Beautiful arts... Old and Modern (Imagining)

Fine arts and true crafts do not appear in a nation except when that nation has become civilized and has risen to a degree capable of inculcating that knowledge, and minds have prepared to encounter it, and the paths have been paved for its spread, so that when it approaches the members of the nation, everyone welcomes it, embraces it, cherishes it, and honors it. It grows and flourishes, and produces from its wonders that make the nation that was yesterday in the corners of oblivion a nation of glory, pride, and prestige.The arts are only the measure of civilization, and no nation was immortalized in history and its events recorded on its pages except through its arts. Our hearts were troubled, our minds were confused, and our souls were humbled with reverence and reverence when we saw the ruins of Memphis, or Babylon, or Athens, or Rome... or when we heard their names, except for the strange antiquities and venerable antiquities they contained. Even if it is small to the smallest of minds, it is of great value to every civilized human being who knows the status of what these dear remains contain. The more civilized he became, the more his respect for it increased, and he desired to follow the example of those of noble rank, who devoted themselves to it and spent their lives serving it and creating it.