THE STUDIO IN GHUZNEE-STREET.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4902, 7 December 1876, Page 3

THE STUDIO IN GHUZNEE-STREET.

Messrs. Luigt fiel Yescovo and Te Sani, . the .Italian sculptors,qhaye rqinoved from tfieir old l .studio in-Tory-streetitp more commodious pre-i .mises,' situated;at;,thejieast; enfi> of, ,Ghuznee-i street. • The. works onrjvhich,they are at present’ engaged are a series;'pf clay .models of, Danielj of these,: all' being,in'miniature, and the first! represents the great patriot in'the., act; of j delivering a.speech, the'right hand ’ being'out-1 stretched as he afidyesses .the people, fand the; left holding a roll of.documents. ;cThe, appear-; ance of the; features Is most ..lifelike, and the artists have caught the expression of the, gifted and impassioned.orator in -a,.most [ marvellous.manner , ' The secopfi model, is of a less heroic: nature, the patriot,being represented.as leaning against a'pedestal,,a cloud ently. being Impressed on his ;brow. ; He-is: again' supposed ,to. be,deliyering:an addresß, but one of, a different character to. that in : the first: representation.- The. left hand is outstretched,, and, he .appears, ,to. be., appealing;,more to the understanding' than ; the . feelings of his audi-i ence., - Each of the two. models represents - on a! small scale a -statue; intended to, be 16ft.In; height, ;tb be placed ou ja.' handsome; pedestal, 1 ■which together ,will .reach '-40ft.;'. On jthej front/*; and;back.; Of , -the; pedestal.;. the| Harp •ofi',.Eririi;.ls carved,,' . and ; ouu the stwo/’sidOa .it' is.< intended thab.ian. lnsorip-; : tion .shall! be , placed, / fThe, third; model is a bust onlyybut. the features,-wheni com-; : pared, .with the; photograph, are .‘most exact, .and la'’.our, opinion ..the :scuptors, -so. far'as a mere likeness is concerned, / deserve consi-; . derably ./more credit/ for-.this r production than, the.ftwo previous /ones. ;.i,The clay bust of-the late Agent- General,. Dr. Featherston, which received, such general /praise .from the: public and the press a few weeks ago, hasbeen executed In plaster,'and the.-opihibns' we previously ex-j pressed as to the lifelike appearance of the model are fully realised In its’ second stage; Messrs. De Vescovi and fP« Sani can produce ariunlimited number of iplaster, casts from their j present model,-and WC understand that it is their intention ,to,;fio [so, and dispose iof, them at moderate- cost . .to those of the public through-j out the colony .who, desite to obtain a speaking portrait of their-fate-fellow-colonist.- -Tt will also' 1 be a work of art which will not do dis-i credit to any purchaser, and doubtless the artists will receive’ a ’ considerable amount of ■ supprirt.They - are r enga.ged' upon a niodel of Mrs. Johnston; one of the daughters of the,late Dr. Featherston,’ and also on another orie 'of Dr; Featherbtbri himself,' upon’ a smaller Scale thari the ’fibst' one;" They'aro both 'capital picturesi arid Mr.'De Vescovo hopes to receive the Carrara 1 marble for the 1 statue 1 of ‘Dr. Featherston,- to-be furnished ’to‘ the Memorial Committee, by July,' and' then to start work at once.' There arC • several 11! other • 1 works' of' art in the studio,'the most chaste being a representation of the Holy Family in bas-relief, executed in pure white marble, and : set off'by 1 a background of dark crimson velvet. This is altogether a splendid production; and is a 1 credit to both artists.- The bust of the 'Roman Emperor Vitellius, and of Augustus, the son of

the Omari I also, most .)mqritpnoji|. -sp|c)(f mens of the sculptor’s art, and some fancy productions in terra-cotta- are riso worthy of' more than passing 1 notide. .’ A' : number .of memorials, monuments;'.headstones,- mantelpieces, &c., are bn view, arid'are well worthy of inspection. It is; ;the Intention) of Mr. De Vescovo to start for 'Melbourne- on Thursday, of submitting‘.his:.models;of Daniel', p’.Cohnell' for, the inspection of the Memorial Committee,' and it "is to be .hoped jhe will be successful. in his, expedition; ‘ The studio is_ppen fprjnspictiohbyvisitors every day. a To ; those who take a [pleasure In art and its. surroundings ; a, visit will not be. unprofitable;' .and.itbey.'will;be received,, with a courtesy; which. r wiU ; certainly;;tempt them to a second call upon the polite artists. ) ,