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                                                                      Angles of palace.  Vid note on Adam, at p 89.  The eyes of the Eve
                                                                      		are drill holed in the same manner, those of Noah are half
                                                                      		closed - those of his sons simply drillholed as usual:
                                                                      		those of the figures in the judgment of Solomon quite
                                                                      		smooth.  The eyebrows are no criterion - those of the Judgment
                                                                      		are smooth - of the modern capital heads hairy while
                                                                      		in the old ones they are smooth.
                                                                      		The chest and shoulders of the Eve are remarkably fine
                                                                      		when seen near;  the serpents female head sensual -
                                                                      		diffuse so to speak in expression - open eyed & very
                                                                      		painful - the angular body in its cling to the tree is
                                                                      		thoroughly magnificent.  So are the fig leaves - nothing
                                                                      		can be more exquisite than the way the fruit is inserted
                                                                      		between the stems;  or more delicate & flaccid than
                                                                      		the fruit itself - it has however suffered severely in
                                                                      		surface;  especially towards the sea, it is of Istrian
                                                                      		stone like all the rest of the palace sculpture;  and
                                                                      		has quite lost its surface except in one or two sheltered
                                                                      		spots, when the delicate plumage of the birds is still
                                                                      		left.
                                                                      		On comparing the Judgment of S. sculpture with it, fine
                                                                      		though it is - and the head of Solomon is very grand;
                                                                      		then will presently be felt a total inferiority, more
                                                                      		especially in the lie of the fig leaves;  which look glued

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