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For most sculpture soft, rather diffused light is agreeable, but some boldly undercut work as in the baroque style, gains force and dramatic effect when illuminated by a shaft of direct light, or spotlighted. Sculpture made for an open air setting must take into account the varied effects of light that will be encountered. This sculpture is apt to be broad in execution with little attention to subtle detail, and to exhibit very strong outlines, for under many Lighting conditions such a work is seen chiefly in silhouette.

The history of sculpture goes back to paleolithic period in western Europe, a time wl man was also making the earliest known pai ings. Typical works are small statuettes women, and reliefs of animals of the chase, re deer and bison. Some though in soft clay h; been miraculously preserved, many are engr; ings on bones or antlers, and some are can in very soft stone.

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.