. Earthwork out of Tuscany. boldness of design, carvedhis Judith on the lines of a Vestal Virgin,and gave her the rapt, daemonic featuresof the Tragic Muse. And, with his fullshare of that unhealthy craving for themere nastiness of crime, that Amina-traitwhich distinguished the later Empire andits correlate the Renaissance, he drewtogether the elements of his picture toexpress an eminently characteristic concep-tion of curious murder. What amplitudeof outline ; what severe grace of drapery !And what mad affectation of attention tothe ghastly baggage she is preparing forher flight! I can only i
. Earthwork out of Tuscany. boldness of design, carvedhis Judith on the lines of a Vestal Virgin,and gave her the rapt, daemonic featuresof the Tragic Muse. And, with his fullshare of that unhealthy craving for themere nastiness of crime, that Amina-traitwhich distinguished the later Empire andits correlate the Renaissance, he drewtogether the elements of his picture toexpress an eminently characteristic concep-tion of curious murder. What amplitudeof outline ; what severe grace of drapery !And what mad affectation of attention tothe ghastly baggage she is preparing forher flight! I can only instance for a paral-lel the pitiful case of the young Ophelia,decked with flowers and weeds, and falter-ing in her pretty treble songs about lecheryand dead bodies. It needs strong men todo these things ; men who have lived outall that the world can offer them of heavenand hell, and, with the tolerance of ma-turity, are in the mind to see somethingworth a thought in either. There is inmurder something more horrible than 112. ^PinWORK OUT 01 ?•;!rnr3ting vm. una, will. cr had bread th . : design, carved a Vestal Virgin, vrmonic features :d, with his full V craving for the that Amina-trait later Empire and ?sance, he drew f his picture to iracteristic concep- What amplitude :^race of drapery ! .S!f1<5rl!r^v;,tt,-nfion tO i for ...... „..„ . 10 do n who have lived out all that 1 offer them of heaven and hci:, . I^c tolerance of ma- turity, are ; to see something There is inhorrible than
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