New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-28
NEW PUBZICAI TONS
THE ART JOURNAL.

The June number Of Tie LOndoA Art oarnol received
from George Vruc has among several other attractive
articles All interesting notice OF The Studios of Rome,
referring TO Crawford, Chapman. Mozier, and other
American and English artists We take extracts
from the article which fail to 6e read with pleasure
GIBSON.
"Where in the world said |. as we emerged
into Il pretty garden redolent with sweets, and passed
under vercan arcades into larger apartment on the OPP
poste side "You are in Mr. Gibsons studio, replied
my companion. Before could ask any questions saw
Mr.. Gibson hmsef-a mdde-sized OF prepossessing
appearance with grayish hair and a peculiarly grave
immovabe expression OF countenance. For moment he
removed cap which he habtualy wears, and greeted
frankly his manners being particularly simple and unaf
fected. lie invited after showing few OF his less i'm
portant works TO look at his ." Venus. This exactly
what longing TO do. In the of large studio
we that remarkable statue which, when exhibited to
the world will create in sculpture II met our
view a. pale delicate vision OF the sc nasu.y the eyes
turned toward us iu oil SWEEP lucid gen,leness the limbs
mSlded IN the most ,feriect proportions.
The sta'ue Is entirely colored Of pale aeshint look
ns Fore like wax than marble. The eyes blue with
fhe pupils marked and the hair faint haxen The only
part the marble left white drapery thrown over
the left ann, which, by the contrast, produces brilliant
effect: the edge also of this portion is finished with col
cred border of pink and blue The apple in her hand
which she has lust received from Paris s of gold well
the armet ian attribute of Venus which Rafiaee has
by the way, borrowed for his Fornana At her feet lies
tortoise. infinitely prefer this statue work of
both in form, figure add expression 10 Canovas Venus
an the Pitt Palace a. Florence where from the faulty
rangemeu II the hair the head appears large out of all
proportion. Gibson on the contrary has gathered the
locks of his Venus into close blue e,s which produce
the most charming lines imaginable. To the figure
appeared perfect should be sorry criticise statue
80 enchanting sorry to undertake decide whether color
or color is the thing am quite contened to gaze and
admire
This is evidently favore work with Gibson, who has
been engaged on il for six years do not know when
shall part with IT, said he: certainly for long time
Ii is destined for public hall Liverpool but would
not take any Of the money usually paid beforehand that
might remain free; shall not part with for If
they offered me good in London might exhibit it
fhere-I should not object to that
Iasked him what first led him to think of coloring a
statue MY reverence, replied he for all the Greeks
Aid in art Ii was their ancient practice to color marble
a practce .hey learned from the Egyptians Remember
he growing more ana more earnest as ne en-
tsred ON his favorite theme, remember, they were our
sne,;or in the Fine Arts and. the church chershes
its sanity legends should scptors study and follow
those great examples of classical antiquity when nme mas
handed down 10 us. On what else can we depend IL Is
often remarked BY the English that sculpture Is cod ana
inexpensive and that effect is much lost by ,he sshess
marble eyes. This quite true the reeks ha 'he sans
idea and therefore they had their statue Pa'nfeT "c
explains what Pny says of Praxteles who when asked
which he considered his bes; works, replied, vi! oes
works are those painted by Nieias
IL am aware continued Mr.. Gibson, " that 1t would
be very easy thing to produce vulgar effect by panuhA
statue hut that argument against Judcioas USE
OF color when when applied with prudence, Is IN my
opinion essential TO sculpture Far from hiding any ue
fee,s, renders them only evident and unsighy
CRAWFORD.
After seeing many more works We left Mr.. Gibson, de-
lighted with his unaffected cordaty and kindness and
proceeded to the studio of the celebrated American sc9P
tor Mr.. Crawford. He lives in the Piazza del Termini
great out the-way square close to one of the Gate
~ Rome where stands the superb fountain of Nose,
,r;i;ng The Rock Opposite Mr. Crswfcrds abode are
the massive walls Of Docesan baths built of the sam,
eep red stone that lends so rich colorng to the Co
The studio door mos; unpromising like all studio doors
looks precisely if were the entrance 70 Ss
nstske for we ssw opposite the gigantic statue
Washingon on which the artist is now engagsd Ia
horse in clay which now beheid was pesrou
L. man without head that part of the heros Perso
being placed in another apartment The ooI was s',ew
with mighty fragments Of horses heads ana greas log
and boofs besides Brobdignag hand OF ashing9h "a
his great boot which looked for all the world IKE IN
nina of the statue of Dagon in the picture books. IN
ass, article mean the bootremnded me OF the
800 of the "od woman who lived in a shoe witn ;
many children she didn't know what to aO oa ,G1 sss
ao", in General Washngtons boot. 1t looked odd an
su.n;slous living against the walwhat the Scotch ca