Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-07-30
(hr!,t Healing the SicIr

The following highly complimentary crit.
csm upon this noble production of one of the
greatest artists of any age, we take from the
Baltimore American. 1t will be reud with
much interest by all who interest themselves
in subject of this kind, (and who does not p
or desire to behold one of the most wonder.
ful designs Of man in painting.
CHRIST IjEALiNG THE SICK We no W iu.
I'll our promise IN giving an opinion upon tins
plcturc. We have twice seen the Christ
Healing the Sick, in the Pennsylvania hospl.
tai in Philadelphia, and admired II. And we
have also seen this one several times, and
every visit has heightened It's beauties. 1t is
not inferior in colorlng, anatomy or light and
shade to any work we ever saw. The grace
hl, easy, majestic aud anatomically correct
drawing, IS beautifully adapted To the easy
and flowing style OF the drapcries, not irittcr-
ed away INTO numerous ami nnmcaning folds
as ls the case IN many works of art. The
pyramidlcal distribution Of the groups are ju
dlclously preserved, presenting the whole
mass OF figures finely harmonious and adding
very much to the aerial perspective. The
features aud expressions, as well as the draw
ing, are true to nature. Ii needs no in,erpre.
ter to tell Judas lscariot. The dark, deep vii
lalny that prompts him TO the betrayal, CLAN
ces from his assassin like eve. The seli-sat
Isfed confidence and generosity of Peter, the
impetuous, is like life itself. His bravery and
devoted love ins,inctlvely poiuls him out to
the spectator, and his burning Indignation
aroused by the satanic look Of the ChiefPrest
and Scrlbes, exhibits the man himself The
pensive and thoughtful countenance of John,
with his lovely and moral attributes, are fine
ly developed. John was man Of warm i'm
pulse, with steady purpose and habit
The truthlulDess, impartlality and direct
edness OF Matthew and the unwilling sceptl
clsm Of Thomas are well represented. The
deep concern, malignant hate, fierce purpose
lmmovablc self possession aud towering pride
OF the High Priest cannot be excelled. The
very personlfication Of the arch fiend stands
before US, and we see flashing from his eyes
living hate and stern obstinacy. The group
OF which he is the head is a master work. The
sick present objects Of living reality, each
one developing their particular d,scusc. The
emaclaied sick man by whose side stoops the
wife worn down with fatigue. The mother,
with her palhd infant pressed fondly to her
bosom. The father with fathers anxiety
depicted on his countenance with his skeleton
framed maniac wri,hing into all the con,or-
tlons OF feature aud form of which the mind
can have any conception. The hnggard blind
boy. The beautiful blind girl with Jus, enough
tlngc left upon her cheek to tell with what
freshness II once bloomcd The obteratcd
and pallld hue of grief penced upon the old
looking face OF the rickety boy, and the truly
loa,hsome dsoase OF the pnlsled lady, anxious
y endeavoring to look at Christ, lrrcsistibly
tell the spectator Of their many pains and
suffering The ills of life to which all flesh
is heir to, are as distinctly shown as if the
objects were real. The numerous attendants
of the sick each deserve n separate notice. bu,
we have already exceeded our limits, vet we
cannot dismiss the subject without referring
visitors to the mognum opus of the pencil.
The portrayal of Christ, which presents u
trace of the 10 osIoy To the mems dirinior aique
as mdgr,a sondtWum which cmnenlly belongs
TO The character equally with the attribute o.
compassion and benevolencc. The admission
viii be 25cis, and children ~ 2cts.
This great work can be seen o, the Clarke
street Church. In this town, either day or
evening Of this week. DR.. Morris, Of N. Yora
viii commence descriptive lectures upon The
sixty one characters, all full size Of life, em.
bodied upon two hundred square feet OF can
vass, at ll,-i, and 8 IL o'clock, each day