New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-17
Foreign Correspondence of The Tribune
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PRESENT STATE OF TIE ARTS
pr A YOUNG AMEzIcAS.

PRESENT STATE Or TIE AIRS.
OF late years, Germany has taken importan:
stand III regard to the cultivation and advancement
of the fine arts, which Tor some centuries seemed to
have lain dormant among her people. Since the days
of Albert Durer and Lucas Penach the fathers ofthe
old German school OF painting, until within the last
hall century. there has been scarcely one artist of
even middling celebrity The FORKS of these old
masters show much genius, wi one considers
the times in winch they live but unlike the
Italians, Cimabue and Giotto. tie schools they
established brought forth no rnan Raphaels.
Titans and Correglos.
But now as Italy falls Germany seems 10 rise
few bright and lustrious stars have already risen
in her sky OF art, and it IS to be hoped that the
aeJpiG OF talent ditfased among the hundreds Of
pupils that thronc her schools and galleries Will
condense into few strong and beaning lights
new planets around the OF immortality II MAJ
be remarked that the golden OF Italian painting
Immediately followed that which gave birth 10 It's
loftiest poets. Dante and Petrarch had sung and
Boccaccio told his hundred tales OF love before
Raphael and Michael Angelo appeared as Ii the
spirit OF Poetry. in breathing words. heralded
and prepared the way tor rs more diitcuit emoodl
ment on the glowing The same seems TO De
taking place Germany. The Augusian era OF
literature Is over Schiller and Goethe and Herder and
Richter belong TO the dead VINO are not dead ana IN
their place host OF artists springing up Whether
the resemblance VIII stall mold true and inc GoTeu- OLA
Italians be equaiied IN painting ana sculpture a. ther
bards have been equaed in II remains tor tue W
ture 10 decide.
The schools of art in Germany now enjoy great
reputation all the word and attended By scho
from every nation. Those OF Dusseldorf and
Munich in particular. resemble universities IN their
extent and the number OF artists Is great as 10 con
siitu;e peculiar class Of society IL the latter city
there are no less than hundred Besides, Berlin
and Dresden have also their share and believe there Is
academy OF Art in each of these cities among this
great number, there undoubtedly hundreds VINO
will never arrive at even mediocre reputation but
would be strange II few ranscendent spirits should
not be brought light There already some names
which Will live endurngly, matter now nl:h may DC
the perfection hereafter attained and the waTIn enthu
siasc temperament OF the Germans is so well cacu-
lated produce genius and to nurse its growth thni
the only wonder Is the iuts should have sumbeTed 80
long.
A love and appreciation of works o; painting and
sculpture has always existed first awakened by
Dure and his contemporaries and has been kept alive by
the works they left and the many splendid galleries
formed by princes and wealthy mobiles Hence there =
want oi encouragement tor rising genius, and all
works OF merit generally disposed OF Tor their iu
value. True talent work nowhere without being
shackled in way, and This IN Germany, proceeds
from the vrey cause whc ought 10 give II more power
the patronage of the rulers II rarely happens that the
rery r-i rry a0bI have spirit for such
things and is not 10 herl that The artist looks for that
appreciation which shall reward him for his toll They
are ottener Influenced by vanity and the desire OF ap
pearng liberal patrons OF genius than any love tor
the themselves.
When an artist is deemed worthy OF his princes
couragcment, he receives certain salary generally
rather smalD perhaps kind oil ute IN addition
and in return Tor tins gives his genius ana labor when
ever they may be required He Is often Obliged TO
cute the designs OF his patron. however imperfect and
uncongenal TO his mind they may be and he must
frequently suffer liz fullest extent the chang OF
lofty spirit prevented from INDUCING in Its own desires
The noble old sculptor Daunecker an example Of
this the many checks his genius endured IN the ser
vice of the King OF Wurtembcrg 1t is also said
that the King OF Bavaria though gifted with line taste
and real love OF art obgcs his painters frequently 10
introduce some Of his own ideas into their works.
told that Cornelius by ns order placed his portrait
among the bIct u the irescoes on the ceiling OF the
church OF Il Louis and in the logse o, the Pnakothek
he is represented being conducted by the muse Of
Poetry the temple OF Apollo He may nevertheless
bc worthy of it, although his poems have been much
abused by the critics.
Daunecker who might be called the first German
sculptor died about years ago, at advanced age,
leaving Rauch and Schwanthaler his successors His
works though few. have all the classic elegance and
beauty the Greek tylehis masterpiece the Aradne,
is not surpassed by any work OF Canova while his
cooss, busts OF Schiller and Goethe perhaps the
best representations OF genius in marble that have
ever been made Rauch i scarcely inferior 10 him. and
he enjoyed under the King OF Prussia patronage
somewhat more liberal. he viii leave many more works
behind him Schwanthaler, who has been employed tor
many years Munich has had full opportunities OF
ecutng his talents, in adjoining the many and splendid
public cdices constantly being erected this German
Athens. He has done so much that il is wonder he
has done everything well, but he cannot rank
rstratc sculptor He TO excel in statues OF ndi
vidunls rather than ideal subjects the twenty-iour
figures of painters which stand the cornce OF the
Pinakothek are line models OF this style. Wagner,
Young artist now al Rome begins TO enjoy considerable
reputation and there besides host OF scholars both
at that place and Munich many OF whom show signs
of future excellence have neglected 10 mention
Iauntz OF Frankfort some OF whose works have seen
in the United States. He shows himself worthy pupil
OF Thorwald-en the beauty OF al his heads. be
is now engaged the monument 10 Gutenberg shortly
10 be erected in Frankfort
In painting Leasing and Cornelius stand at the mead.
followed by large number OF names scarcely inferior,
such AS Retsch Schnorr, haulback. Vet &c. The two
former have chosen the highest and grAndest style OF
historical painting. and II would not be too much to say
that Nernct perhaps excepted they without rivals at
the present day Nearly equal in genius these painters
very different in style Lesstngs pictures are tine
uIred somewhat with the Dusseldorf school modified
by the impress OF his own orslna! mind. while Come
lus has founded at Munich school OF his own The
pictures OF the former distinguished by wonderful
skill IN grouping and expression. correct drawing and
harmony OF colorinc have heard the German schools
of painting By artists very deficient in color
as cold and hard when compared with the glowing
works OF Titan Rubens This general criticism
Is undoubtedly true. particularly with regard 10 the
Dusseldorf school the coorS though brilliant and
ranged so produce striking and dazzling effects
perhaps much so tor nstIre-have not that clear
ness that warmth and golden Transparency. which the
old masters devoted HE time study 10 attain.
Lessins's pictures however. do not isll under this
censure They are certainly less and glowing
than the Italian but in his subjects this neither
CURED or expected His hins EzzeIn in the dungeon
or Huss in the Council chamber al Constance, would
resemble s,seped in the hues OF 1iIians Msdon
mas scene in the Hsr,z with the atmosphere OF Claude
He gives grandeur and subhmlty OF thought TO MS
compositions that rarely attained by painters and his
genius delight in porraying scenes, capable OF
conveying grest moral or mental lesson L Is
gratifying know that his genius FULLY appreciated by
his countryren.
Cornelius on the other hand paints generally Scrip
tral subjects and his style o. coonns Is rich and glow
ing HIS greatest works nave been executed in f-esco
which has lately been renewed snd bEough. great
perfection Munich. His celebrated picture OF The
Last Judgment taking up the entire end OF the chsnce
the church OF St Louis has been very much praised
and admired and some parts OF il mssnihcenty
conceived but whole II seemed 10 me imperfect IN
coorng and general effect II is the lGrgeS, but by
means the greatest picture IN the word The trescoes
IL the Glyp:othek however. and some IN the hins's
palace are splendid specimens Of modern art independ
OF the ne conception OF the pictures they
cuied IN style little inferior oil painting This ART
has been brought was told. 70 OF perfection far
surprising ha, attained By the Italians IL answers very
well FOR grand subjects, which depend more the
general eject than any refined and detcae beauty Of
expression, account OF is exceeding durability. The
e. OF painting glass has also been revived and the
a Munich inns