Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-10-15


vas. ! could not help tracing sympathy between
the fair artist and her work. She had fair, classical
face very much of the placid experience which Pous
sin had given to his Virgin. l stood by her several
minutes, examining her movements, and tracing the
operations of her pencil She would dip her brush in
her cclors-then rub it on the pallete-then look up
10 her model on the wal-then look to her canvas
then give the cheek of the young Saviour few deli
cate touches-then take away her pencll-then look
at the smile she had hung upon the cherub cheek OF
Mary's son-ihen smile slightly a, her success-then
look up askance al me, where stood looking silent
ly on-then resume her melancholy, sedate express
sion-and then go the same round with the figure o.
the Virgin She SO successful in lighting up the
heavenly smile that could not help breathing soto
rOce how very beautfu" The far artist under
stood me, for she looked up with faint smile and
proceeded in her work as usual-mixlns her colors-
looking up al the onglnal-giving another touch TO
the cheek Of Maryland then bending her head, 10
the right and 10 the left TO the effect she had pro-
Guced on her canvas.
could not pass away suddenly-so interesting
seemed the artst-the sub ect-and the quiet subaued
tone oft the place.
There is very little taking in the Louvre-and none
OF il IS loud eXceptit come occasionally from few
vulgar English from Lendon or Newgate. The ar
fists are as silent as death-b1t active as life.
Alter few minutes left my fair artist, who, by
this time, had hung smile each of the cheeks OF
the young Jesus-tingcd the countenance Of The Vr-
gin-aad added fine tone 10 the benign expression Of
ST Joseph. | passed along the gallery. Many young
men, with pale faces hair parted in the front Ia
Raphael, and long republican locks were busy copy
ing. Among others, | found another young girl,
busily engaged in copying Flemish panung-l for
got the painters name. 1t was the interior OF
Kitchen and the light and shade produced most
exquisite effect little girl sat in the window sew
ing the rays of the sun shining over her with great
eff lgence Near her, in the centre OF The floor, was
a young brother-and 10 the right her mother, with
baby, playing al her feet. Around tho walls every
kitchen uiens distinctly marked as i Is pos
slbc 10 conceive. The fair artist who was copying
this picture, rather older than the other one
nave described. She had blue eyes-a light dress,
and long fair locks beautifully braided. Her green
bonnet with white VEIL was hung over her easel, and
she dashed along her work, neither caring who
ooked, or who did not
But | cannet enumerate the many interesting
roups of this kind that have seen in the Louvre:
There were a, least l6 TO Is young ladies, many O
hem interesting and beautiful, engaged al this work.
'he off GERS, who have charge of the gallery are
cry attentive to the female artists. They assist
hem toput on their shawls-hold their bonnets when |
o'clock has arrved-and hand them their gloves |
Nth all the politeness OF cavalier TO his BRIDE. All
MS is nearly the ordinary routine of the Louvre.
,as so much taken mp with the arts's at this great
allery that haG TO 90 frequently before could
Ear myself away to have good look at the old Ital
in masters.
While in London l had suddenly, and 10 my own
slonishmen,, acquired quite taste fer the Italian
chool-such as Claude, Titan, Domnchino the
'arracce Corregio, &c. &c. proceeded one after
Don 10 the upper gallery which s devoted entirely TO
ne Italian paintings. In wandering amid these works
{ art have invented a ode Of my own. always
arrv a Notice des Tabltaur, but never lock al
escriptlon I'LL picture has attracted my attention.
;aunterng along in this way, the portrait of young
IAN, with his cheek leaning on his right hand, and
ION tano cap on his head struck peculiarly fine.
looked, and looked, and ooked-again, again. again.
was different from any portrait had ever scent
reduced a different effect from any portrai had
ser SEEN The more looked, the more seemed TO
&c the expression Of the young man breathe from
is face. found that | could gaze upon simple
ertrait as deeply as could upon a varied landscape
CLAUDE 3. tue mSIc CuH-
as-thc fair artists i had passed-and even that
-as in the Louvre. / only the divine face of the
ourh before me, with the soul beaming from every
the smile, soft as heaven, almos,
preadlng over It.
Chow different" said ], "is this from all the por-
AIT. ! have ever seen. Ordinarily, we can all !
hat n portrait contains in a couple of elances-but |
ere I can gaze and gaIe and fancy that il smiles
nore freshly as gaze wonder who this painting
BY"
With this soliloquy my lips, opened my book
was No. 1876 Of the Ecoles d Halle. read
Portrait d un jeune homme-Sa tate est dppuyte
mr. Ia main-Haut. 0. N. 59c.-Ldrg. o. IN. 44c." |
On looking at the name Of the artist found 1t TO be
Raphael" painted by himself when he was young |
nan I was delighted more than ever-l looked and
eoked agaa-I gszed and gazed again. Ii was the
rst original painting that had ever seen OF IA
haels and the fact that should be so attracted by
simple portrait, without knowing who II was, or by
vhon, speaks forth the power of that divine master
ver every mind and every eye.
soon discovered, from the resemblance in colorlng
nd general effect 10 this sage model, several other
aintinps Of Raphael, which are sparngly scattered
long this section Of the gallery ] particularly no
iced the splendid portraits ds Raphael Ct de son
naitre d. arnes, being numbered 1895 IN the Muses
Royal.
4, :. ficslt To describe the tone colering style,