The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-01


IN their allotted places IN the sculp-
ture gallery Ia 10 be greatly regretted.
But much time Ia required 20 MI
no large an order, aud the public, after
learning the extent Of the collection, viii
believe a great pleasure is only deferred
As complete historical series could not
be accommodated In the hall, II was con
sdered best 20 order, at the present time,
only few casts to show some steps In tiE
development from Egyptian and AssYrisr
20 the highest Greek art; larger number
70 show Greek art in it's perfection, aud
then enough TO bring us down &C. the Re-
naissanee period, through the rise OF
Roman aud decadence Of both Roman aud
Greek sculpture.
The first series is represented by Egyp-
tian portrait statues Of Seti l., and hts son
Ramcses H., who ruled this world more
than one thousand three hundred years u.
@. These are the men whose mummied
bodies we're found 80 recently In ancient
Thebes among those OF many other kings
and princes who expected their souls
would some day repossess their bodies.
Then follow some OF the sculptured
mural reliefs from Assyta portraying the
lives Of some well-known biblical charac
tiers, these supplemented by tho curious
Archaic statues and reliefa which led To
something 80 vastly different, that, with
out the wonderful nineteenth century
''hndsn which show the slow
change. one could scarcely believe
them the prototypes Of the best
Greek sculpture. This Archaic period is
seen In the l.ycian monument called the
HAPPY Tomb, the oldest known Greek por.
trait statuc--that Of Chares, ruler OF
Teichious6s--whichw was found IN 1884, and
In a curlously efieninate head OF Apollo.
CO highest art We coaii ask no more
than Sir. Ives has ordcred---for on the list
appears the whole eastern pediment, or
gable OF the Parthenon, = tomple 90
Athena, IN the Acropoiis OF Athens, and
part Of that gem Of architecture the
Ercchtheum, which is on the same classic
site.
Here we have ideal architecture and
ideal sculpture that from 800 years B. g.
20 our DAY have been unnvalled. The
rellefs IN the pcdlnent group are by
Phidlas and bis pupils--colossal figures OF
gods and goddesscs, greatly mutilated,
often hcadless. bat ~ grand, 40 noble, 30
above the things Of the earth that all who
see tue originals must bow before che
power OF human genius.
Mr. Ives IA careful 70 include examples
~ the various orders Of architecture.
Doric, Ionic and Corinthian, taken each
from the highest type Of the order. These
arc made more interesting by special
details from architecture on the A,hcnlan
Acropols-and especially BY the addition
Of one OF the female statues called
Carya,idcs which support the porch Of
The Erechtheum.
OF Greek statues, we have the new
olympian discoveries, Hermes by PrAKi-
teles, aud the Nltsk Paeonlos--the Venus
al Milo, Neapolitan Dlsoobolus, Fighting
Gladiator, Farncsan Mercury, Dancing
Faun, Antlnous Of the Capital, Apollo
Bclvedcre and many others Of equal note,
some OF them copies Of far.famcd Greek
statues. A few busia OF historical inter
est with the addition OF some classic headl
complete the most important part Of tho
nst. There are portrait busss OF Luoiu'
vcuis, Julius cesAr, Augustus Caesar
Mare Antony, Bntus, Marcus Aurslius; 1
nne head called Homer, another OF the
Apollo Bolvcdero. Clytie and SONS tha
are essential In tho school. Altogether u
will DO quite worthy OF the new gallery
and revelation 10 those who have NO
seen copies OF Greek sculpture
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