

^m-2^ SS\, 



Fia;. I ly. — Italy. ob\Trsc ijf medal crimnx-moiaiini; tlic 



biiiiillcniiiin nf Augustus [igjyj -■' 



(Pholii from R:~} 



WiUiv^ till- l)imillriniirii ol Auuunius (lit;. 11"") and of 

 \ iii^ilius. llut;c in si/c and coniplrx in cdnipusitidn, 

 they clino closely |o (li<ir anc i.iit rn.)dcls. 'I h,- 

 olntTsc scenr ol th,- \'ir-iliaii nirdal (Iil;. IIS) 

 rcrtaniK liics lo iniil.ilr siimlar ^onl|)o^ilio^s ironi 

 till- frir/c ol IVajan's ( !(j|iiinii. 



In liarmony wiili liis dcxdiion lo am ic nt Koine. 

 Romaunoli tnincd also lo Cvvvrc for anisiic inspira- 

 tion. Tile frcqncni \ ol nndc allilciic ii'^uns on his 

 coins -'-'■' and cspfn iaIU on nicd.ils rcvcal.s the '^ir.n 

 iascinalion wliicli .nu i. in (hcrk uIm'''<^ r\riicd on 

 liim. ] ho spiar-tliiowin',; \onlli on llic medal coni- 

 nienioratin',; the ()I\nipie ^anies in .\nl\\crp, i'i2<l 

 (fig. 11'';, the ■■Dedahis" on a medal sliiiek in I'Ja.i 



Fig. Ii8. — Italy, uieclal eouiuienKjrating the biuiiileniuni 

 111 \ ii gilins, iijju -'* 



2"' R~, p. 125, medal 66. 

 S'" R~, p. 120, medal SI. 



■-""'See espeeiallv Iiis ( oin.^e lur Alli.iTii.i: I<a\\ioM), p. 8, 

 coins 6, 16. 



/ 



V 



Fig. IIC). — Italy, medal, no d.ite. eummemor.ihiig the 



( )K uipie ( i.uues ■''■' 



(Photo Iroui A',~) 



and the "I'loni. lh( ns" on .i medal of l').i7,-"" ,ts well 

 as the yotith with lasces on the 2ll-liii- piece of I ''27 

 (tig. 112), are iharacleristic ex.imples of his teildeiic\' 

 t(j imitate tlie slmelnral perfection of ancient Ciicek 

 statuary. 



C'onfronted with the ch.dlenL;i' of expressing cnr\ ih- 

 mic heautv in .1 perlei tl\ modeled plaslicit\, Koma- 

 gnoli soKi'd the |)rol)lcin onK partially. WCll-syn- 

 chroni/cd nio\( inents of accuralcK' modeled |)lastic 

 forms confer to his liguri-s of alhlctes a st.itn.iry 

 bcautv, but lhe\' lack \italit\-. The brilliance of an 



-"» R.~. p. 114, inr.fd K. 



-■' R.~. p. \2?.. i.ied.d -'S. p. I_\i. m.il.d 68. 



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