CHAPTER V.

A warning to young artists--Professor Cambi's propositions--A financial problem: to increase gain by diminishing the means that produce it--I leave Sani's shop to have more time and liberty to study--An imitation is not so bad, but a falsification is indeed an ugly thing--The Marchesa Poldi and a casket, supposed to be an antique--How a master should be--The death of my mother, September 1840--Opinion of the Academy--The "Tipsy Bacchante"--A divided vote--The "Cariatidi" of the Rossini Theatre at Leghorn, 72