This became Delacroix's theme: that the achievements of the spirit — all that a great library contained — were the result of a state of society so de… - Kenneth Clark

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This became Delacroix's theme: that the achievements of the spirit — all that a great library contained — were the result of a state of society so delicately balanced that at the least touch they would be crushed beneath an avalanche of pent-up animal forces.

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About Kenneth Clark

Kenneth McKenzie Clark, Baron Clark of Saltwood, OM, CH, KCB, FBA (13 July 1903 – 21 May 1983) was an English art historian and director of London's National Gallery (1934–1945) who is remembered for his television series Civilisation first broadcast in 1969.

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Alternative Names: Baron Clark • Kenneth Clark Lord Clark of Saltwood • Kenneth MacKenzie, Lord Clark of Saltwood Clark • Kenneth, Lord Clark of Saltwood Clark
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