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The phrase "[[The only way for us to become great lies in the imitation of the Greeks]]" by [[Winckelmann]], cited in "[[Thoughts on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture]]" became the slogan of [[Neoclassicism]]. It defends [[imitation]] over [[originality]]. The phrase "[[The only way for us to become great lies in the imitation of the Greeks]]" by [[Winckelmann]], cited in "[[Thoughts on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture]]" became the slogan of [[Neoclassicism]]. It defends [[imitation]] over [[originality]].
 +==German original==
 +"Die einzige Weg fur uns, grofi, ja, wenn es moglich ist, unnachahmlich zu werden, ist die Nachahmung der Alten"
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The phrase "The only way for us to become great lies in the imitation of the Greeks" by Winckelmann, cited in "Thoughts on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture" became the slogan of Neoclassicism. It defends imitation over originality.

German original

"Die einzige Weg fur uns, grofi, ja, wenn es moglich ist, unnachahmlich zu werden, ist die Nachahmung der Alten"



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