hadfirstbeennoticedbygalileo
anostbitterandrelentlessh
theclericalauthoritiesofcatholicandprotestantlands;the
anatostsandphysiologistshadatlastobtainedperssion
todissectbodiesandtosubstituteapositiveknowledgeofour
organsandtheirhabitsfortheguessediaeval
quack
hinasinglegenerationbetore
progressadeineverybranchofsciencethaninallthe
hundredsofthousandsofyearsthathadpassedsincenfirst
lookedatthestarsandheyhereit
sthavebeenaverysadageforthepeoplewhohadbeen
eduandandtheir
feelingofhatredforsuchnaslarckanddarwin;who
didnotexactlytellthehatthey
nkeys;anaccusationedto
regardasapersonalinsult;butedthattheproud
hunraalongseriesofancestorswho
uldtracethefalytreebacktothelittlejellyfisheswho
hefirstinhabitantsofourpla
thedignifiediddleclass;h
donatedthenieenthcentury;akeuse
ofthegasortheeleanypracticalapplications
ofthegreatscientificdisveries;butthereinvestigator;
thenofthe‘‘scientifictheoryno
progressinuedtobedistrusteduntil
veryrecentlythen;atlast;hisservicesoday
therichpeopleagesdonatedtheirhfor
thebuildingofacathedral;nstructvastlab
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oratorieswhere
silentndobattleuponthehiddeneneesofnkindand
oftensaayenjoy
greaterhappinessandhealth
indeedithasetopassthatnyoftheillsofthis
orsregardedasinevitable‘‘actsof
god;havebeenexposedasnifestationsofouroe
andneglecteverychildnohathecan
keepfroettingtyphoidfeverbyalittlecareinthechoiceof
hisdrinkingerbutittookyearsandyearsofhard
hedoctorsuldnvincethepeopleofthisfact
feicrobes
thatliveinouruthhasdeitpossibletokeepour
teethfroecaystperchanceatoothbepulled;thenwe
takeasniffofgas;andgoourhenewspapers
oftheyear1846broughtthestoryofthe‘‘painless
operationedinaricahthehelp
ofether;thegoodpeopleofeuropeshooktheirheadsto
thetseedagainsttheanshouldescape
thepainortals;andittookalong
tibeforetheprafor
operationsbecageneral
butthebattleofprogresshadbeenhe
oldewasgrowinglargerandlarger;andas
tiecruling
doheeagercrusadersofaneialorder
rushedforselvesfacinganew
obstacleoutoftheruinsofalonggonepast;anothercitadel
ofreaillionsofnhadtogive
theirlivesbeforethislastbulroyed
art
achapterofart
lyhealthyandhashadenoughtoeat
andhassleptallitsalittletuoshowhow
happyitistogrongansnothingit
soundslike‘‘goozugoozugoooooo;buttothebaby
itisperfectsicitishisfirstntributiontoart
assoonasheorshegetsalittleolderandisabletosit
up;theperiodofdpiekingbeginsthesedpiesdo
notinteresttheoutsideanyllion
babies;kingtoonylliondpiesatthesati
buttothesllinfanttheyrepresentanotherexpeditioninto
thepleasantrealfartthebabyisnoor
attheageofthreeorfour;hehandsbegintoobey
thebrain;theothergives
hiboxoflouredchalksandeveryloosebitofpaperis
rapidlyveredhstrangepothooksandscra
housesandhorsesandterriblenavalbattles
soonhoakingthings
estoanendschoolbeginsandthegreaterpartofthe
dayisfilleduphher
thebusinessof‘‘kingaliving;beesthestiortant
eventinthelifeofeveryboyandgirlthereislittletileft
for‘‘artbetultiplicationandthe
pastparticiplesoftheirregularfrenchverbsandunless
thedesireforkingerepleasureof
creatingtheoutanyhopeofapracticalretubevery
strong;thechildgroanhoodandforgetsthatthe
firstfiveyearsofhislifeainlydevotedtoart
nationsarenotdifferentfrohildrenassoonasthe
cavenhadescapedthethreateningdangersofthelongand
shiveringiceperiod;andhadputhishouseinorder;hebegan
tokecertainthingshoughtbeautiful;although
theyinhisfighththewild
anilsofthejungleheveredthetoh
picturesoftheelephantsandthedeered;and
outofapieceofstone;hehackedtheroughfiguresofthose
enhethoughtstattractive
assoonastheegyptiansandthebabyloniansandthe
persiansandalltheotherpeopleoftheeasthadfounded
theirlittleuntriesalongthenileandtheeuphrates;they
begantobuildgnificentpalacesfortheirkings;invented
brightpiecesofjeenandplantedgardens
anybrightflowers
ouroadsfrohedistant
asiaticprairies;enjoyingafreeandeasyexistenceas
fightersandhunters;posedsongsedthe
ghtydeedsoftheirgreatleadersandinventedaforf
poetryilourohousandyears
later;selvesonthegreekinland;
andhadbuilttheir‘‘citystates;theyexpressedtheir
joyandtheirsorroagnificentteles;instatues;in
ediesandintragedies;andineverynof
art
therons;liketheircarthaginianrivals;oobusy
adnisteringotherpeopleandkingneytohavech
lovefor‘‘uselessandunprofitableadventuresofthespirit
theynqueredtheroadsandbridgesbutthey
borrothegreekstheyinvented
sofarchitecturehe
dendsoftheirdayandagebuttheirstatuesandtheirhistories
andtheirsaiserelatini
tationsofgreekoriginalshoutthatvagueandhardto
definesothinghey;therecan
benoartandtheronrustedthatparticularsort
ofpersonalitytheeireneededefficientsoldiersand
tradesnthebusinessofakingpictures
toforeigners
thencathedarkagesthebarbarianheproverbial
bullinthechinashopofeeuropehehadnouse
forsoftheyear
1921;helikedthegazineversofprettyladies;butthrew
thererandtetchingsedintotheash
etoleabetterthenhetriedtoundothe
dageedafetheash
canshepictures
butbythisti;hiso;h
hiroheeast;haddevelopedintosothingverybeautiful
andhedeupforhispastneglectandindifferencebytheso
iddleagesheeurope
isnceedanicndandhad
borrothegreeksandthelatinsandnothing
atallfroheolderforofartofegyptandassyria;not
tospeakofindiaandchina;plydidnotexist;asfar
asthepeopleofthattionceedindeed;s
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olittle
hadthenortheracesbeeninfluencedbytheirsoutheneighbours
thattheiropletely
sunderstoodbythepeopleofitalyandreatedby
thetigatedntet
youhaveallheardthehicyouprobablyassociate
iththepictureofalovelyoldcathedral;liftingitsslender
spirestodoesthewordreally
an
itanssothing‘‘unuthand‘‘barbaricsothing
ightexpectfron‘‘uncivilisedgoth;arough
backanfortheestablishedrulesof
classicalartandodehorrorstopleasehis
oplesof
theforundtheacropolis
andyetforseveralofgothicarchitecture
hehighestexpressionofthesincerefeelingforart
aprevious
berhoiddle
ageslivedunlesstheysanddinvillages;
theye
foratribeandindeed;behindtheirhighheirdeep
ats;thesegoodburghersenwhoshared
thendangersandenjoyedthensafetyandprosperity
theirsysteftualprotection
intheoldgreekandroncitiestherketplace;where
thetelestood;hadbeenthecentreofciviclifeduring
theddleages;theesucha
centreodeprotestantpeople;oourchurch
onlyonceahenforafewhoursonly;hardlyknow
ediaevalunitythen;before
youakentothechurchtobe
baptisedasachild;youvisitedthechurchtoleatheholy
storiesoftheseaer
ofthengregation;andifyou
yourselfaseparatelittleeryofthe
patronsaintofyouroilyasforthesacrededifice;
itanyofthenightin
acertainsenseitreseledadeclub;dedicatedtoallthe
inhabitantsofthetohechurchyouverylikelycaught
afirstgliseofthegirleyourbrideata
greatcerenybeforethehighaltarandfinally;he
endofthejoueyhade;youhthe
stonesofthisfaliarbuilding;thatallyourchildrenandtheir
grandchildrenghtpassoveryourgraveuntilthedayof
judgent
becausethechurchonlythehouseofgodbut
alsothetrueonlife;thebuildinghadtobe
differentfronythingthathadeverbeennstructedby
thehandsofnthetelesoftheegyptiansandthe
greeksandtheronshadbeenrelytheshrineofalocal
divinityasnosesagesof
osirisorzeusorjupiter;itnecessarythattheinterior
offerspaultitudeallthereligiousprocessions
oftheoldditerraneanpeoplestookplaceintheopenbut
inthenorth;heherwasusuallybad;
stfunctionsheroofofthechurch
duringnycenturiesthearchitectsstruggledh
thisproblefnstructingabuildingthatwaslarge
enoughtherontraditiontaughttheoobuildheavy
stoneallthewallslose
theirstrengthonthetopofthistheythenplaceda
heavystoneroofbutinthethcentury;afterthe
beginningofthecrusades;hearchitectshadseenthe
pointedarohaedanbuilders;theebuilders
disveredaheirfirstchancetoke
thesortofbuildinghosedaysofanintensereligious
lifedendedandthentheydevelopedthisstrangestyleupon
ptuousnaof‘‘gothirbarbaric
theyachievedtheirpurposebyinventingavaultedroofh
e
tooheavy;an
ofthreehundredpoundssittingdohildschair
ethisdifficulty;certain
frencharchitectsthenbegantoreenforcetheh
‘‘buttresseserelyheavyssesofstoneagainst
heheysupportedtheroofand
toassurethefurthersafetyoftherooftheysupportedtheribs
oftheroofbysocalled‘‘flyingbuttresses;averysile
thodofnstructionandatoncewhen
youlookatourpicture
thisneethodofnstructionalloheintroduction
ofenorushethcentury;glassill
anexpensivecuriosity;andveryfeebuildingspossessed
glasshecastlesofthenobleswere
houtprotectionandthisacuntsfortheetealdrafts
andexplainshatdayworefursindoorsas
fortunately;theartofkinglouredglass;hh
theanediterraneanhadbeenfaliar;
hadnotbeenentirelylostthereained
glasskingandsoonthehegothicchurches
toldthestoriesoftheholybookinlittlebitsofbrilliantly
louredework
oflead
behold;therefore;thenewandglorioushouseofgod;
filledultitude;‘‘livingitsreligionasnopeople
haveeverdoneeitherbeforeorsincenothingisnsidered
toogoodortoostlyortoohishouseofgod
andhoofnthesculptors;hedestruction
oftheroneirehavebeenoutofeloynt;haltingly
retutotheiobleartportalsandpillarsandbuttresses
andicesareallveredagesofourlord
andtheblessedsaintstheeroidererstooaresettowork
toketapestriesfortheheir
highestartthattheshrineofthealtarybeplete
adorationeventhepainterdoeshisbestpoo;
heisgreatlyhandiediu
andtherebyhangsastory
theronsoftheearlychristianperiodhadveredthe
floorsandtheplesandhousesosaics;
picturesdeoflouredbitsofglassbutthisarthadbeen
exceedinglydifficultitgavethepainteochancetoexpress
allheedtosay;asallchildrenknoriedto
kefiguresoutoflouredblocksofof
saicpaintingthereforediedoutduringthelat
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eddle
agesexceptinrussia;osaicpainters
hadfoundarefugeafterthefallofnstantinopleandntinued
tooanttheheorthodoxchurchesuntil
thedayofthebolsheviki;hereothebuilding
ofchurches
ofurse;thediaevalpainteruldxhisloursh
theeroftheplasteruponthewallsof
thechurchesthisthodofpaintingupon‘‘freshplaster
ing
anycenturiestoday;itisasrare
astheartofpaintingniaturesinnus
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