. The critic in the Occident . atuary and paintings inNaples, Rome, Florence and Venice, the Louvrehas very little to offer which is original. The arrayof bronze and marble copies of great original statuesof antiquity is impressive, but these copies, thoughfine for educational purposes, are far inferior to themarble originals. About the only things which are unique are theVenus of Melos and the winged Victory of Samoth-race. The first is too well known by many repro-ductions to claim more than passing mention; andit is a fact that fine photographs of this statue arealmost as satisfying as the
. The critic in the Occident . atuary and paintings inNaples, Rome, Florence and Venice, the Louvrehas very little to offer which is original. The arrayof bronze and marble copies of great original statuesof antiquity is impressive, but these copies, thoughfine for educational purposes, are far inferior to themarble originals. About the only things which are unique are theVenus of Melos and the winged Victory of Samoth-race. The first is too well known by many repro-ductions to claim more than passing mention; andit is a fact that fine photographs of this statue arealmost as satisfying as the original. The wingedVictory, however, is one of the priceless treasuresof Greek art that have come down to us. Thoughit lacks a head, it is full of life, and the free move-ment of the limbs and the sweep of the drapery arefine beyond the power of words to describe. Thestone boat on which this statue stood was also re-covered, and this gives additional interest to theVictory. Coming upon it as you go up the main [i 08] ??ra. The Tomb of Napoleon, Under the Dome of theChurch of the Invalides—the Most Impressive Sight in all Battle-Flags From Historic Fields and ColossalFigures Symbolizing Victories, Surround the Tomb Rich Art Treasures of the Louvrestaircase to the picture galleries, this bit of thenoblest Greek art impresses itself upon the imagina-tion more vividly than anything else in the milesof galleries in the Louvre. More even than the priceless pictures in theLouvre one is impressed with the wealth of decora-tion lavished upon all the rooms. Here are scoresof rooms with the ceilings decorated by famousartists, and the cornices painted and gilded andoften made beautiful by groups of statuary. So richand varied is this adornment that the eye becomessated with lovely forms and harmonious handsomest room in all the Louvre, and prob-ably the finest in the world, is the gallery of Apollo,a rectangular chamber, over two hundred feet prevaili
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