The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
MOST FAMOUS MODEL.
HAS POSED AS WASHINGTON. WILL
LIAM PENN AND LONGFELLOW.

In His Youth He Was a Sculptor, But
Owing to His Disgust Mt the Ignor-
ance and ListIessness OF the Major
ity of Models He Himself Turned
MOdeI-How He studied His Poses.
His Appearance on the Studio
ThrOne-He Was the Original of
StOry's Notwithstanding Friend of
Many of the worlds Most Famous
ArtiSts-Now an Old Man But SIN
Vigorous-Grent Artists as He saw
Them.
One of the most remarkable men in
Rome is Carlo Mal5otti, who has been
friend, companion and model 20 nearly all
the great artists who have studied and
wrought in the Eternal City during the
last half-century.
Il was not only his splendid form and
pure. classic features that made Carlo so
sought and so enthusiastically appreciated
by Thopwaldsen and Overlook and Cor
nelius; by Powers and Gibson, Achtmann.
three generations of Tadolnis, Robert
Bompiani and the other famous presidents
Of San Lucca; Crawford, Rheinhart, Rog-
ers, Story, Simmons and Miss Hosmer: it
was because of his thorough mastery of
their ideas and his quick and intelligent
comprehension OF what they wished 60
symbolic that made him a factor of in
estimaole value in the realization of these
artists grandest and most ambitious
dreams.
Unlike the majority of models. his pro-
fession was not hereditary in his family.
He is the oldest model in Rome now, and
ne began posing when but II at the Villa
OF the Medici He was born close by the
beautiful old church of San Andrea della
Frate on the now busy street of Capo le
Case, where Elihu Vedder and the Nor
wegan portrait painter, Ross, have their
homes He was an especially well-inform-
ed young fellow, knowing and delighting
~ history and loving poetry and art. In
deco, he himself was a sculptor with a
nne passion for the work Many times.
while the bits of pure marble flew from
under his chisel like snowfiakes he lost
MS patience at the utter listlessness ana
Ignorance manifested by the scores ~
models of all descriptions whom he saw
about him every day.
sculptor Who Became n Model.
In a little working studio almost d.
rectly opposite where his fine form as
Spartacus now forms a striking ornament
IN the midst of Medici gardens Carlo was
chipping away one day at the figure of a
Hunter. He was passing one of his rest
less, impetuous moments and in the heat
OF passion had stripped his arms bare
TO the very shoulders. His blows wore
hrm and rapid and the sinews stood ont
ike cords on his splendid arms and torso
for in the suffocation of his passion he
mad flung his jacket wide open, too.
Mon Dieu! what a superb model no
would make!" cried a young pensjonant
VINO was passing al the moment and
whose name was to become very famous
In the world of art
'C'est vraI! but don't believe Il would
be possible TO persuade so fine ana en-
thusiastic workman as he is to change
his occupation so completely" renliea bis
young companion, and who had already
commenced that superb reading of infu-
ence through music whose INSPIRATION
was then gathering and which he called
Faust
Indeed, his words might have nroved
true, but for Carlos overma sterino in
dignation at the listlessness and
htelessness of the model he
had just seen, which drove him into
SWING hasty and emphatic consent 10
ttiS oAAipluouS young SculptOrs plea ding
Before Carlo parted with the young souln-
tor that night he had acquainted himself
with the subject of the new work A.
he walked homeward through Piazza de-,
Popolo, and all that evening he studiad
u; even in his dream 1t was before him
In the morning he was so truly the char
acter itself that the young sculptor baa
reason all his life long to bless the IN
spiration Of Carlo, the model. which helm
ed him create one of his greatest WORKS
There was no more thought after mis- Of
Carlos chipping marble; his plan was
to he a very different one indeed-to lend
such form and force to the DEVELOPMENT
OF artistic ideals as no artist in Rome
had been able to call to his aid before
How Carlo Studied His Poses.
Carlo never allowed himself 60 tat,a
pose unawares; but must know and anna,
ever phase and every circumstance, he yvas
SO imperative in this that the most gifted
artists grew 10 know that no impromptu
summons from whatever quarter or for