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 237
or a strikingattitude and gave an op-portunity for an effect thatis often theatrical. As amere decoration such stat-ues have a certain value of an inferior sort ; but as works of art, as intellectual efforts,they are worthless. However, this decorative effect, as it isseen on the fa9ade of the… … Fig. III.—Rape of Proserpine.By Bernini. 226 SCULPTURE. Some of Berninis works in which he shows intensesuffering have more genuine feeling, and are finer in artisticqualities. One of these is Pieta, in the chapel of St. An-dreas Corsini in the Lateran. But he frequently goes be-yond the bounds of…
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