Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 67
it is difficult to imaginea building without it.We understand now whypainting in Egypt neveracquired the personaldevelopment and com-plexity which characterisesit in our own countries.It laid flat tints on thework of the sculptor, andindicated the details ofcostume and the acces-sories which he had… … FIG. 84.—BRKK BOAT OF RA-EN-USER.(After Borchardt.) MEMPHITE ART ■FIG. 85- -TEMPLE OF THE SPHINX.(After Mariette.) where they did not exist; he surrounded his fiirurcs with ared or black outline which defines the contours as sharply as ifhe had cut them with a style.The deliberate neglect of…
Art -- Egypt · Egypt -- Antiquities
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