An outline history of sculpture for beginners and students, with complete indexes and numerous illustrations (1893)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, F.A. Stokes · leaf 185
the airwhich befits the son of a king, whileVischer, with his round cap, leather apron,and German face, is simply the representa-tion of a worker bent upon doing his best (Fig. 95). The sarcophagus rests upon a base on which are four reliefs of scenes fromthe life of the saint, all in the… … Fig, 95.—PeterVischers Statue. 174 SCULPTURE. eight pillars supporting a baldachin, or canopy, in the richlyornamented Romanesque style, and the combinations of theGothic and the decorative architecture are so skilfully madeas not to offend our taste. But it is generally acknowledgedthat the chief…
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