Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 280
emediable decHne. It is not good for an ap-prentice to be kept exclusively at the reproduction of models.However perfect. He loses touch with reality, he becomes amachine, and soon he prides himself on being nothing but theservile copyist of antique forms. Plato, no doubt, reflected thestate of… … ed designs, late Saite artretained a certain elegance,it soon had nothing of itsprimitive originality and crea-tive vigour left. Its figureshad become mere puppetswithout any anatomical basis;the nose became rounder,the lips more pouting, thechin thicker, the cheeks hea-vier, the mouth was set ina…
Art -- Egypt · Egypt -- Antiquities
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