THE MEANING OF PICTURES

SIX LECTURES GIVEN FOR COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

AT THE METROPOLITAN

MUSEUM OF ART

BY

JOHN C. VAN DYKE

AUTHOR OF “ART FOR ART’S SAKE,” “NATURE FOR ITS OWN SAKE,” ETC.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS

NEW YORK

CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

1911

Copyright, 1908, by

CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

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Published, February, 1908

To

WILLIAM CRARY BROWNELL