The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . igner has preserved aproper balance in this elaborate work, lightening the figure above and massingit in the lower portion. In a previous nuniber we have advocated the use of terra-cotta for pur- -3<: TIIR INTERNATIONAL EX HIBI TI0 N, 18 7 6. poses of architectural and ornamental construction as one of the cheapest andmost durable materials known, particularly recommending itself on account ofthe facility with which it can be modeled. Now, however, we would call atten-tion to its adaptability for works of art, especial
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . igner has preserved aproper balance in this elaborate work, lightening the figure above and massingit in the lower portion. In a previous nuniber we have advocated the use of terra-cotta for pur- -3<: TIIR INTERNATIONAL EX HIBI TI0 N, 18 7 6. poses of architectural and ornamental construction as one of the cheapest andmost durable materials known, particularly recommending itself on account ofthe facility with which it can be modeled. Now, however, we would call atten-tion to its adaptability for works of art, especially for those of large size and those liable toexposure to theweather. All gar-den statuary, foun-tains and lawn orna-ments come withinthese classes, andcan be made interra-cotta as well,if not better, thanin any other materialcast in a mould. Thegreat difficulty sofar attending the useof terra-cotta forsmall and delicateobjects, such as stat-uettes, has been theunequal shrinkageof the material indrying, but this isbeing rapidly over-come, and we mayhope soon to see it. Clock, Louis XIII: Sus^c Frcres, Pans. become a favoritemedium of expres-sion for artists. Our illustrationon page 254 rep-resents an artisticgroup manufacturedin terra-cotta andexhibited in theEnglish departmentby the WatcombTerra-cotta Com-pany. The subjectis the famous Frenchstatue of Eve nurs-ing Cain and Abel,or The FirstCradle, and thework is a capitalreproduction of theoriginal. The beau-tiful, even tint of awarm fawn colorgiven to the ma- terial adds greatly to its appearance and to the beauty of the group. On page 255 we engrave an illustration of one of the admirably-executedbas-reliefs in terra-cotta in the exhibition of Madame Ipsen, of Copenhagen, inthe Danish Court. This charming group is after Thorwaldsens fine original—Ganymede, the most beautiful among mortals. It will be remembered thatwhile the earlier legends tell how the youth was made cup-bearer to the INDUSTRIAL ART. 259 immortals, later
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