ention saveof a few amateurs of leisure who thought little ofgaining profit by their patronage of the art. From the reign of Louis Philippe onward thisart, once so highly esteemed, so refined, so superior,fell from its high estate, and became a mererecreation, a pastime, or was debased to the… … .MINIATURE PORTRAIT BY GABRIELLE DEBILI.EMONT-CHARnON 3 Mme. Debillemont-Chardon s Miniatures Fortunately, nothing which indubitably belongs tothe domain of festheticism, can ever entirely perish.There is tradition in every branch of art, andvestals will always be found who will keep thesacred fire…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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