Calvinism a life-system - pagina 199

CALVINISM AND ART. lute

and all-embracing production of

in architecture, all the other

1

art

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was exhibited

departments of art

finally-

adapting themselves to the temple, church, mosque or pagoda.

which

Scarcely

a single art-style can be mentioned

not arise from the centre of divine worship

dit

and which

not seek the realization of

dit

ideals in

its

This was the

the sumptuous structure for that worship. thriving

of an impulse which in itself was noble.

derived

her

richest

dered

her

motives

from

only

whole nation tie

narrow

the

circle

still,

by

real-

Divine worship furnished the

at her feet.

And what tells more

connexion with the Eternal, art received

this

and

unity

inner

For the

domain she found

of artlovers, but also the

that united the separated arts.

its

re-

financially ren-

boldest conceptions possible.

isation of her conceptions in this holy

not

The

Religion.

was the gold-mine, which

ligious passion

Art

ideal consecration.

its

And

this

explains the fact that, whatever the palace and the stage

may have done

for the

the sanctuary by which

development of art, it

a

Now

coincided.

worship,

Art-style

style.

with

of course,

if

it

was indebted

for

and the style of worship this

worship-inspired

stage, but the highest

was always

was impressed with the stamp

of a special character and to which creative

it

wedding of art-inspired art be

no intermediate

end to be obtained, then

it

must

frankly

be confessed that Calvinism cannot but plead

guilty.

If,

however,

it

can be shown that this alliance

of religion and art represents a lozver stage of religious, aiid in general of .that

in

this

human development,

then

it

is

very want of a special architectural

Calvinism finds an even hig-her recommendation.

plain, style,

Being

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