The genesis of art-form; an essay in comparative æsthetics showing the identity of the sources, methods, and effects of composition in music, poetry, painting, sculpture and architecture (1893)
Raymond, George Lansing, 1839-1929 · New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 229
ves pros-trating themselves at the feet of the conqueror, their headsraised to him in supplication, this rhythmic movementpartakes of a religious character, and the repetition of thegesture seems to bring it within the pale of sacred rites.The spectacle becomes solemn, nay, almost sublime.… … FIG. 67.—CHURCH OF ST. NIZIER, LYONS.See pages 22, 189, 206, 208, 261. what is called a style of architecture; when applied tospaces, the main element determining what is called pro- 206 THE GENESIS OF ART-FORM. portion. They manifest their presence, too, in a majorityof the appearances of…
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