Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-03-09
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IL Dubuie's celebrated paintings.

u Dubuie's ceIebrated paintings,
Adam and Eve, representing the Temp
tation and the Expulsion. are now on
exhibition at Masonic Hall. They far
excel any works Of art which have ever
been exhibited in this city, and should
be visited by all, old and young. A
person will not be satisfied by seeing
them once, but will desire 10 gaze upon
them again and again. Price oi admis-
sion twenty five cents, which entities a
person 10 visit them for the week, as
often as he or she peases.
The following description will give
some slight idea OF these noble works OF
art -
"These celebrated Paintings are from
the classic Pencil OF DUBUFE lavorite
pupil of David. The first represents
the Temptation of our First Parents in
the Garden of Eden. Adam is portray
ed seated on a broken bank, with Eve
in a recumbent posture AT his side the
left arm of Eve is gracefully nterlocked
with Adams and with her right hand
she places in his unconscious grasp the
fatal apple.
"The attitude and air OF Adam is
manly and noble that ol Eve, delicate
and graceful but what shall we say OF
her face and expression ? 1t is the We
ry seul ei'poetry, simplicity, truth, feel
ing, and Ioveliness II she had des-
cended in a snow fake from the regions
Of purity, she could no. have looked
more fascinating and lovely. Her eyes
speak eloquen, persuasion 10 the wav-
enng mind Of Adam half doubtful and
fearing but to err if he gazes upon the
resis,less angel at his siie,-he looks
upwards upon ihe fair face Of Heaven,
but there all is calm and serene the
sky rolls OH in beauty, and the lion
sleeps in ami ty at his back no sound
of murmuring lie is there TO disturb The
sublimiiy OF his Kepose, save the subtle
and envenomed viper, who crawls un.
seen and unheard upon his bower OF in
uocence and love. He comes, Lot in
earthly silence, 10 turn his paradise into
burning he'll red wrath and malig-
nancy glare from his horrid eye balls,
pesliierous with death, as he creers
with velvet like srhre from the trunk OF
tree and breathes the poison OF his
own hideous nature into the charmed
ear OF Eve; the spell is potent upon
her--ths honeyed accents OF perverted
and seeming truth enter into the too
creduous and unsuspecnng ears Of the
common Mother OF mankind, aud she
tails, blasted and broken pillar OF the
composite order OF beauty, grace and
loveliness.
"The tints which pervade the picture
are cool, chaste and mellow. impartDg
vigorous freshness anG boldness OF
relief 10 the coioring OF The figures, tru-
ly admirable. There is harmony and
beauty united with deicacy OF finish,
about this noble painting, which bespeak
the hand of a master; and you gaze at
it with surprise, conviction and aston
ishment- certain OF its unequalled mer-
its, and scarcely believing II to be n
work of art.
ats companion. The Expulsion to
which the attention is Immediately
drawn, is terri fically sublime the ele-
ments are at war Lightning CLEANS
the sea rolls and rises black with i'm
pending destruction the oak falls, riv.
en- by thunderbolt and the red artil-
lery of Heaven has shorn its leaiy hon
ors TO the stem The livn, SO lately
slunberiDg by the side oil the lord ol
creation, is up, and brlslIing on with
tremendous scow OF defiance. And
the beauteous and once innocent crea-
tures, who roumed unchecked aud un-
tramelleJ through the fragrant bowers.
oi Eden, are PROSTATE and Departing
The lurid glare Of sulphurous fire is
streaming over their agitsted bodies
Fear IN III tHeiT Hcarts, dnu unaValllilS
tears of coutrltion IN their eyes. Hope
has He'd ana Satan, triumphant, is ex-
ulling under the. form OF an angel Of
light, over his prostrate victims. All
10 in perfect keeping graphic TO SUBJ
limlty,-the hand of genius has passed
over 1t. To sec, understand, and feel
ito beauties you must stand still, and
look upon 1t in silence
"let no passion stir,
Wake all TO =, ason - let her reign alone"
Then reflect and ponder over the des-
nny OF humanity. We know what We
are but what shall we he
"When We have ,hufiled on this mortal coll"
Is the question ot every flying moment
at issue. To all who have not seen
these celebrated specimens OF the
French school, we say, 20 and con