Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-24
American Artists In Italy

The Florence correspondent Of the Newark
Daiy 4drerfiser speaks of tho American artists
who are living in That city. In the department Of
sculpture, he says Mr.. Powers chief pillar in her
marble tempe--stands firm in his place. Ills II
PenSeroSo is now coming out p''the white stone"
which well BELTS so pure an expression of intciec.
tual beauty. The colossal Webster is progress
sing and tho model Of the 1.-THE "Californa' i
nearly finished. This beautiful statue is 10
be executed in marble for Mr.. Astor Of of New
York.
Mr. Hart Is finishing a lovely ideal head; aud
one of his fine busts from lile-thnt Of Mr.. Fill.
more taken during his late visit here-which does
justice to the great original aud the artist Mr..
Bnrbee of Virginia, is putting his first statue in,o
marble. aud modelling nnothcr-a sitting figure
of fisher girl mcnding her which is pleasing
for It's graceful lines,an shows the gifted authors
Improvement on himself
Mr.. +. Ball, of Boston, has recently made
sitting stutuetie OF Washington Allsion, which is
quite gem of its kind, he-idcS being n faithful
likeness of the lamcnted artist Mr.. Ball has
in marble aree lining bust called "frpth' which
beautifully represents the pure idea. He has also
in plaster Il statue OF Pandora, aud is now mod
deling a shpwreckcd boy" promising young
sculptor, Mr. WIN. Rnchnrt, from Baltimore, :
engaged bus relief composition of Night
lighting up the Stars, which is graceful
position, fochngiy executed. Another young
sculptor, Mr. Selkirk, is said to have made bust
of much merit
Among painters Mr.. Gould is conspicuous. He
has ust completed graphic representation of n
street scene at Cons,antinople, called The Scribe
the principal character among the many liz
| ur introduced being public letter writer, sea
| ted la Turk, and surrounded hy group in the
| picturesque costumes of the country. lie Is now
! engaged on I'M oriental after bath scene repres-
| cnting n lady, wrapped to the neck in tho pecu
| Garly fuzzy linen used in the country for that
| purpose, aud reclining on diynn. while Il black
| page. or young slave. brings her coffee. The ob
| jrct is to represent the luxurious languor which
| succeeds I'm eastern bath. Mr.. Gould has nlsc
| the study of --illustratrating passage
| in Coleridges Gcneyieve--in which he has con
| trived fine moonlight effect without introducing
| the moon.
Mr.. A. G. Power4, portrait painter, from New
Orleans, has within the last few months, mad,
some good copies from the portraits of the oil,
masters by themselves. lie has also shown q
quail ability in copying from life "the human face
divine" in an expressive portrait of MIR. Hart
the sculptor.
Mr., William Son,ag, of Cincinnati, since hi
arri val the past summer, has produced two lnrg,
landscapes of remarkable merit. They are com
| positions from memories Of Virginia scenery. au,
though faithful delineations of Nature in Americ
are 50 refined and idealised as to seem illustra
tions ot poetic scenes
Mr.. VIM. Richards, from Philadelphia, ha
produced some fine paintings One. moonlight
Alpine scene. i, particularly admired Mr.. Ed
wardS, from Boston, is engaged on compost
ton which has for its subject st. John in Pat
mos. Among arrivals are other Artists from
the United States.