. Art in France. discoveredin his turn that there is nothing morelogical, better balanced and conse-quendv more harmonious than a navv\wielding his pick or a blacksmith atthe forge. Dalou was one of thosewho taught young sculptors the ex-pressive beauty of a body strainingevery nerve in some useful artists such as Henry Bouchardand Roger Bloche show every dayhow much vigour and emotional charm 441 pression frommodern costume. He never finished themonument to workmen which he con-templated; but his numerous preparationsfor it were not in vain. Since the Renaissance, sculptors hadse
. Art in France. discoveredin his turn that there is nothing morelogical, better balanced and conse-quendv more harmonious than a navv\wielding his pick or a blacksmith atthe forge. Dalou was one of thosewho taught young sculptors the ex-pressive beauty of a body strainingevery nerve in some useful artists such as Henry Bouchardand Roger Bloche show every dayhow much vigour and emotional charm 441 pression frommodern costume. He never finished themonument to workmen which he con-templated; but his numerous preparationsfor it were not in vain. Since the Renaissance, sculptors hadseen in the human body a magnificent butuseless machine; the ideal divinities takeelegant attitudes ; they sometimes make useof passionate gestures to show theirstrength or flexibility; but they never makeany effort with an instrument or a showed how moving and majesticthe gesture of the sower, the reaper andthe water-carrier, or the bending attitudeof the gleaner may be. After the painter,the sculptor. FIG. 920.— ART IN FRANCE
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