The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 312
on in the treatment of lacquersand enamels, but, above all, they helpedit to throw off the trammels of tradi-tion. The century that had producedso many artists had not been able tocreate a style; after the so-called Em-pire style, which dates from the closingyears of Louis XV., there had… … -ATHLETE AND PYTHON.LEIGHTON. The evolution of this style is still inits initial stage, and it is difficult todefine it. It is easier to say what it is not than what it is. Of all the styleshitherto known, it is the first whichhas conscientiously pursued novelty.
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