Richmond, W. B. (William Blake), Sir, 1842-1921 · London : Macmillan · leaf 259
ity.Bernini and the like tempestuous artists, by the side of whomMichelangelos work—which at its most daring point of excess iswhat the extreme modern critic would call dull and lifeless,because it was noble even in its excess—partook of no inspirationfrom the Greek stream, but from bubbling Roman… … The Church of St. Francis into a sea of boiling foam and artificial waterfalls. Their excessesaffirm their weakness. Their fantastic gesticulation verifies thatthey had never seen or felt, and never could appreciate, the solemnsteps of an Hellenic dance, or the modesty and beauty of itspresentation…
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