Excerpt from The Ohio Medical and Surgical Journal, 1858, Vol. 10 In statuary and painting, the Egyptians had a style of their own, though this is true, as previously suggested, of all the nations that made artistical efforts. Again, some strived to imitate nature, to give real representations of whatever became the subject of the chisel or pencil others were ideal, creative. One charmed by truthfulness to nature; another sought excellence in brilliancy of colors or in classical figures, unnatural compositions, etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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