THE Art-Idea: SCULPTURE, PAINTING, AND ARCHI- BY JAMES JACKSON JARVES. SECOND EDITION. NEW YORK: HURD AND HOUGHTON, 401 BROADWAY. 1865. FA 149.3.2.2 V NARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY ARTHUR STUART WALCOTT Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. 9286 531 16 RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE: STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY CONTENTS. Origin and Nature of Art. - What has it What are its Possibilities? - What Re- The Importance of Art as a Teacher.- Liability of over- estimating it.-Liability of under-estimating it. - How it affects the Uncultivated Mind. To be cultivated. — Its Importance as a Vehicle of Knowledge. - Its Utility in Elementary Education. - Relative Nature and Func- tions of Science and Art. — The Dangers of Art. — The Chief Obstacles to Science. Character of Inspiration. 10 |