The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 38
f tombs andtemples historic, religious, and domes-tic scenes, destined to perpetuate thememory of the history of the gods, ofthe mighty deeds of kings, of the ritualand familiar life of his day. This ideaof duration naturally engendered a re-spect for the past and for tradition.Egyptian art was not… … 19 FIG. 24.—EGYPTIAN DECORATION. Greek art, it persevered in the narrowpath it had marked out for itself. Did primitive Egypt exercise anyinfluence upon Chaldasa, or was she C 2 THE STORY OF ART THROUGHOUT THE AGES herself influenced by the latter? Thequestion is open to controversy. Per-haps…
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