Artist Emil Nolde said "Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religion of the Assyrians, the...

Artist Emil Nolde said "Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religion of the Assyrians, the Egyptians, or the Greeks...Only their art, whenever is was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time." Using artistic examples to support your argument, what is your interpretation of this quote?