Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.150

c7.150

H. Taine’s admirable comparison of the national art of Greece with the individualistic art of modern Europe is an appropriate commentary on the spirit of these two representative works. “The modern citizen,” says Taine, “is constrained to confine himself to the little province of a specialist. One development excludes the others; he must be a professional man, politician, or savant, a man