"The secret of Greek Art is its imitation……" — Swami Vivekananda

The secret of Greek Art is its imitation of nature even to… - Swami Vivekananda
"The secret of Greek Art is its imitation of nature even to the minutest details; whereas the secret of Indian Art is to represent the ideal. The energy of the Greek painter is spent in perhaps painting a piece of flesh, and he is so successful that a dog is deluded into taking it to be a real bit of meat and so goes to bite it. Now, what glory is there in merely imitating nature? Why not place an actual bit of flesh before the dog?"

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