aganlaughter still lingered in thegay wantons of Clodion anrlFalconet, but the r61e played t^^ll^L,■■by the plastic arts was hence- .sphinx h forth subsidiary. And yet it isnot this perceptible loss of prestige which is re-sponsible for the present plight of sculpture. Itis rather due to that… … than did such smug falsifiers of the antiquespirit as Canova and Thorvaldsen. The assidu-ous imitation of these palpable imitators, and thepersistent placing of statue and bust in inept andillogical surroundings, were the chief factors inthe progressive alienation of sculpture frompopular sympathy.…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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