Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · Meadville, Pa., New York, Flood and Vincent · leaf 57
In spite of the qualifications which a conscientious critic must make asto the productionsof Eoman-Greekart in face of theParthenon marblesand similar works,an amazing degreeof real beauty andof pure artistictaste continued toassert itself in theselater days. Thisis especially ap-parent in the… … Fig, 23.—Bdst of Julius C^esab. Rome. GEXEEAL EEYIE^V OF THE ROMAN ART. 47 places, it must however be remembered, had been Greekcolonies originally. It must be said in general that the Eoman imperialart was most success-ful in the purest sensewhen it was least pre-tentious and leastostentati o u s.…
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