. Art in France. rit- 337-—D(X3RS OF THE CHURCH ISAINT SAUVEIR, AT AIX IN PROVENCE. ART IN FRANCE. IiG. ,<jiS. t HATtAl U AMBOISE,DOOR OF THE CHAPEL. {IluHo. r<ciir<i<iji.) of one of the most difficult subtle-ties of Florentine sculpture; inbas-reliefs of the most attenuatedtype, in which, however, thebodies take the most undulatingaltitudes, some few centimetres ofrelief very elegantly indicate thegestures of a figure in motion,liven the superb Diana of theChateau dAnet, so proud in herdivine nudity, seems to be adapt-ing her haughty head and her longlimbs to the exigencies of a f

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. Art in France. rit- 337-—D(X3RS OF THE CHURCH ISAINT SAUVEIR, AT AIX IN PROVENCE. ART IN FRANCE. IiG. ,<jiS. t HATtAl U AMBOISE,DOOR OF THE CHAPEL. {IluHo. r<ciir<i<iji.) of one of the most difficult subtle-ties of Florentine sculpture; inbas-reliefs of the most attenuatedtype, in which, however, thebodies take the most undulatingaltitudes, some few centimetres ofrelief very elegantly indicate thegestures of a figure in motion,liven the superb Diana of theChateau dAnet, so proud in herdivine nudity, seems to be adapt-ing her haughty head and her longlimbs to the exigencies of a fagade(Fig. 352). The sculptors suppleforms assume the attitude bestadapted to the space with a grace-ful ease, just as do those of thedecorative painters at Fontaine-bleau. But the pupil has more youthful freshness than the Italian masters he imitates; his chisel strengthens and sharpens the contours of the decadent painter; he brings all the probity of a Primitive to bear upon his transposition into marble of the somewhat languid grace of the last disciples of Correggio. In the Fontaine des I

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