Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-12

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proof Of the good material in him need only mention
that in company with Mr. Akers Of Maine and Mr. Upjohn
son of the distinguished architect he walked all the way
here from Florence and visited foot oil the neighbor
ing Villages around Rome including Tvoi and the Falls,
and is now with Mr. Upjohn taking pedestrian tour
through Southern Italy Very few Of the best pedes
TRANS think Of travelling through this part Of Italy foot
1t seems however, that there is part of the world
where American energy does not push its way in
extraordinary met two gentlemen in Florence
recently who had crossed over in small fishing craft from
Malta to Agrgentum the coast Of Sicily, and walked
up to Messna aongt the shores, stopping at SYRACUSE
Catania and all the principal places the way This is
nothing however related by Kellogg the artist
who when in Jerusalem, saw American lady Who at
tended only by single Arab had crossed the desert from
Cairo the back of camel. II women accomplish such
feats what is there left for to do in the way Of
| travel?
Talking about foot excursions had the pleasure of
making very pleasant little pedestrian tour few days
since the villas Of Adrian and Salust and the Falls Of
Tiyo company with Mr. Taylor of westchester Penn
sylvana Mr. Richardson Of Maine, Mr. Everett Of Bos-
ton, and Messrs Alexander and Upjohn already men
toned Mr.. Taylor is brother Of my old and valued
friend Bayard Taylor whose views afoot every body has
read he is chip of the same block IN the way Of
walking ..s, .a8H.ai
Mr. ISNEs New York. of the best Of landscape
painters has just left Rome for the United States He
goes through France and contempates taking the French
steamer from Havre 1t is to be regretted that impaired
health is the chief cause of his return During his stay
in Florence he painted very excellent views of Tus
scenery highly finished of his earlier
productions but showing greater power and increased
facility of composition have seen nothing in Rome, in
IF
Of Gensano and Sunset in the Campagna The View Of
Gensano is taken from the Lake Of Narn known CLASH
cal writer's the Mirror Of DIANA upon which float
ed the fourishing villa of Adrian, and embraces
tain view, crowned by old castles and glimpse Of the
bright Of the lake overhung by rocks and foliage
The atmosphere is delightfully."- transparent you feel that
you actually looking through it. and almost uncon-
sciousy listen for the singing Of the birds among the
that overhang the lake. calm and feike is the
The view Of Sunset the Campagna is Of strk
ing though perhaps not pleasing style of cooring,
bringing in objects in more difficult combination of at
mospherica phenomena. Itembraces some trees peculiar
to the vicinity of Rome and ruined tower HILL stand
ing in fine relief from the back ground and hnged
with the rays Of the setting This named Evening
Another more highly finished picture with rich of
woods in the foreground and piece of still water repre-
presents Noon Besides these, which less
unfinished as yet Mr. nnes has his portfolio well filed
with sketches of italian scenery taken in Tuscany and
Rome, many Of which perhaps equal in artistic skill
to his more important works s.f'f ,E
Mr. PAGE is still in Florence but leaves shortly for
Venice, where he contemplates spending the He
has been chiefly engaged during the past winter in making
copies from Titan and has in his studio of the
best copies Of that great that been pro-
duced Such at least is the opinion have formed, after
pretty careful study of Ttians works and the copies
u1,, IL Al:
trayagant assertion for regard Mr. Page entitled to
take rank among the gifted Of American artists In
many respects he has equal in certain qualities of
colorng may truly be said that but himself be
his parallel Whether these qualities calculated to
please the popular is certain but they eynce
thorough knowledge Of the principles Of art profound
study OF and effects and sefrelance in adherng
to his views Of what should be- without which
none rise above mediocrity. man may be wrong
headed and be said of poor Poe
If Mr. Page be wrong, however land with due Difference
to his judgment incline to the opinion that he ISL it is
not SO much the great principles of art which he
ably expounds in his published essays and in converse
ton but in aiming to produce effects which in their
highest perfection only be regarded evidences of
wonderful artistic power, and in the ultimate object Of
art which conceive is, to improve upon nature in
form colorng but to give the impression Of repro
duction Of nature 1t is not by serye imitation after
the old German painter, who introduces every fibre in
the skn that this impression is created is by jump
ing effects No modern artist understands better than
Mr. Page how it is done yet If am not mistaken in his
system Of reasoning the object Of art is much higher
is to create standard Of perfection above nature Now
suppose such standard we're created suppose it
possible for to transcend the works of the Divine
hand who could judge Of any production that approx
mated to that standard but such capable Of
ceivng itl Not the world surely It would be far
beyond the common comprehension Of the infinite
Mr. Page conceives that Titan has approached to
perfection in art than any painter that existed He
is mbued with admiration for his cooring which has
caused him to study that great artist thoroughly, and
hence the peculiar merit of his copies But is IL not to
be regretted that artist capable Of producing good
originals should waste his time In copying at all The
best copy that he could make it surpassed Titan
would be but copy, and such could entle the
author to rank among distinguished painters He has the
broad field Of nature that Tan and all the other old
artists had to base his works upon and the path that's
direct need not be followed through the labyrinth Of
other minds however great for IL is open all and he
approaches perfection only and best merits distinction who
casts aside all preudces looks straight forward and
pursues his way fearessy and boldly confident in his
own strength. There is only for man Of SUI
perior talent wasting his time in copying and that unoru
natey is too often well founded mean the necessity OF
deyoting his energies something which win pay Good
copies always saeable originals however meritorious
are uncertain Whether this he the with Mr. Page