The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . SCULPTURE •.vholly detached, and other parts so undercutas to appear detached. Of course, there is amiddle-rehef between high and low, and some-times figures arc merely outlined by a and background are usually of the samematerial, but may properly be diverse. The beauty of sculpture may be analyzed asfollows: Though the mass of sculpture mattersless than its form, the heroic size befits thegrand subject, and pieces destined to e
The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . SCULPTURE •.vholly detached, and other parts so undercutas to appear detached. Of course, there is amiddle-rehef between high and low, and some-times figures arc merely outlined by a and background are usually of the samematerial, but may properly be diverse. The beauty of sculpture may be analyzed asfollows: Though the mass of sculpture mattersless than its form, the heroic size befits thegrand subject, and pieces destined to elevated. Iapirius and Mother. or remote location must be enlarged to corre-spond, and at the same time changed in theproportions of their parts and trimmed of de-tails. Since sculpture has the third dimensionof thickness, it may be enjoyed by touch as wellas by sight, precisely as acquaintances are rec-ognizable by a blind person, and finely modeledstatuary has been so appreciated in privilegedcases. This solidity also renders possiblean endless variety of aspects, accordingas the observer changes standpoint. Thesurfaces of the animal or human body —which commonly form the objects of sculp-ture— are exquisitely rounded in every di-rection, and the outlines which become visiblewhen we look at these surfaces against a back-ground are mostly curves of consummate beauty,combining lines nearly .straight with others ofgreatest flexion; and the Philistine needs tolearn that those on foot or nates are in no wiseinferior to those on shoulder or head. Thesecurvi-d surfaces, moreover, can be expressi
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