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oo ornate to be restful, is full of a quiet intimacy. Nature's calm is here. It is a little court, and friendly. Its walls are near and sheltering. People like to sit here in the shelter of the c

pillars softly smooth. The trees press close to the walls, the shrubbery is dense. Birds make happy sounds among the branches. Water falls from the fountains in the alcoves, not with a roar, but with something more than a woodland murmur. These fountains touch one of the purest note

their own story. Here is no elusive mysticism, no obscure symbolism to be dug out with the help of guid

alcove to the left of the half-dome is that of Spring. In the sculptured group of the fountain, flowers bloom and love awakens. It is a fresh and graceful composition. The murals are on the faces of the corridor arches. No

ts of the harvest. This is less likable than the other groups. The posture of the mother is not a happy one. The two murals picture Summer and Fruition. Bancroft h

significantly represented in the full modeling of the figures and the maturity of the adults. The mural of Autumn, in the rich colors of t

an sows, his companion having prepared the ground. In his mural of Winter, Bancroft pictures the snowy days, the fuel piled against the cold, the chase of the

croft's best murals. In the first, Time crowns Art, while her handmaids, Painting, Pottery, Weaving, Glass-making, Metal-worki

branch. All three are by Albert Jaegers. At the other extremity of the court each of the two pylons is surmounted by a bull, wreathed in garlands, and led by man and maiden to the sacrifice.

hes, and by the fat ears of corn depending from the Ionic capitals of the columns. These types of fruitfulness have a furt

ssages. The quality of this interior decoration is enhanced by the beauty of the staff work, which throughout this court is the m

the court would have been enhanced if it had been cut off from this approach by an arch. Half way down the forecourt is t

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