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Starch 5s not only for family ufes in ftifrenmg hnen, &c. but
alio in feveral trades, as perfumers, dyers, Sec.
STATUARY, is a branch of fculpture employed in making
ftatues.
Statuary was at the firft but very rude. Daedalus is faid to be
the inventor of fiatues, who lived not only before the defiruction
of Troy, but even before the Argonauts ; but yet it is certain,
there were ftatuaries before him ; only he is alfo faid to have
been the firft: who endeavoured to give them action and motion,
and make them appear as if they were alive.
Before his time, fiatues were made with their feet joined to-
gether, they not aiming at exprefling motion or aciion. He
firft fet the feet of his fiatues at liberty, and gave them the atti-
tudes of people walking and acbing.
The firft fiatues erecied to their gods are faid to have been
made by the Phoenicians.
STATUES, are defined to be a piece of fculpture, repre-
fenting a human figure, in full relievo.
But Statue is yet more fcientifically defined by M. Daviler, to
be a representation of fome perfon, diftinguifhed by his birth,
merit, or great aciions, in high relievo and infulate; placed as
an ornament in fome fine building, or expofed in a public place
to preferve the memory ef him.
Statues are formed with the chifiel, of feveral matters, as done,
marble, plaifter, &rc.
They are alfo caft of feveral metals, as lead, brafs, filver, and
gold. 'See the articles CASTING and FOUNDERY.
Statues are commonly diftinguifhed into four kinds:
1. Thofe which are lefs than the life.
2. Thofe equal with the life.
3. Thofe that exceed the life ; among which, thofe among
the ancients, which did furpafs the life once and an half, were
of kings and emperors; and thofe double the life, of heroes.
4. Thofe that exceeded the life, two or three times or more,
and were called CololTus's, as that of Rhodes.
Achillean Statues, is a name given to thofe of heroes, from
Achilles.
Allegorical Statues, were fuch as, under human figures or
other fymbols, reprefented fomething of another kind ; as age,
element, fome part of the earth, temperament, &c.
Curule Statues, thofe where the perfons are reprefented in
chariots, drawn by either two or four horfes.
Divine Statues, were fuch as were confecrated to the gods,
as Apollo, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, &c, demi-gods or heroes,
as Hercules, &c.
Equejlrian St atues, were fuch as reprefented fome illuftrious
perfon
Starch 5s not only for family ufes in ftifrenmg hnen, &c. but
alio in feveral trades, as perfumers, dyers, Sec.
STATUARY, is a branch of fculpture employed in making
ftatues.
Statuary was at the firft but very rude. Daedalus is faid to be
the inventor of fiatues, who lived not only before the defiruction
of Troy, but even before the Argonauts ; but yet it is certain,
there were ftatuaries before him ; only he is alfo faid to have
been the firft: who endeavoured to give them action and motion,
and make them appear as if they were alive.
Before his time, fiatues were made with their feet joined to-
gether, they not aiming at exprefling motion or aciion. He
firft fet the feet of his fiatues at liberty, and gave them the atti-
tudes of people walking and acbing.
The firft fiatues erecied to their gods are faid to have been
made by the Phoenicians.
STATUES, are defined to be a piece of fculpture, repre-
fenting a human figure, in full relievo.
But Statue is yet more fcientifically defined by M. Daviler, to
be a representation of fome perfon, diftinguifhed by his birth,
merit, or great aciions, in high relievo and infulate; placed as
an ornament in fome fine building, or expofed in a public place
to preferve the memory ef him.
Statues are formed with the chifiel, of feveral matters, as done,
marble, plaifter, &rc.
They are alfo caft of feveral metals, as lead, brafs, filver, and
gold. 'See the articles CASTING and FOUNDERY.
Statues are commonly diftinguifhed into four kinds:
1. Thofe which are lefs than the life.
2. Thofe equal with the life.
3. Thofe that exceed the life ; among which, thofe among
the ancients, which did furpafs the life once and an half, were
of kings and emperors; and thofe double the life, of heroes.
4. Thofe that exceeded the life, two or three times or more,
and were called CololTus's, as that of Rhodes.
Achillean Statues, is a name given to thofe of heroes, from
Achilles.
Allegorical Statues, were fuch as, under human figures or
other fymbols, reprefented fomething of another kind ; as age,
element, fome part of the earth, temperament, &c.
Curule Statues, thofe where the perfons are reprefented in
chariots, drawn by either two or four horfes.
Divine Statues, were fuch as were confecrated to the gods,
as Apollo, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, &c, demi-gods or heroes,
as Hercules, &c.
Equejlrian St atues, were fuch as reprefented fome illuftrious
perfon