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| THE AGE OF IRON - This bronze group by Alfred
Lawson, sculptor, of Paris, was exhibited in the north court of the
central pavilion in the Art Palace, where
the statuary of the French Section was
largely shown. It represents man, with his added powers of force,
after he has learned to displace the weapon of stone with the product
of the mine, and is essentially a picture of the early Greek age,
made classic by Homer. Achilles stands over his victim, listening to
his plea for mercy, where, after the iron spar will be plunged
through the vitals of the fallen foe, and the heart of Homer, the
poet, will be filled with love for the relentless hero.
SPIRIT GUARDING THE SECRET OF THE TOMB - This plaster cast
executed for the Chicago Art Institute, by Charles Rene de Paul Saint
Merceaux, of Paris, was exhibited in the rotunda of the east pavilion
of the Art Palace, in the French Section. This work might convince
the observer that its author would mark all his pieces with similar
mannerisms, yet the sculptor is celebrated for his versatility, and
this Dantesque statue is but a passing expression of his fund of
study and experiement. Saint-Merceaux was born at Rheims, in
September, 1845. He learned sculpture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts,
and was a pupil of Jouffroy. The cast will be very useful to
scholars in the study of postures for groups. |
