Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 35
im. Seeing that thestatue was the body of a double,it was necessary, in order toattach this double to it, to repro-duce not only the physiognomyand features of the model, butthe bearing and the costume ofhis profession, to the end thatin his state of death he shouldremain what fortune had madehim… … formula, to which sculptors and painters wererequired to adhere faithfully, without, however,modifying the characteristic lines of the indi-vidual; some thirty positions were permitted:standing still (Fig. 25) or walking (Fig. 26),sitting (Fig. 27), kneeling, crouching, crawling,lying, with a…
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