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The message of greek art (1915)

Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York : Macmillan Co. · leaf 277

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autiful, is indis-solubly linked with the most beautiful thing we know, humanlove and sympathy, which are its only alleviation. Throw thegrinning skeleton into the foreground and let love shrinkaffrighted away, and all the blandishments of the artist cannotreconcile us to the dread specter. But… … Fig. 107. — Grave Relief of Protonoe. Ceramicus, Athens.

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