es in a form deliberately stiff and archaic. Inthis case, however, the sculptor, far from assum-ing an unnatural archaism in his style, has lavishedhis whole art mi sweeping draperies and gracefulcurves. Even by a most cursor) examination of thesepi lies i nit realises the extraordinarily advanced…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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