Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent, [Eng.] : G. Allen · leaf 200
e;and as long as the renaissance ornament remained insuch forms it may be beheld with unreserved admira-tion. But the moment that unnatural objects wereassociated with these, and armour, and musical instru-ments, and wild meaningless scrolls and curled shields,and other such fancies, became… … THE LAMP OF BEAUTY. 137 I do not feel able to speak with any confidence respecting thetouching of sc7dpt2ire with colour. I would only note one point,that sculpture is the representation of an idea, while architectureis itself a real thing. The idea may, as I think, be left colourless,and coloured…
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