Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-01

intellect is performing by the works aong others which
are addueed in the parallel degree 90 particularly the
Isaiah. This inspired figure overwhelms every one who
regards il with sense of his nferority and its in
herent spiritual powers and 1t is only BY eevating his
mind far above his usual plane OF action that he sat-
sfy himself that he understands IT. Few of indeed
can ordinarily reach that height but sometimes
open minds reception Of the influences that stream
from such work, and receive from II into our Utmost
thought purer lesson of spiritual power and inspiration
than from any other (so-caled) human
These the intellectual rational uses Of art There
are within and above these still other and higher
those which give to the opal its flame.
80 The emotional of art also in three grades
and appeal to the will
The first emotional is the sphere Of that repose
which into activity, illustrated in the correspond
ing degree by Michel Angeles Day, QS;) in which
figure action is clearly controlled by the repose that
springs from the highest attributes of the work. the calm
government full of sweetness and peace, yet with
conscious latent power irresistible Niagara. The
performed in will be obvious From such work
this euent will is taught to subject itself to the
control of higher cultes learns indeed that in the sub
| lection is happiness and peace.
30 The second emotional is the sphere of the repose
of determination, illustrated by Michel Angeles statues
of Lorenzo and Guliano de Medic, l9) We taught
these two works to be equal to all that may assa
There is in them neither fear strife nothing strong
enough to move them At first the Lorenzo appas the
gazer, but in time eevates him to strange conscious
of power and it not for the gloom of the dark
ened spirit would give lofty purity the resolution
that ii produces.
81 The third emotional is the sphere of the repose
OF trust This is the very peace OF peace the Utmost life
of an undoubtng trust and comes into the heart with
the euence of heavenly spirits. No words approach
the defining of it. The impure, the vain, the hollow
hearted never know it; depth of smoked glass
bring its radiance down to their sensual vision This
third use has been performed, and those who open
their hearts to that which shall define their mpurty
may 60 to the escoes of Fra Angelica and to the statue
OF Day and the mpersonation OF peace that knows
| not of sadness of the past.
49, That the emotional and rational Of art far
nobler and worther than the sensitive Ones and that the
emotional nober than the rational Ones should
ly require argument there time to indulge in it,
The works adduced WILL by their known reputation and
respective rank Though may think that the Venus
and Apollo placed too low be sufficiently illustrative
of the relative value of these Of art have defined
the position that should be occupied by worthy statue
of Washington 1t is light task to frame that will
fit into SO high rank, for it would there be in the
pany of the works of the greatest sculptor of the world
do not consider it necessary to meet here the tmeworn
assertion that the Greek sculptures superior to those
of Michel Angelo for Of correct feeling pos
siby regard the two without knowing at that the
spiritually aden works of the latter UNNECESSARILY
above the technically perfect but empty works of the
Greeks.
believe that in reading these any will be
able to place the principles stated ia my first article
national sculptures august g. in their proper place
in the complete system; and may here reiterate my
faith in The truths which there advocated OF
the particular truths there treated in exenso, which
here merely indicated 1t remains simply to repeat
that work of art noble and MORE in the degree
in which IL ebodes the higher faculties and their
sponden uses making these govern the lower ones and
that art which is the offspring of degraded and eli
gious possibly attain this rank of artistic nobil
y The history Of art shows that the moral state should
occupy the throne and that if it say to the
of passion and prejudice thus far and farther the
shores Of success will be overwhelmed
5. d. wETHERALD
BALTIMORE SEPTEMBER T. 1853