The North American Review, Vol. 111 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The North American Review, Vol. 111 Sculpture gave life to the whole edifice and told its story through speaking forms, which kindled enthusiastic reverence in the worshipper as his eye wandered from the pediment to the metopes, followed the circling frieze, and at last rested upon the majestic figure of the titular deity within the cella, which looked, says a Greek poet, "as if the god had come down to earth to reveal himself to the sculptor, that he might represent him as he is." Painting brought out the varied lines of the architecture, gave relief to the groups between the triglyphs, marked the folds of the draperies, and rendered every detail of ornament distinct and clear; while architecture, holding the decorative arts in its firm grasp, served as a framework to display their beauties to advantage, and borrowed from them a grace which enhanced their special perfections. The warriors shield suspended to a column, the embroidered "peplos," the great silver bowl made out of the tithes of the spoils of a battle field, and the painted vase placed within the sanctuary, though detached from the building, were yet a part of its organism as consecrated offerings, and contributed their quota to the general charm; for, in accordance with a high standard of perfection, they were all beautiful in form and in ornament. As the temple in antiquity, so the cathedral in the Middle Ages, taught the multitude to appreciate art through the many forms of beauty which were brought together for its embellishment. The altar was resplendent with utensils precious in material and beautiful in shape; the walls glowed with frescos; the pulpit and the font were storied with bas-reliefs; the pavement was enriched with mosaics, the windows with colored glass; the roof was fretted with rich carvings, and even the topmost pinnacle above it, which shot up into the blue sky like an arrow suspended in its flight, bore upon its summit the statuette of an angel or a saint, often finished with the same care as if its details were to be daily scanned by mortal eye. Time and iconoclasts of every creed and nation have combined to break up and deface many of these glorious units. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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