StNicholas [serial] . $. SOON HELEN AND JOHN WERE BUSILY AT WORK. looking out, and he saw the children packingthe snow into rude forms, making all sorts offantastic images. He laughed as he saw them,and, I do not doubt, wished that he was a boyagain, instead of the dignified ruler of Florence,in order that he too might go out and have afrolic in the snow. Suddenly an idea occurred to him. Thepurity of the snow reminded him of the marblethat was used to make statues to adorn thesquares and churches of the city; and as hesaw how easily the children molded the snowwith their hands, he thought of
StNicholas [serial] . $. SOON HELEN AND JOHN WERE BUSILY AT WORK. looking out, and he saw the children packingthe snow into rude forms, making all sorts offantastic images. He laughed as he saw them,and, I do not doubt, wished that he was a boyagain, instead of the dignified ruler of Florence,in order that he too might go out and have afrolic in the snow. Suddenly an idea occurred to him. Thepurity of the snow reminded him of the marblethat was used to make statues to adorn thesquares and churches of the city; and as hesaw how easily the children molded the snowwith their hands, he thought of Michelangelo,. HM?T» .HCHELANGELO MAKING THE SNOW IMAGE FOR PIERO De A FAMOUS SNOW IMAGE. 393 the able young sculptor who lived in Florence,and who had just begun to make people realizewhat a wonderful talent he had. So Piero, who, as ruler of the city, was verypowerful, and could ask what he would of evenits noblest people, sent for Michelangelo, andwhen the young sculptor came Piero bade theartist make for him a snow statue within thepalace yard. Perhaps, in spite of his usually grave de-meanor, Michelangelo entered into the spiritof frolic which prevailed throughout the city,for he made the statue, as Piero had requested,molding the ready snow, I doubt not, into oneof the strong and powerful figures which he sodelighted to carve out of marble. When it was done, Piero was so well pleasedthat he had the young sculptor come to live inthe palace with him, and eat at his table. Michelangelo was then about twenty yearsold, and he afterward made some of the finest statues that are in the cit
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