Harrison, Jane Ellen: Introductory studies in Greek art (London: Unwin, 1902)

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struggle against the Persians had been idealized by the
art of Pheidias, but the best days of idealism are past.
The pathos of Praxiteles, the love of detailed description,
have made all too easy the downward road. Only the
last impetus was needed ; that impetus was given by the
barbarian Gallic foe. Every detail of typical barbarian
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