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... classical sculpture . Admiration for physical beauty as a good in itself brought nudity into a new perspec- tive . A symbol of this new sensibility is seen in the David of Donatello , ' the first free - standing bronze statue since ...
... classical sculpture . Admiration for physical beauty as a good in itself brought nudity into a new perspec- tive . A symbol of this new sensibility is seen in the David of Donatello , ' the first free - standing bronze statue since ...
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... classical learning the Aeneid , the Iliad and the Odyssey entered the minds of scholars and poets directly from the texts in Latin or Greek or through fresh translation . These furnished examples of excellence in heroic conduct and ...
... classical learning the Aeneid , the Iliad and the Odyssey entered the minds of scholars and poets directly from the texts in Latin or Greek or through fresh translation . These furnished examples of excellence in heroic conduct and ...
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... classical epic , portraying the twelve virtues as conceived by Aristotle ... perhaps another twelve ! Let us consider The Faerie Queene as we have it ; the first three Books printed in 1590 , then Books I to VI in 1596 , plus the Two ...
... classical epic , portraying the twelve virtues as conceived by Aristotle ... perhaps another twelve ! Let us consider The Faerie Queene as we have it ; the first three Books printed in 1590 , then Books I to VI in 1596 , plus the Two ...
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