Essays on Life, Art and Science

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Essays on Life, Art and Science Samuel Butler

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  andmakeitaruletoearnestlyandpatientlyandcarefullyswallowafewofthesmallestgnatsIcanfindseveraltimesaday,asthebestastringentforthethroatIknowof。

  ThethirteenthchapelistheMarriageFeastatCanaofGalilee。

  Thisisthebestchapelasaworkofart;indeed,itistheonlyonewhichcanclaimtobetakenquiteseriously。Notthatallthefiguresareverygood;thosetotheleftofthecompositionarecommonplaceenough;noraretheChristandthegiverofthefeastatallremarkable;butthetenordozenfiguresofguestsandattendantsattheright-handendoftheworkareasgoodasanythingoftheirkindcanbe,andremindmesostronglyofTabachettithatI

  cannotdoubttheyweredonebysomeonewhowasindirectlyinfluencedbythatgreatsculptor’swork。ItisnotlikelythatTabachettiwasalivelongafter1640,bywhichtimehewouldhavebeenabouteightyyearsold;andthefoundationsofthischapelwerenotlaidtillabout1690;thestatuesareprobablyafewyearslater;theycanhardly,therefore,bebyonewhohadevenstudiedunderTabachetti;butuntilIfoundoutthedates,andwentinsidethechapeltoseethewayinwhichthefigureshadbeenconstructed,IwasinclinedtothinktheymightbebyTabachettihimself,ofwhom,indeed,theyarenotunworthy。OnexaminingthefiguresI

  foundthemmoreheavilyconstructedthanTabachetti’sare,withsmallerholesfortakingoutsuperfluousclay,andmorefinishedontheoff-sides。Maroccosaysthesculptorisnotknown。Ilookedinvainforanydateorsignature。Possiblytheright-handfigures(fortheleft-handonescanhardlybebythesamehand)maybebysomesculptorfromCrea,whichisatnoverygreatdistancefromOropa,whowaspenetratedbyTabachetti’sinfluence;butwhetherasregardsactionandconcertwithoneanother,orasregardsexcellenceindetail,Idonotseehowanythingcanbemorerealistic,andyetmoreharmoniouslycomposed。Theplacingofthemusiciansinaminstrels’galleryhelpstheeffect;thesemusiciansaresixinnumber,andtheotherfiguresaretwenty-three。Underthetable,betweenChristandthegiverofthefeast,thereisacat。

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