Studio: international art (15.1899)

The Renaissance of the Medal in France

their ultimate purpose, „,i " *'''''^ffiWjffai tune has willed it that

and with as great a ^W-'",-'- . " France should possess a

degree of success, as p/0 ;fV craftsman whose share

though he were working ■ \ in the production of the

on the wall itself, so, medal is equal in im-

subordinate his material ^^^^^^^^^ (mus^ aLo rcm^ni-

to the exigencies of re- * *■ ' - • V" " ber the assistance given

duction. Why, in a busy .'v-:.^SBSKBBKr l<> medallists by M.

impatient age like ours, jjiiiLJ Rivaud, a galvanoplastic

refuse the benefit of a ^ worker of rare merit,

saving of time, when and by M. Doppler, a

this ever precious ad- "elevage de la race chevaline" silverer-gilder ever keenly

by degeorge

medal by fremiet

by louis bottee medal by vernon

vantage may be obtained ^jmuuM iB^ on the look-out for

without any sacrifice of >>>>v curious patines. One is

inspiration ? This fact ' \ able to realise, in view

offers food for refiec- £ ' ^\ of this combination of

tion : without the aid & j~\ valuable assistance, how

of mechanical processes B ' . 1 \ great are the facilities

M. O: Roty would not ff. \ '—■ ^ \ offered to the French

have had time to execute g : f r, n^t-^A , ■<'....-' >";;:» medallist in the exercise

a tenth part of his B f "'*wT3f of his art.

works, and art would § /v- r•'.: Moreover, we must

have been deprived of P I ' not forget to consider

many a masterpiece ! "v V , irfr $1 the history of the past, or

To judge by results, • / / I // neglect to take into con-

this acceleration in the \ ' ' y jfSi^, ' ,J/ sideration the lessons

technique would seem bequeathed to the artists

to have had no incon- " of to-day by their pre-

siderable effect in pro- decessors, who cleared

moting the work of the path for them, and

medal engraving. For- medal by j. c. chaplain paved the way for the
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