
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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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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
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?
What to read after What is Art? Studies in the Technique And Criticism of Painting?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 to read onlineMoreLess
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