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with that of the more " mature " , " adult " Greeks . Instead the explanation is seen
to lie in the difference of the function of art in pre - Greek and Greek cultures :
Egyptian art was essentially totemic , embodying in its signs timeless events and
...
with that of the more " mature " , " adult " Greeks . Instead the explanation is seen
to lie in the difference of the function of art in pre - Greek and Greek cultures :
Egyptian art was essentially totemic , embodying in its signs timeless events and
...
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( Gombrich 1977 , 109 ) He then moves deftly from this ( probably correct )
observation to the simple hypothesis that : when classical sculptors and painters
discovered the character of Greek narration , they set up a chain reaction which ...
( Gombrich 1977 , 109 ) He then moves deftly from this ( probably correct )
observation to the simple hypothesis that : when classical sculptors and painters
discovered the character of Greek narration , they set up a chain reaction which ...
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Once he has depicted the developments of Greek art as a process of " making
and matching " , with a constant progression to a more faithful image , he is left
almost resourceless in the face of the clear trend away from real i sin in the later ...
Once he has depicted the developments of Greek art as a process of " making
and matching " , with a constant progression to a more faithful image , he is left
almost resourceless in the face of the clear trend away from real i sin in the later ...
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| Title | Archaeological review from Cambridge, Volume 4, Issue 2 Archaeological review from Cambridge |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 25 Jun 2007 |
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