Religious art is the measure of human depth and sincerity; any triviality, any weakness, cries aloud.
 Henry Adams, Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (1904). copy citation

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Author Henry Adams
Source Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
Topic weakness sincerity
Date 1904
Language English
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“Normans were everywhere in 1066, and everywhere in the lead of their age. We were a serious race. If you want other proof of it, besides our record in war and in politics, you have only to look at our art. Religious art is the measure of human depth and sincerity; any triviality, any weakness, cries aloud. If this church on the Mount is not proof enough of Norman character, we will stop at Coutances for a wider view. Then we will go to Caen and Bayeux. From there, it would almost be worth our while to leap at once to Palermo.” source