CHAPTER III

THE VARIOUS KINDS OF REPRESENTATION, MATERIAL, AND THE HISTORICAL STAGES OF THE EVOLUTION OF SCULPTURE

Introduction and division of subject

1. Modes of Representation

(_a_) The single statue

(_b_) The group. Tranquil juxtaposition. Conflicting actions. Niobe. Lacoon

(_c_) The relief

2. The material of sculpture

(_a_) Wood

(_b_) Ivory, gold, bronze, and marble

(_c_) Precious stones and glass

3. The historical evolution of sculpture

(_a_) Egyptian sculpture. Deficiency of ideal spontaneity. Position of hands and arms. Position of eyes

(_b_) Sculpture of the Greeks and Romans

(_c_) Christian sculpture

SUBSECTION III

THE ROMANTIC ARTS

INTRODUCTION

[The principle of subjectivity as such. How it is accepted as the essential principle by romantic art. The contrast presented by romantic and classical art in the changed point of view. The effect of such a change on both the subjective side of soul-life and the external aspect of objective presentment. The process of the gradual idealization of the external medium of art itself as illustrated by the particular romantic arts and the necessity thereof]

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