The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-18

was pure and beautiful and harmonious IT.
the initiated it In, Of course, unnecessary t..
one word in behalf of such an unGertakinr
To all true ioven Of the divine art. th.,.,..
spell in the very name Of him, who. bas call,
into teing that unequalled creation of venius..,A.
heavenly U ina with her milk white ami" =.
numberless others scarcely less beautiful, which
time nor change can diminish or o..,,o,
When age shall have palled our taste IN, tn.
joyment of the beautiful and the true. and -.
dulled ear shall send no quiekening pu,sat,o,. ..
the heart MS We hear.
''Consorted in one A.,uo..
"Birds. voices, instruments, winds, xafers ~
agree
we shall indeed, feel that we have Ios, -
and that our ''condition is put into ircamsr,
ton and confne."
Of Chaucer, the father Of English po.e-
whose obsolete spelling. and to modern
unmusicsl versificaiion, have mad, him a -
book, il is suffcientto say. that as he W.
first, 80 is he in hearty humor-in nsiv.
lin exquisite Discrimination Of ehar.ets,
quick and delicate perception Of the be.usro
in nature, and in unsurpassed power Of desc,
tion-stll among the greatest of our ha,sy
And, as it is impossible that ans genuine ,s-
mi'er of the old poet and hi. "weIl Of Eny,;.h
undefiled," can fail to impair 10 his s.aud,sas.
ft though few" a portion of has own entbu...
asn, We are sure that those who listen IN a.
Deshler 'withunderstandingh heads and .r,..,,.
hearts," will find their recompense
Our notice is necessarily brief and inD.rs..,
a. we have no copy to which ws can refer eva
for the titie-pages- The booss form a mari a,
Wiley * Putnam's choice Library Of eh...-
reading, and are printed IN the aornirabl, a..
Of that popular miscellany.
LONDON ART UxIov.-We have befor. n -.
June and July numbers Of the LONDON A.,
Union Monthly journal. a periodical. as ,a,v~
Of our readers know. devoted to the interest, II
Art in Great Britain. II Is one Of the ma,
beautiful publications we hsve ever seen. m
numbers are Of large qusrto sine, each
containing admirably executed steel -ngrayia,,.
besides large number OF weed cut. In,
June number contains plates Of Sir Thar,,
Lawrence's English Mother" Of Sir fra,,.
Chantrey's statue Of "Resignation." Of N.
flower groups Of VI. Braun, and an outls. al
Etty's Judgment of Paris" all Of quart
size. The July No. is ILLUSTRATED bv enrray.ny.
Of "Dryburgh Abbey "The sleeping Ban.
ty,' Portraits Of British Artists" sc. Tn.
work contains criticisms on the pictures ii, IN.
public exhibition rooms and private galleri-, Of
England, notices OF the STATE Of Art in m.
different countries Of the continent. account.
of picture sales, hints to artists, sc. &. II.
tone Of criticism is of an elevated char,ci.r IND.
eating aspirations, for better state Of tbi,,.
in art Ii is sOmewha; msrrei by the tend-,e,
TO Boosting with which w. America. ar.
charged by our English relatives. and which #
We did not possess. should show ourselves
be no true kinsmen Of theirs Tn. FRENCH
erpostioH in the Louvre is spoken Of in rs,b.-
disparaging terms, was to be expected from
the Englshman's known inability 10 sppr--
cia'e the merits Of his neighbor over the Chan
mel But notwithstanding some defects. N,
criticism both of the editors and the cor-e.pon-
dents is of very high tone.
The great paintings of England st thi- tim.
are Turner'S landscapes TINT aUJnoI oI rn3J
original book Modern Painters has made hi.
name familiar to many who had scarcely heara
OF it before. The critics Of the Art-J mon
seem to exhaust all the laudatOry epithsts ii
the language in expressing their admiration al
his works. His compositions" say thsy
are the most perfect and beautiful ever sesa--
equal in grandeur of Conception TO the arsar
OF the old masters, and carried cat with an lr
unity Of details to one great eni, BY means t1-v
were completely unacqnainted with. IL has
shown Us a char oseuro of almost NAG
cal Power-defying all the reasORings O,
previous writers, and degrading them ,ais
mere twsddlers on Arr From the tarA he
has led us into light, and unfolded creation q
new principles Without resorting TO intsass
shade or dark hues. it is by might eOlOrs e.,---'
brightly all the tin,s Of golden effulg-ncs
against intense crimson or lustrous blues a
similar palette Of radiance has never els
ted
We are pleased TO see in the June number
article on American Art in which Justice Is dOas
to our friend Page. "the greatest Of modern por-
trait painters" With what pleasure do We re-
member the time when we used 10 spend hour
after hour in hin studio, listening to his brllisAs
remarks. and inspired with the er,iusiasm felt
by the artist himself were constantly discover
ing new b~aunes in his alpost perfect pictures,
In Pages portraits everythingis finished TO The
very finger nails. The blueness of the veins
not on the surface. but comes from beneath the
skin. You see them Just as they are in thr liV.
ing human form. The shadows are shadows.
and you see the flesh under them as distinctly
as If it were in the sunlight. You see that
the turning of the head will remove the .hldOs
to another place. Many of Pages pisiare'
have been experiments; and some Of them.
like some Of Sir Joshua REYNOLDS painting,
have been injured by experiments. William
fage is not one who is contented TO DO as other,
have done before him. He is always looking
forward He dislikes to see his previous WORKS
We have seen his eye kindIe as he repeated hi'
friend Lowel's poem in which progress Is com
pared to flower which is constantly eAPan-
ding,
"But never is nor shall be fully blown,
Save in the forethought of the Eternal one
We annex an extract from the criticism il
the Art Union.
The department Of Art ia which Ameucs
can most successfully comnete with the Od