Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-10-28

net yc, foriy,i bstievs. l could No.
trua my admiration and affection % ~
more ct his character than the giving ~
this simple s,alcmentuf ,sc,s.
fks Statues os Colu uabus ana -.
ast aa Indian &airlsa 80
Extract from the correspoudence OF IL.
Ns,oa.l Institute, W..hing,oa.
/. NAPLEs, August Id. la,
Dear Sir:--Sema Few vea.s sinc. -.
groups Of sintuary were ORDERED Nv Cow.
4 Rress for ths eastern from, Of The Casi,ol
The execution OF one Was given nj M
Greenough. now Of Florence; tho o,bsr
TO Mr.. Persico, Of this place NJ. PERI.
co's work is now finished, and an h.,oy
I" in"r,n you tina, in this city &c ,Ke dus
arts |, meets with general admiration |,
has produced, indeed nm extraordinary
impression. This journals haze son,ais.
ed numerous criticisms di the subrc,.
and all have issmed with paneeyric. hin
studio vas ,hrong-d for many week. hs
admitting visitors TO the number or wsnv
thousands. from his Majesty doAnwardl,
! have bern curious TO ascertain lie puU.
lic sentiment in srcieiy so Devoted ID
the fine arts and so we'll informed ON an
Questions pertaining 10 them, There i.
2 generai coDcurreii:e Ia pronauncins
strohg eticomiums. 1t 10 true thar -
those who censurc particular par,s. ann.
IN the conception, some in the d.,s,ls and
some in the execution: but even an tne~
award need Of emifen, sttcs.ss Tim
work places tho artist. by general cousenf,
among the 6rsi sGulptorsasf Italy
he has selected for his suhl-c, the land.
ing Of Columbus. 'fhe grea, navigator
j. supposed to have jus, touched the shore:
HIS person il lofty anJ Imposing; u.
coun'enance has the imprcss &c INJURIES
inability. The visage is modelled viii
much width, and the forehead h,s crcs,
capacty. He slanls, his helme, removed
and placed on rock BY his side, HI.
shesthed sword cas- upon the earth. aod
with his right hand raised he presents (
globe. His left rests, with the hack
turned upon his nip, the arm being kim.
bo The eight fsotis advanced ~ firm
~ placed upon the soil. willis, the LEFT, a.
ia the sctoe wdlking. scarrely touches
the earth His osiumc is that Of 4 Scan.
ish cavs'ier If the fifteenth century. with
caifass and armets, falling mantle on
his shuuhsers, lua brrsrssva u the knee.
And Min silk stock,ngs 50 tis,etl to the lef
that II is nearly ns visible All, naked. -
Near him siatids lovely Indian woman.
who ssetus 70 hate been, rsp,sinr upon
the earth when startled Nv lln. astousd.
irR anpara,,tt, Shs his Just sprsue up,
and now she stsnd, in tho a;li,tae 10 M,
yet she turns her h-Sd. and regards win
a curious and fixed gaze the H. " conner.
The countenancc IL truly ltslsah. lle
VIM seeks here the regulnf ftaaires Sf
0rectsn ar, will be Disappointed Phdas
! NEVER Concerted Of stch fxtA. The
cheek b"ifes are prom nent, tho owes ars
deeply set. he forehead low, The chin
'ounoed; We, neither ofthese character
istics u extreme Il isx face sr,klns
and beautiful III is kind.
h 70 he eager and concettra,e ed 9.ze with
whlch she looks upon the wonderful us,
tier there - an expression Of s,ernness
AM profound asionishmcnt. There is
also IN The attitude something which sug.
ees's the s,eal,hy aud almost serpsni like
movement Of the Indian race. The s.igM
drapery with which she was covered
seems in, the hurry in which she has
aprunR up. to have slipped down from iis
place, discovering 10 the view tbs lovely
,n fcs n q L.
the snme time j, hiss so fallen that mod
rsty is moi shuk~d, and its ends, reaching
the earth, from an ing-nioSs and beauti.
ful support 10 the statue. II the yisags
is no, modelled according 10 the rules Of
Grecian art, still the person and limbs,
lrdian rs this figure Is. nat we'll compare
with the choice models of Grecian and
Italian saiuasy -
\ Persico belongs to no particular sckO ii.
of sculpture; bu, he isnitxses nature with
a ho.dness ami freedom which charsctsf-
yes many of the painters Of the Vsni,isn
school. II is here that he shows the g.
MUS ofthe artist and his sysisfn whsch
consists in having none. The lisslc d.
tails Of his work are executed with o..
bonous minutensss Of an exact procisSed
which are peculiar aud truly semsrkses,l
Although the statues are colossal, dia.8
tended to- be- Vowed II Z distance. ~
they do no, suffer from the closest scfo.''
ny. have said before that the icsssals
Of tho city have had many srt'e'esoo me
subject Of these statues. They Iamse.
that their own copntfy should b Sepr'vo
OF these beautiful productions OF one
her sons. but Al the same time thsyH
licilaie themselves thai l,aly enjoys -
honor Of carrying the hns arts int ssbos
dis,ant reejsns;r that an Italian discovf
cred our co6lincnt; that % iia'Ihs 80
10 il his name; iha. an Italian hes w
ten one OF the best histories Of cur 49,
luton; that m italian now deconse
Capitol with sculpture wrought "a"
italian sun.
bave The honor to b. With s'w
psct, your obsdient strssDa. .,r
l. 2f4kd WIN BOULWAh1s-
ToF MarLos, Jr. ESQ.,. Cessr:poosps
Ssciesary sf the National lnss.su's:
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