SCULPTORS AT WORK.
A very vague idea prevails as to how a sculptor works on a statue. The artist puts the conception, as nearly as possible, into material form by the aid of clay. A plaster cast is then taken of that. By this time very deft mechanics have prepared a block of marble in the most perfect manner. Then the cast is net alongside, and, by means of square and rule and calipers, the model is copied point by point. The mass is hewn from the rock rapidly until the general outline is reached. Then the mechanic proceeds with more skill and care, and gradually reduces it until a close image of the model is reached. Then a still more skilful artisan undertakes it, and performs marvels under the artist's personal direction. At last the artist puts on the finishing touches, which give the individuality, the excellence, the semblance of the person modelled after, or which convey the idea that the artist b»« fancied into creation*..
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Evening Post, Volume LVII, Issue 23, 28 January 1899, Page 10 (Supplement)
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