The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

the other, the greater force conquering, l through a power of the will, the lesser one, as if nature herself had no desire to resist but lent herself reey, fully, to the mood of the sculptor. The complete mastery of the sculptor on one hand the perfect submissiveness of the marble on the other.
 Signor Morettis treatment of clay shows another phase. Pliant dead, expression- less, it becomes through the touch of the sculptor, thing of beauty. a conception so perfect that Signor Moretti himself works on as if the clay instead of him self was the master, the all compelling | force that he cannot resist. In modelling the strong, fine hands of the sculptor, are | caressing in their touch. Signor Moretti, his clay model before him, gave greater , sweep to the brow, a more classic contour to the face, greater delicacy to the mouth, until perfect full relief rewarded him. Educated for Priest. 1 Signor Morett ranks as one of the greatest sculptors in the world He was | botn in Sienna, one of the art centers of Italy, and quite near Florence. He was educated for a priest.
 One of his uncles was a great dig nitaries in tho papal court. He was a | Camerlengo. Signor Morettis family have a high rank in Italy.
 Moretti, educated for the priesthood would probably have been elevated to a eardnalate. He would have become per- haps a great digntary in the papal court. This was the desire of his family. Moretti himself desired above all | things to be a sculptor. Born and reared in an art atmosphere, the priceless gems of art making Sienna world famous, Moretti's early training must surely l have urged him on in his determna- 1 tion to be a sculptor. Yet on the other hand was the influence of his family, the strength of the church, heredity precednt, everything to lead him on to | the priesthood.
 Signor Morettis grandmother was his | confessional. She knew the boys ambi- tion; she realized that he was created for another mission; that where Italys | church had a million priests, the world had few sculptors. So the young Moretu went to Florence and nothing more was said about the priesthood. Once In Flor ence he became the pupil of Duprez.
 The Moretti Sculptures.
 Signor Moreth has been in America about fourteen years Since he came to this country his work has covered a wide range of subjects and the name of | Giuseppe Morett means something in the | history of sculpture.
 While his Vulcan Is said to be the sec ond largest statue in the world, he has designed many heroic figures, In both | bropze and marble. Some of the most striking figures in the history of the world have been perpetuated in the sculp- ture of Morett
 Much of the sculptor's work Is in me morials and in park entrances.
 The ornamental entrance way to High land park in Pittsburg, which is consid- cred the most imposing in the country, was the work of Signor Moretti. The entrance is fifty feet wide and the two large monumental pieces on either side of the driveway are composed of groups of four Doric columns, surmounted by a capital on the top of which are groups of figures, while at the side are single figures of women. From the ground to the top of the monument the height is sixty feet.
 In the Scheney park, in Pittsburg, is much of the sculptor's work. Particular ly notable is the Bigelow monument in bronze and the ornamental bronze pam thers guarding each entrance The length