The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-29

the workshop of Persico. She admired his de-
sign, talked of art, formed high opinion of his
genius, and ended by giving him munificent
order for statue, the design to be conceived by
himself. This he has now executed in the most
extraordinary style Of art, and some of the
greatest artists of France have pronounced the
first opinions on his work. may mention Horace
Vemet. | saw this remarkable female figure the
other day at his rooms, but it is now In state
of preparation to be transported to London. 1t
is difficult to describe the design, but here goes
the attempt.
II was in paradise, and think on the sixth or
seventh morning after the creation of heaven and
earth The sun shining over the garden of
Eden-the trees were quivering in the morning
breeze-the flowers throwing off their fragrance
in every direction On small block of marble,
half way between the tree of knowledge and the
tree of life, and under the shade of beautiful
acacia, there sitting, with one leg under
the other thigh, female in the full bloom of
health, beauty and youth. 1t was Eve, just
after her creation by the Lord God, but be-
fore she had seen man, or had been led by
the invisible hand of her Maker to the mar
rage couch of Adam in another corner of
paradise. Innocence, beauty, virtue, softness,
almost girlishness, swelled every vein, and
moved in every limb On her right stood lit
tie dog, lifting up its right foot, and looking up
to the lovely woman, who had on her hand
futtering dove. The arms of the lovely female
are both thrown up high over her head. Her left
hand is thrown back towards Heaven-her right,
with long tapering fingers, bears the dove above
her head. The little dog, from its attitude, seems
to want to play with the dove-the dove is slight
ly frightened at the movement of the dog, and
covers down on the beautiful hand of its pro-
tector. The head Of Eve is half averted from
the dog to the dove, while soft smile, just
caught in the bud, is suffused over the face
This smile proceeds from the luxurlant short lips
of lovely small mouth, and radiates half way
up the checks. The head the bust, the arms,
the thighs, the legs, the feet, the whole limbs
and lineaments are all most exquisite in grace,
delcacy, and richness of outline, almost verging
on righteousness. Yet from the position, the
expression, the ease, the apparent occupation OF
the woman, there is nothing voluptuous or earth
ly in the design, or supposed to exist IN her
mind. She seems to be perfectly unconscious
that she is young, or woman, or beautiful, or
uncovered, or that she can command any adml-
ration or desire from any created being. Her
whole expression is an open and unsubdued girl
ish delight at the attitudes and sensations of the
covering dove, and the familiar little dog at her
feet. The dog wants to catch the dove from
dove is intimidated-and the
smile and exquisitely beautiful
attitude of the female, give the mind most
vivid impression of the unconscious purity Of
Eve before she was led to the bower of Adam,
whence originated call our Woe"
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sico presents a design more pure, more exqui-
site, more sublime, than that of the Venus de
Medcs. The Venus always seems to me, from
the attitude and position, to represent beautiful
woman, who had just discovered that she had lost
her drapery, and would give any price, even Six
shillings yard, for a chemise or night gown.
Some of the proportions in Persico's Eve are
different from those in the Venus. Neither the
neck, nor the feet are so long; and find that
Mrs. B., who has beenistudying the Venus de
Medicis in the gallery Of Florence, makes an OBJ
lection to the length of her neck not as critic,
but as a quick-eyed woman in female form and
proportion. On the whole, have but little doubt
but Persico's statue will create noise in Europe
before long. He is an American citizen by natu-
ralization, but he believes that he is even more,
for his mind and his genius have grown up in
that free land, and he will soon return to make
it his permanent home
1t is singular that the greatest sculptors Of the
age NAV be considered Americans. Powers is
now in Rome and occupies the first rank. saw
an English lady the other day, just from Rome,
who was in raptures with Powers. Persico will
soon be there or in Naples must confess that
| admire modern art far beyond ancient Old
n had fho,r in r
own day. They formed great step In the pro-
gress of art to perfection. But many OF the very
old paintings which have seen are very much
like the very old wines that old connoisseurs
talk of-old humbugs got up by old humbugs to
humbug the young humbugs. am very unbe-
lever, a perfect infidel in the superiority OF an
cient art Man and mans works are progressive
monkeys and monkeys works are the same
yesterday, to-day, and forever
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