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The criticism sculpture of sculpture is as difficult and complicated as that of any of its sister arts, but the recognition of quality in a work of sculpture is attainable by any intelligent person without too much study. As the noted scholar, Dr. Gombrich, wrote, "I do not think there are any wrong reasons for liking a statue. . . ." That authoritative statement should give courage to the beginner. To put it in brief: what makes a work of art good is when every part and every factor is working together to enhance the effect of the whole.

It was not humor, however, that he strove to display, but rather the grand human emotions. The breadth of Rodin's character is illustrated by his indifference to hostile criticism sculpture. No other sculptor of modern times received so much criticism sculpture, nor succeeded in overcoming all criticism sculpture. His plaster sketch of Balzac, in a voluminous dressing gown, was declared absurd by the committee of the Society of Men of Letters, and they refused to accept it, giving the order to Falguiere.

These significant pti poses have generally been served by sculpture ( considerable size, and there is no doubt that largi ness promotes an effect of impressiveness i sculpture as it does in architecture. This i borne out by the observation that most sculptur which has been made merely to embellish or t delight is definitely under life-size or even of th statuette category. A notable exception to thi rule is found in fountain sculpture from the 16t! century on, where the architectural or arborea setting often requires commensurate scale in tb sculpture.