. Art in France. 77g. — CIFIX. (Church of Saint-Gcrvais. Paris.) ancient society by the new order,forms; they are haunted spite of the decrees of theConvention, the repression ofthe ancient regime was savagelyexercised upon everything it hadleft behind it. When this waveof fury had spent itself, attemptswere made to reconcile the mod-ern world with the remains ofthe past. There was an artistic,as well as a religious and mon-archical restoration. Mutilatedstatues, violated tombs andempty shrines became mere in-offensive relics, documents forthe historian, and treasures for
. Art in France. 77g. — CIFIX. (Church of Saint-Gcrvais. Paris.) ancient society by the new order,forms; they are haunted spite of the decrees of theConvention, the repression ofthe ancient regime was savagelyexercised upon everything it hadleft behind it. When this waveof fury had spent itself, attemptswere made to reconcile the mod-ern world with the remains ofthe past. There was an artistic,as well as a religious and mon-archical restoration. Mutilatedstatues, violated tombs andempty shrines became mere in-offensive relics, documents forthe historian, and treasures forthe amateur; museums received Works of art are not mere inert. HG. 7S0.— IKADIKR. SAPIHO. (The Louvre, Paris.) 370 THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
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