The Early Renaissance, and Other Essays on Art Subjects (Classic Reprint)
by J. M. Hoppin


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Excerpt from The Early Renaissance, and Other Essays on Art Subjects<br><br>But this admiration of a master in the theory and criticism of art has not prevented me from enjoying artistic excellence wherever it may be found, and in periods in which Mr. Ruskin sometimes declines to re cognize it, in Greek as well as Gothic, in Dutch, French and Spanish schools of painting as well as Italian, and especially to View Greek art as the head source, giving its law to all that comes after. I have, in a word, tried to cultivate a catholic spirit, believing that art dwells in the human soul, and shows itself in an infinite variety of form, like the types and products of nature but whatever opinions Mr. Ruskin himself may have arrived at, from some of which we are forced respectfully to dissent, he has been our best guide to the facts and ideas of nature.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.