New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-30
THE FINE ARTS.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN

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The esl,res Il is dicull to undersand the reason Z.
admitting 20 mu un,ni,ss:ed trash Is general, ,,,.
,see on n occasonf ilOsgh douo, sets OF xh,
coed to better adySpsge aud gives the mo. nora,, a,
on,ortupity 70 crilcise A. whole &c viewer ,be D,a
coon inrresses u. Superior to those Of rec. ys.,.
and We tu., will De visited BY yioat uumbess q Del
Tb rc,ure hiekes; pyo'oosOns Is Mr Huntington. C.,
SanGr.s.H No IS Il IS large eomposion v u sxas.l
urs of lie size ard has ,he mos, prominent pae of
". Az, sorry not 10 be able praise il In the irs Ma.
le ,uteet utterly hsct tncycd AID would nevR s,,.
tie attention Of sn stst Of Esinsl ideas eNcep, l. nan,
,otr,sti, in some way d.i, oenly from ali who h.i .s
c.9.dl.m Tbs Mr. Hunt. g,on hss nos done TAs,,
fi rg r.W nor striking in his conception Of hs sorr
rc.hrg indeed whih approaches the touching sapis,
II he sacred ord and lie 5oho.der o he pcrre ua,s
derive a CHER srtc oasure nom the mefe ptasseias
p,.bla ss given IN q New T,stanent Ba, even sdr,
trg the concertion Of III artist to be ire and conas
rsce as n tbs ias;an,e S, he might yet agrsoshlyp
rloy Z as n sns OF exhb.ds groa; eHecdh poFaua
n,..ery over the brilliant resources OF his ar inv,
mclerp p'sno yir,uoso might selsct hems iron ANA
familiar every dsy air {, show of bis gyes, .ka ia
the arr Of v,i;ug variations end the splerior sfhs
snce,ipr Bu. this p1iuro without merit even oftha
sort being a. bsron sud commonplace in respect Of
artistic ,rudon ss S otherwise The pin ipi kgsre
!. hat Of man n tie 'SG, ggoand. who sands with
b.s lack 20 the spectator, bent As Il mdnJ the
unf,l;urste on whom The Samaritan : expening
HI. charity This offer he best opportunity 70 Dis
rlay an exsct knowledge OF tee anatomy OF the hsr ba
strance 10 say here is such knowledge There e
rou,culsr movement IN the man whichever and hsb.ck
: rs 9th and lsN sc he were model sldpJ bent ot
ward 70 be drawn from, instead of one sranins 10 ii
heavy weight Tle same ignorance or the sane osrceu
pess VIC char.;aby hope pervados ohcr pass OF the
- "a Fri In = ~
fl .rera hues but hz- the very gross iu 81 absence
If cradation For inssn the fsure in tie back grOaad
srp.c.rg tie head @. tie wounded naan wears eoaof
h, Aud prominent color any OF III ia tbs fore
ground making it sce N 10 stand Onward among them
vi crss hsd been e shades lower would have ssood
back hsrmoEously rs place. We nigh, saalyIe the
u,,;u,o i!Tcushc snj show il 10 be marked BY sllr
g. M MARY faults bul i,n Il prope perhaps to sdi
seems in many rt.pecs % be borrowed from Benja
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v,rv dfi ren, wo9k is Mr. MAYS Cara.Ral Ns:ari.
f1N e bcrr cfs I.o'lio No ~. This picture -urpnsS
le hehol1.r with excellence With would nywhere and
e,,rvwhere compel spp None Of the Grtists PREV
Gus productions had pruI ard u FOR 20 striking ACHIEVE
u,nt IL is admirably coaCeived full of trae hshre
C,ry sDd executed o. once with the knowledge and d.
freedom OF msser Those who are wont 70 charge ,A,
school Of Couture TO whose dscipes Mr Msy evidently
ll n.
u,be truth Of at criticism nom the bold yet accurate
drawing lie broad yet beautifully grsduaed cOoriuga
Ills i,trre No vorb Of higher character do we rpmn
b.r n .ny exhibition OF the Academy for years.
NJ Glas exhibits three pictures two ofhs usual steel aud
buad hol semen and ore No "a Of interior ba,
sI,o of cavalier times They all alive orcbe snd ul
OF movement Whatever faults mty be imputed 10 Mr.
Glass the merit OF positive and vigorous character eannO.
hesered 10 his works Though he has great elevation
Of ,enmeni 10 originality Of conception and very
nartatle power Of ersng the feelings be S always
manly vigorous decided. lie prac1es no tricks and
s,hs 10 difguss Ills lines bad or good slwsys clear
srJ strong, and IN topass for just what hey us
Mr. Glass always tells his story that everybody es and
urd, .stendsi il
Mr. Ehnipger has several conscientious and pleasing
COMPOSITIONS in which he bestows certain ideal treatment
upon common subject. OF these, No 296. An inernaS
Fun lard is particularly worthy OF attention, The hOrs
aid fowls well dawn and the regro boy natural and
simple though proo be awarded to the sky The
ground Bu,te most BE- sutfu OF hi- arsts pictures No
90 TIE Dcod Poge liz piece hung out othe way in
r,r CT he First GelSry 1t represents boy Of some or
tcCn seventeen years killed apparently in duel lie
lies sTetCb bed upon the noOr all the ulness OF youhf
eec~ and beauty WI il- over hm an Italian greyhound
watching with touching expression Of grief snd wonia
1t lovely little picture which any cOnnoisssa gh b
happy 10 posses.
Mr. 5 Mount exhibits but one composition in bic proper
ven II Il called Coming 10 the Point and stands in the
catalogue No 5o The arts, here takes up The thsms
OF of bis former pictures two who have long been
ohaieDg about horse about 70 complete the bn
gain We are sorry not to compliment Mr. Noun: on ths
production but the truth s it is grea, falling off The
Genie humor which illuminated his former works 10
here very very feeby reflected while the landscape Of The
ffa pl.r he "A and fba
re- generally sre bexpr rssby poor The bore looks like
chds toy. and the the wonder Is how any body would
be long in settling the price of worthless animal
Among the figure compositions, No. 300 The Par,tas
and MnI by German artist named Schwsrize especial
E worthy Of praise Il is picture of character eIecud
with crea. simplicity ard earneno OF feeling Partn
soldier sitting at table With Monk has got into dscgs
sion with him about point Of doctrine and is eyidss.
J., having the better Of the argument The clear triumph
ant ar OF the Puritan and the puzzled yet kindly eYp
son Of TIE Monk render his Of the most agreeable
pictures IN the Exhibition Its drawing is good tbs
cooring sober and rather hard.
But is for It's portraits ;ha, the Exhibition may csn
the highest honors and here we say boldly THAI there
academy school in tho world which can sbog beua
porrsst than hang upon tie walls ofthese Galleries BsS
Characteristic heads finely and freely painted wiss'
conventonalty bu: with perfect knowledge Of hsr
souroes Of the art and in manly and noble style EaAM
in England France nor Germany. nor by any living nS
ter s possible TO fnd heads in every respect more AIM
rsb'eand this is trhng distinction for the Academy
NewYork.
IL pSnra,urs Mr. Elliott hu been before the public a'
lorges. Of al the distinguished exhibitors, and 70
therefore speak Of him fr His pictures oths year are e
ter Than those Of the and hnsh-no crude sad
raw in colo. and less uncertain in outline Mr. Eliot AS
happy faculty in hitting of the character ofa sser saa
the touch Of his pencil very delicate and pleasing There