Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

218 A1·ts and Craf'ts in tl1e M:iddle Ages

cluced plates in ccrtain шodel'n a1·t books which are in nearly еvегу puЫic library. То undcrstand thor­ oпghly thc use of the drill in flat sculptuгe, I ,vish my readeгs woнld гefer to Fig. 121 in Mr. Russell Sturgis's " Artist's Way of \Vorking," Vol. II. In а quaint tl'eatise 011 Belles Lettres in France neaгly two ccnturies ago, Ьу Carleпeas, the ,vrite1· says: " It is to по gl'('at purposc to speak of thc Gothick scпlptuгes: for eYerybody kno,vs that thcy al'e tl1e ,vorks of а 1·ude art, f01шed in spitc of natшe апd rнles: sad pгoductioпs of ЬагЬ1·ош; and dull spiгits, ,vhich disfigure ош old chuгches." Fic on а Frenchmaп who could so expгess himself ! \Ve гecall tl1e story of how Viollet le Duc made the people of Paris app1·eciate tl1e woнdeгful caгvings on Notre Damc. All tl1e rage in Fгance was for Greek and Roman remains, and the people pel'sisted in their adшa­ tion of the antique, but would not deign to look neare1· hornc, at thei1· great medireval works of агt. So the architect had plaster casts made of the principal figures оп the cathedгal, and these ,vere t1·eated so as to look like ancient rnarЫe statues; he then opened an exhiЬi­ tion, puгpoгting to show веw discoveгies and excava­ tions among antiques. ТЬе exblЬition was thronged, and evei·y one ,vas deeply inte1·ested, expressing the g1·eatest admiration fог the rnarvelloнsly expressive scнlptures. Viollet le Duc then adrnitted what hc had dопс, and confessing that thcse treasures were to Ье found in their native city, advised them t.o рау more attention to the beaпties of Gothic art in Paris.