Life of Johnson.
yOHNSON expressed his disapprobation of ornamental architecture, such as magnificent columns supporting a portico, or expensive pilasters supporting merely their own capitals, “ because it consumes labour disproportionate to its utility.” For the same reason he satyrised statuary.
” Painting (said he) consumes labour not disproportionate to its effect; but a fellow will hack half a year at a block of marble to make something in stone that hardly resembles a man. The value of statuary is owing to its difficulty You would not value the finest head cut upon a carrot.”
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20341, 26 June 1934, Page 6
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93Life of Johnson. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20341, 26 June 1934, Page 6
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