Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-14
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RANDoM ON,
Mr. Ei:uilson .,afo'"o" "Po's'""9 u mace an
Hy foHF0HS dhea.
NJ h;,,rv If Painny. like that of its kindred arts
,na,y and Smpinre, ascrnds until 1t Is lost in the
~ ,ges Of mankind The arts Of design said
a,.,ei from ria lhrIn "a Persia, into Egypt
"'s been ,onciIiaicd there for many centuries.
~" g., authentic account of Painting IN
~. -, If Minus aud Seniramls, King and Queen of
'' ahou, 900 years before The CHRISTIAN Il is
~ hui S,niratpis by whom hacient Babylon Was
s''' .,,seJ the bricks with " hch lis mos, ceirbta
"1a,l,ngs were Constructed to be painted in water
IT" hr, ,b.v WIRE burnt so thai the walls when
l.d nrcsenJ splendid variety Of historical, land
~ "a ,nr,rsit Scenes 10 modern artists this may
sf ,na,,,lhie Bni this statement " III be received
arr 80 cvnr when il is remembered that the vast
wa - nn,ers hy which the ancient Eyyp,ans and
~ rios were able ia rear the Pyramids and
~, ~ ,,l,s and n,lares of rhehcs and B bpc are
, ,,tna,yi, IN modern naiiops an, especially when
M !, mind that The artists Of those remote anes
~ nl,rs ca ,,.,,is.lv thai Tho wonderful uglut.
~ H., ,Jor. many at tho F,vntian l,nbs after The
NY, , ;,n,na,,hlc oo,,,rias ,yhen examined within
ht c - ,a.,aJ 10 militant ~ if ,bev hal
"e -. ,vo,,,J ri
Jus r. a,,;r o., A rc,,, F,y,. in,o Crec,,
~; !, Gu,nJ viii ihe Gier,,,,r, sclgncps and ,her
"''t L,,,, r., n,,al,inJ Inn, and vel .me homo
n n excelJ,J all ,be poti,os If an,ioui,v a. far
Inc ;,a,,,;re arts as thew did in nbiLsonIv and
F." "O
,t,, 22o ve,rs befre the Christian era Apelles did
1 80, nh, Homer had dnne far poerv and paid
g. s,i,,,re he invested il with immortality H..
"' s,,m,,,.rv win Alexander The Gt,al and vas
was hv Tho DISTINGUISHED C,yor of hat renowned
gaoe" W e ,lone of nh his prolsss,n. WINS awed
IT., tho nrroi, If thu mas,,.r nf The vntld Nh1l.
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pa'"'. nnon ~ his ,r ~, Ihr c,,,n,nd If Alc,,,
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,c f,,n his ,,, f,,o, n. ,,i,,,.d , hrs. IN co,,o
,o mi, hi, .ss,;l.nts ,,d .,,,y i,;s ,;.co ., ~
,g a5,ar.,ros Ia no sG,,,, f., s,n rs.s and ,b,t
,e ,oip,,s MIR and f,irar critic. in This ras, ,lo
~ had nruyed Ia he ,,ei,ci,d when they saw the ,c
Inn, nj Anclle lie meyer allowed , d,y IN mass how,
,va, much ne p,ipb he .u,tIyed ,h,ut ,,her ,hinos
,,,hnu, A,v IN, Al lens am. u,o in ms hence ,n
naxi, M #, which many urraI men baye since funded
an en- ,,,io5 fame. " A;,bu dHs s;,,e linn ,, o., mo,
dan LIS militant n Eue He MAS ,rcostnmod IN axn,sa
ii, n,orn,, In The ,i,, nf r,s.ora,rs ami :, o,co,
L,n,.lf ,,b,,d h,,, n, b,,r ma. ,i,.i,,, , ~ -.
i,ns q one If ,hpse o..,s.,,,s , sI,.,r,Lnr ran
Sord The pon,er for having oi, en- ono of fine nors -,
afnre less nun,ier Of lies hy ono ,l,,, i,,ht n
A2yrbaJ 'Iba n, Y, d,v lin. sLoe,,sl., n,,ho7Ined
4 the Success Al, his nreyinus cr,iir,sp hoaan IA find
lnl with lr5 whom AneIles indiun,niv mn, C,,,b his
head and desired him Il, c,ninr his deri,lo f., Le sin,
per- llencr arose that admirable al,;heeu, .,Ss snioy
mrl ereDidl"-..i Let ,im he c0i,ier 70 be,oud his
rd" / have rrcted these Incldrnis m The history al
lila t,rrfilu artist hnulng tEnutr in his
gnye Dress nIari To soe one or mnre 81 Your ynunu
readers both amusement anI instruction. For doubt
rss, he.e various yon 70 man who habiluay read
lie LynchbuI Nir2suan, who. If luey would faithfully
tlIow the spirit oi either ut the l,regonu NOTES
would surely conducted usefulness anl fame as
fheg possessed The Divinn. Cup OF Joseph, OF were
led by The clue Of Ariaine.
From the lime OF AppeiteS 10 the beginning of hr
l0ih century, period nj lSUJ years, This elegant sci
"e as cultivated With lar less than lis sister
d Sculpture. Pagan ldolaIiy was 1le great benracl4I
o alslnary IN the ca,slc agrsuf aaiqnry, pnqrry
las been HE nunleeht paIrou 81 Painting in modern
Hnes' "hen The religion oi heailenlsln, which had
hed the temples ut Athens and R1ne with the sublln-
fs' productions Oh Phdias, Phxieles ard their success
I's a .Ien before me progress III Christianity the
"'s''s " h'hahlsn, being held III allegiance by The Sc
"ld commandment Of the Decalogue. called forth ihe
moh"e'"' acievmehs u Michael Angelo and li1phael,
',sa" anu o"r'es'o' rembrandt aHd hH0tns' "hon
l,u " pn"'"s Tue nishest pefte.!,m ct "hich II Is
~ 90 '"a' "".'e we are "a''ed 10 me NOT
VI 'ois ~ a.'o w ''u s'FaGS' Pp'thcy IA
ssuiuip' We are no less Indebted 10 The ado
VI 'n"s's ~ ea''f's9' 'o '"e hi9n'St HIu'hphs IN
W "i,''s "; II S,I"u'" ne "o''u t'at no
, "''''' ""' "''''e" M '-'eS' ''pn'ah9n'
,er,rl,l h.. ~ ~ ' ""y i''is 10
a,o ,rs ,,'i ",''u 80 ,,' 'o''c % ''sf ee'