Painting, sculpture and architecture as representative arts; an essay in comparative æsthetics (1895)
Raymond, George Lansing, 1839-1929 · New York [etc.] G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 290
go contrary to thegeneral theory of Lessing. But, in order to understandthat it does not, one must first perceive exactly whatLessing meant. To do this, so far as concerns the more MENTAL CONCEPTIONS IN PAINTING. 247 superficial application of his principle, is not difficult. Hemeant, of course,… … FIG. 155.—EPITOMIZED STORY OF ISAAC, JACOB, AND ESAU. RELIEF FROM BAPTISTRY,FLORENCE. LORENZO GHIBERTI. See pages 248, 286, 302. time. His principle would rule out, therefore, as unfittedfor representation in painting, a great many religious, sym-bolic and even historic paintings, most of these…
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