The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-23

Yesterday evening sgnor Eugenio Lata delivered the
first Of Of lectures at the Hope Chspe Broadway
the use Of in education and social progress He
commenced his observations by promising that though
born in London he had spent great many years in Rom0
and Florence. and when contemplating return to Lon
don, American friends counselled him to the
Atlantic and practice his ar. of stucco painting in the
United States In giving his present of lectures
he detrous Of nstng love of the arts in those
who might honor him with their presence not because
he himself artist but because he wished to see
them exalted in the sphere they destined to
py among civilized nations. Every people have
less he'd iDtuitive taste for the fine arts while
in state Of barbarsm and thus they sought to embe
lish that which at first and rude The inha
bitsns Of the Sandwich ISLANDS showed much of this
natural taste for they covered their mantles Of skin with
the plumsge Of birds and adorned their helmets with
feathers We find also, that the American Indian de
picts his battles and victories on his CLOAK skins
which thus the purpose of historical records As
illustration of the useful purposes to which those de-
signs be applied signor Laa intimated that in his
works while dec oratiDg houses he intended to
adorn. Thus he would endssvor to SNATCH grace
beyond the realities Of from American In
dian For purposes Of education also, the arts OF
design turned to useful purposes. for chill
dren learn with delight those aphabets that
adorned ~i-h pictures and to design mankind
Ia much indebted for its knowledge Of things that
past Stephens work Yucstan half its value
the drawings which accompany it, for they bring to
minds the whole antiquities OF Central America
What should have known Of the Egyptians their
temples their yramdS their habits and Of Thebss
with its hundred gates or the msgni6cence OF Carnac
without the remains Of their arts which have been hand
cd down to US! We should have been ignorant Of
them are CT Jerusalem OF which though so much
has BEEN written, we know nothing Without the arts
what should We have known of Assyria of Nneveh and
OF Babylon? We have had the records OF Herodotus
Strxbo and Josephus; but would, with all that have
been almost ignorant but for the researches Of
Lsyard who brought light the curious remains art
which al once revealed the history Of the past And
Egypt find that painting united with scup-
ture The figures Of the Egyptians sculptured in
low relief ndented and sharply carved and then coored
which method curious union OF painting aud scup
tDre Thus art became valuable portion Of history and
net made merely Q matter Of idle amusement Tns
Egyptian people stand wildly before In like
Churchs picture of the Natural Bridge in Viz
gina makes Rs indeltbe impression the insignia
ton would the phenomenon Itself Thus art effect
what description cannot The lecturer then ad-
vertd to several other pictures which convey us
knowledge of history and bring fsrcbly to
the minds eye OF the contemporary and succeeding
and also give taste to knowledge, and hints
to manufacturers France has acted this policy and
England rapidly learning the utility Of patronising art
for the useful purpose In America it especially
desirable TO have representations of aud
facturr of distant countries SO that full advantage
be taken by our manufacturers After q few more OBJ
servatons to the effect the lecturer remarked that
though there many patrons Of the arts in this
yet beloved the State government TO make the whole
subject governmental matter in order that the many
benefits be had pon led 'out might result to the country
trsted OF his observations by referring to several
diagrams. which be hung up in order to show the
dence the curious but instructive pictures Of the ancient
nations.