The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-02

capitai His fnther carver OF figure
heads for ships, the immortal son began
with such cuttings in wood and kept on
until for all ages TO come he carved in
stone the figures Of Day ana Night and
the Seasons and Adonis and Ganymedes
and Mercury and the Graces, and $40
specimens of sculpture. When he re-
turned from Rome. where he chose to
study and work for the most OF his art
lists life. not only Copenhagen. but tho
nation. joined in procession 10 welcome
him He sleeps I'm the yard OF the mu-
scum named after him. in hank of now
ers. the place selected BY himself. But
whichever way Won so Ia the city. you
md something Thorwaldsenian- While
you worship In one OF the churches. tho
twelve apostles look down uron you while
they are wrapped In robes OF marble that
seem soft as velvet. and garments, the
curves and wrinkles 81 which seem the
work Of a ciothicr rather than Of sculp-
tor, while the eountenances of the sacred
twelve give expression 10 the courage or
the caution or the wisdom or the faith
or the love which was supposed TO be
tho apostolic characteristic, Indeed, tho
most OF Thorwaidscn's later works were
consecratcd 10 religion.
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To me the most impressive OF all his
statuary Is his figure o. Christ II u 81
gantic In size. hut the alliance Of tender
ness and power IA the coantenance Of our
Lord and the out~prcad arms Of invita-
ton, and the planting Of the foot with In
finite firmness. proclaim him ready TO
wipe a tear. or able to save n world. What
power I'm tho scuiptor's chlsei 10 preserve
from age 20 age the heroes, the emanci-
pators. the rulers, the orators. the states
men. the mighty men and women OF tho
world. In the streets or public squares
80 all s.t.kf l. .kf
are eauestrians that seem IN saddle Of
bronze riding out OF the past into tho
present. The equestrian statute of Peter
the Great In Admiralty square. ST. Peters
burg. Is most remarkable; two sailors
were so impressed with It that they re-
solved TO ascend II. and having been ac-
customed TO climb tho mast they quite
easily climbed this great statute. and one
OF them seated himself on the bronze
horse before Peter tho Great and the 9TH
or behind him. Bot This gallon of the
heavens was intcrfered with by the police.
who considered II Dissertation for these
sailors to attempt to ride with the famous
emperor. The Offenders were arrested
and tried. and fined 500 rouhios each They
complained 10 the court that tho nne WAS
excessive, but the Judge replied; m rro-
pie ride with ROYALTY. they ought 10 ex-
pect to pay for the honor" In more
sensible way than that employed hv those
sailors. we all feel Hike expressing our ad-
miratlon for the sublime art of sculpture
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To us the scuiptor'A chisei means mora
than the nainters pencil. Though 20
long this art % expression IN stone has
impressed the world. II will be about The
last art to leave. Having locked into tho
faces 81 other centuries. II win look Into
the face of the last century ~ the worlds
existence. After most ~ the other arta
have rerishcd nj the end ~ the world.
and the plainter's canvas has. crumtl~d IN
the laH TonEseratIon. and The musicians
harm strinTs have broken under the I'm
gering Of the last IRE. sculpture with atm
confront the ruin ~ tho earth. iss canova
and Thorwnldsen statnary hapfired IN
fame. and the eouesirinns ins~tirrups ~
bronze will ride their horses into the red
surges Of burning world
T. DE WITT TAr.MAGE.