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cernitself with the gods, who thus become plastic in the hands ofart. It was not the theology of the time which craved expres-sion in the form of a graceful, languid youth killing lizards on atree trunk, or pensively dangling grapes to amuse an infant.Art has slipped its tether, a tether never very… … Fig. 89. — Eros with the Bow. Vatican, Rome. 230 The Message of Greek Art These are not Marathon days, and the great gods of Phidias areill-suited to the subtle refinement and delicacy of this gentlerage. Concede as we must that a nude Aphrodite was ill-judged,and that the artist in this attempt…
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