Meissonier, his life and his art . THE GOOD SAMARIT.\K. (Pen Sketch.). A II THE MASTER MASTER is an artist whoseworks never recall those ofsome other artist. TEN SKFTCH. .... How infinitely greaterwere the imagination and concep-tion of one nation than those ofthe other. The colossal monstersof Assyria approach the ridiculous,but look at the Egyptian sphinx !Here we feel the immutable power,the grandeur of eternity. Andthat extraordinary Man in a Cube,so vigorously, yet so slightly in-dicated ! The bas-reliefs brought home by Dieulafoy are unique are portraits of the time of Dar
Meissonier, his life and his art . THE GOOD SAMARIT.\K. (Pen Sketch.). A II THE MASTER MASTER is an artist whoseworks never recall those ofsome other artist. TEN SKFTCH. .... How infinitely greaterwere the imagination and concep-tion of one nation than those ofthe other. The colossal monstersof Assyria approach the ridiculous,but look at the Egyptian sphinx !Here we feel the immutable power,the grandeur of eternity. Andthat extraordinary Man in a Cube,so vigorously, yet so slightly in-dicated ! The bas-reliefs brought home by Dieulafoy are unique are portraits of the time of Darius, on a set of enamelledbricks ; gigantic archers, with marvellous clear-cut profiles, and extra-ordinary richness in detail—all their trappings, even to the straps oftheir quivers, covered with delicate embroideries. What a piece ofgood luck to have brought them all together in harmonious com-pleteness at the Louvre! . . Giottos intensity of expression is startling. It would be impossibleto emphasise the note more clearly. In a rapid sketch, we instinctivelyf
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