Faure, Elie, 1873-1937, Pach, Walter, 1883-1958 · New York and London : Harper & brothers · leaf 54
ia would seem nearer to thelinear rhythms, which are the chief preoccupation ofthe Egyptian or Greek sculptors, than Hindu sculptureitself, for the latter seeks to transfer to stone or metalthe fleeting, flowing modeling of the painter. Whenwe compare this sculpture with that of the… … Tanjore (xi Century). The Pagoda. 28 MEDIiEVAL ART limpidity of a theorem. The modeHng aims at move-ment rather than at form. It is never considered in anisolated way nor in its abstract relationships with theneighboring figures. Material passages unite thefigures among themselves; they are always…
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