The Photographic and fine art journal . -\^ I 3Sr T E IR . Negative by WnirrLE & Clack, from a Das Etlicf liy TborwalJscn. 1858. THE PnOTOGRAPIIIC AND FIXE ART JOURNAL. COLORING From ilie London Art Journal. STATUES. BY JOHN HIS question, as usuallydiscussed, is a doubleone, of which the firstconsideration is, Didthe Greeks color theirstntues? the second,If they did, shouldwe ? These, however,run so naturally intoeach other, that I shallmake no effort to keepthem distinct. In con-clusion I purpose tosubniit a few remarksas to some modes inwhich I conceive thatcolor may, a, at the p
The Photographic and fine art journal . -\^ I 3Sr T E IR . Negative by WnirrLE & Clack, from a Das Etlicf liy TborwalJscn. 1858. THE PnOTOGRAPIIIC AND FIXE ART JOURNAL. COLORING From ilie London Art Journal. STATUES. BY JOHN HIS question, as usuallydiscussed, is a doubleone, of which the firstconsideration is, Didthe Greeks color theirstntues? the second,If they did, shouldwe ? These, however,run so naturally intoeach other, that I shallmake no effort to keepthem distinct. In con-clusion I purpose tosubniit a few remarksas to some modes inwhich I conceive thatcolor may, a, at the present day, be advantageously associatedwith statues. In 1836, a committee was appointed to examine whether anyevidences of color remained on the Parthenaic marbls in theBritish Museum. The committee consisted of Mr. Hamilton,Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Eastlake, Dr. Faraday,Mr. Cockerell, Mr. Angell, Mr, Donaldson, and Mr. them the following evidence was adduced by Mr. Brace-bridge, in a letter :—In the winter of 1835-6, an excavationwas made to the depth of twenty-five feet at the south-eastangle of the Parthenon. There was discovered a great massof architectural and sulptural refuse, and and many pieces
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