The History of American Sculpture
The History of American Sculpture
The book The History of American Sculpture was written by author Here you can read free online of The History of American Sculpture book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The History of American Sculpture a good or bad book?
Where can I read The History of American Sculpture for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The History of American Sculpture Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The History of American Sculpture
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The History of American Sculpture Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The History of American Sculpture
What reading level is The History of American Sculpture book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It cannot be called beautiful, but it is most original in conception and execution, and, in spite of its grotesqueness, it is full of power and impressiveness. The woman is represented in a writhing attitude, and she is not only being enveloped in the crystals of salt which are forming around her, but she is actually dissolving into salt herself. The idea of transformation is very much more per- fectly expressed in this statuette than it is in Bernini's * Daphne,' or in any attempts to represen...t metamorphosis that we know of. Lot's wife is really turning into a pillar of salt, and, admitting that the idea of such a transformation is a rather queer one for a sculptor to choose, we must also admit that it is expressed with remarkable skill." ^ And here the record ends. No further notice is to be found any- where of Mr. Roberts or of subsequent productions. Probably he felt it sufficient glory to have made us acquainted with the modern French school, and having done his work he stopped. He died in Paris, Apr.
What to read after The History of American Sculpture?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Lorado Taft to read onlineMoreLess
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It cannot be called beautiful, but it is most original in conception and execution, and, in spite of its grotesqueness, it is full of power and impressiveness. The woman is represented in a writhing attitude, and she is not only being enveloped in the crystals of salt which are forming around her, but she is actually dissolving into salt herself. The idea of transformation is very much more per- fectly expressed in this statuette than it is in Bernini's * Daphne,' or in any attempts to represen...t metamorphosis that we know of. Lot's wife is really turning into a pillar of salt, and, admitting that the idea of such a transformation is a rather queer one for a sculptor to choose, we must also admit that it is expressed with remarkable skill." ^ And here the record ends. No further notice is to be found any- where of Mr. Roberts or of subsequent productions. Probably he felt it sufficient glory to have made us acquainted with the modern French school, and having done his work he stopped. He died in Paris, Apr.
What to read after The History of American Sculpture?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Lorado Taft to read onlineMoreLess
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
User Reviews: