Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. · leaf 44
r a similar tradition as his starting-point to compose a scene of great dramatic force and emotion. Confucius supported by two of his disciples stands erect, his head thrown back, and points at the animal’s body. He is uttering words in deep emotion, and the impression conveyed by them is… … With the true instinct of the genuine artist, Wang Chén-p‘éng refrained from representing the death of the master. In his final dignified theme, he conceives him as a spirit, as the deified intellec- tual principle of the nation. The Emperor Kao-tsu (B. C. 206-195), the. founder of the Han dynasty,…
Art, Chinese · Confucius -- Portraits
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