Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-01-21

! NO. IL
In prominent part Of the Hall Of Soup
turc is the Venus Of Milo, the original Of
which was discovered in 1S20 on the Island
! of Mile, the ancient Mcl1S The sculptor IS
unknown, but by the grandeur Of its style, it
is Justly, | think, assigned to the era between
the phdias aud PARTICLES, and is consider
ed the GREATEST statue Of womans form the
world now holds. 1t stands in the Louvre,
ihc pride of Paris, and the admiration Of the
world The Venus III McIici is an excel
| lent cast, and is REGARDED rs perirc, copy.
ITS extreme fidelity having taken a rrilc in
Italy The original statue was found during
! the reign OF CosInO I'll Mcdicl hence its
name. II was executed by Cicomcncs of
| Athens, and though it has been characterized
as "lhc statue that cnchans the world it
| has been the subject Of much diverse crit
clsm. 'Ari:idnc Deserted represents the
daughter of Minos, King Of Crete, who was
deserted by Thesus. For three centuries the
original adorned 4 fountain in the Vatican.
| 1t now stands on an ancient sarcophagus, the
sides of which represent giants destroyed by
thundcrboils intcrpc- Marble in the
Louvre represents the invcntrcss of SOM,
crowned, huldinga ilulr in each hand. The
pleasant air and graceful drapcry are remark
able. Abundance is one of the nnhlcst
drapcd statutes antiquity has left rs. 1t has
the cornucopil in the left hand, while the
right holds rnddcr resting On a Globe, thus
indicating commerce as source IF plenty.
Genius of Eternal Rest" is Il most inprcs
slyc cast and is a perfect illustration OF the
Greet, sentiment that Away expressed
death with types ui beauty the llsurr
leans against a pine tree "l'ishlins GlIIia
tor" is considered the most spirited OF all
statues ancient or mod,rn. The magnificent
east Of the l1ucuou wa mdIr from the orlgl-
nal in the Vatican, and presented 10 Gcnrgc
Forth. The marble was executed 10y three
scupturs, Agcsandrus, Athc7,lirs and
PnlytinruS II WAS found IN Rome IN IO6
and the Pope ordered a public festival IN
honor of its discovery. Accordin. Ia l'llny
it once stood in the palace Of lliu'l.aocnnn,
priest OF Apollo who offended the god, who
sent dIptnl1 llidl kliittl MN sllli MS wv
sons at the altar while Offering sacrifice f.
Neptune iuch,c's idea is tliui it il the union
Of three different scenes depicting the
one nf7rmcnt OF utmost suffering anl
horror. rctrifcd with fearful Truth
the whole pathos hcims concentrated IN
the mighty figure of the father, yet W. sec
nothing but pure physical suffering. The i'm
prcssi II Is entirely pathological, torn" moral
idea. no ausion To guilt and rNpali"n meets
us The composition and execution are
mastery and worthy OF admiration. Minerva
is 4 most imposing statue "i the Goddess "i
wisdom The serpent is her special attribute
The griffin, also sacred 1" her, appears on hct
helmet. The trpuchin" Ncnus' and
Venus Of the Bath are both murrls OF
beauty They were found in Rome, the c\-
tent Of whose treasures srcms incredible. Ne
cording To Pny, Rome contained more
statues than inhabitants Barthclcmv as
s,rts that seventy Thousand were due out
and pn,isanius says that Nero brought
five hundred bronze statutes ii'n
the Oracle of Apollo At Dc'ra %