Famous sculpture as seen and described by great writers (1910)
Singleton, Esther, d. 1930 · New York, Dodd · leaf 316
absolutebalance of forces : a first act of deliverance. Heroical, like this St. George, Donatello himself entersthe arena of art. He breaks the fetters of mediaevalism ;he opens a new era. But he does not linger on the thresh-old. The victor becomes conqueror. He measures thewhole domain of his… … ST. GEORGE, FLORENCEBy Donatello ST. GEORGE 237 Stand it as the first manifestation of the regenerated antique.A Prometheus of his time, he forms human beings of everytype. He reflects physical life, exuberant with muscularstrength and hot blood, and tottering to the grave in itsdecrepitude. He…
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![An illustration from XIXe [i.e. Dix-neuvième] siècle (en France); classes - moeurs - usages - costumes - inventions. Ouvrage illustré d'un front. chromotypographique, de 16 planches coloriées aux patrons, de 36 entetes et lettres ornées et de 487 gravures (dont 24 tirées hors texte) d'après les principaux artistes du siècle (1893)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-xixeiedixneuvi00granuoft-46-20.webp)
