inspiration while he worked. Come nearer, he said. Holding the lamp at the side of the statueand as close as possible, he threw tHe fulllight upon the body. What do you notice ? he asked. At the first glance I was extraordinarilystruck by what was suddenly revealed to me. The light so directed,… … II. THE MEDICI VENUS. MODELLING At the same time he slowly turned themoving stand which supported the Venus.As he turned, I still noticed in the generalform of the body a multitude of almost im-perceptible roughnesses. What had at firstseemed simple was really of astonishing com-plexity. Rodin…
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