Hourticq, Louis, 1875-1944 · New York : Scribner · leaf 238
ves civilisations,and dominates the ages as do the grandiose ruins of Rome and ofEgypt. French classical art was inclined at the moment to forgetits country and its age. The monarchy brought it back to both.Sculptors, painters and architects dreamed of antiquity; thev werenow required to think of… … (LONNADE UF THE LOL\RE. the instruction of its pupils; he sent the best of these to Italy, andfounded the French Academy at Rome in their interest. Thekings scholars worked forhim there, completed theirapprenticeship, and exe-cuted copies of master-pieces for the royal parksand galleries, when…
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