New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-28


C,r1ih;au tie noet slender and ornsmt nef Of al,
r. lated 20 the fret heroic ttstOe 20 ploffng
peasant The Greek drew all proportions of art from
the human form. Cornthlan eoi1mn Is I'D
Apolo or hero eight heade high; the other orders
men of seven or seven and helf beads in hight
"Aher explaining TO u al ,be fine parts Of the Pan
u con, and aliudlng 10 sOne smaller structures ne
timed over to the fnt and succeeding plans Of -.
Peter which changed from Greek tc Lan, eros a9d
bach az. ID till finally the latter prevailed, Principally
sad L. to be s fbc ade 10 grsai letters the Dame
Of The POve that completed IL Finally We came 20
Rrauantes circular chapel OF ~. PietrO IN hont"rO,
Which ears Oh modern chmnxes- The devOGt Old man
he'd the engraving on, before us quietly for some mo.
me nts wrapt in admiration at its contemplation aad
then ssid rvereIt ty IL seems 70 me 10 nave oOPPed
down fIom heaven
Tien bis c,.cour<e turned. and be brought
cravings 10 ii Ow bow various masters had introduced
his structure into their PICTURES After awarding 1t al
the praise thing Of human art could claim, be seemed
absorbed in thought, while arranging long-tnbs
nine and at l.rgth said, Art universal AZ quo,ei
LEONARDO da Vinci who says is DO enough TO excel
in one department Of IT. the great artist excet 10 al
LecparcO himself architect, scu ptOr, painter, mu-
siciap, mathematician, machinst, aud author. Rs-
phatl is no less architect tban philosopher, historian
and painter in the School Of Athens; no less colorst
than Titan in the fresco Of the Miracle Of Bpi-ena.
Both approacb the bounds OF divine universally Ia
the oiaitv Of their works Nj bael Angelo knew he
nude Ike angel sIiC my master, but be often Gi--
toitcd it ike devil Titan Ike b. is alFays grand,
often suthme, frequently incon'is;ent, and rarely
phsel ovine and charming, Ike Apollo aud AL the
MUSES.. Tie latter exccs in grace and composition
the fom6T in majesty and power
However Ton be talks he never fails finally 20 pm
the moral on end and here ne said Ga 10 work
again Time is short, art II long, you see what greao
men have done.
"In bis srdor be forgets women, and inspires
NJ 10 lOfv aims He tells Us 10 carry pocket drawing
books ike DOmnichino and Poussin to jot dOwO neF
exr ssons attitudes and bits OF drapery. He poses
himself with palm up for the book, aud WITH the
other hands fore finger for pencil, shows Us how !;
should be dOne-quiey and gu ckly, 20 a. not to at
tract the attention of our object. Consciousness on
the Iart of the model s death 10 nature and true ART
KinOirg STILL he says there Is enough medOcnty now
in the word and aOds: DO you desire " surpass II
Tlen cultivate your eye for beauty aud your hand for
'execGtion.'
=" He has -bown us numbers of these little veilOm-
covered hand-bOOks Of his own, drawn ul Of stddes
of al st and nature. They copOus indexes OF what
be has in hs head at the ends Of his fingers Does
be REQUIRE helmet for Instance of his compost
tioIs, be 10 bis little book and there finds dozens
oftbom Of all forms and patterns, from Greek and Ro-
man mCdCl-; tie former beng always high above
the lead Ike that Of Peflcies and the Greclan Nj
Lervas while The latter are rounded 10 the form
of tbc craniur SO he has eant by heart all the types
of al Gent ant frOm the Tyre of Apollo to the dlstat OF
Penelope from the chariot of the Games to the bow OF
CUIid; and the tile pavement of the studio l. dra~l
all over with Iucc charcoal sketches in answer to my
daily qut sOns for lie often replies TO me by sgus aud
drawings rather than by wOds as II Is the eye more
tban the ear that needs cultivation IN painting ana
sculpture. II was afternoon When rose IRON
my wOIk while ! was dressing TO come away, be
Call,d me TO lin to observe his corrections on Il
lead | had drawn from memory at home. tie IS
hard TO please aud did not | 20 ndch reverence his
wisdom | could not bear his severity. Ny drawing
was too neglected both in style aud study. But par
ticuary be exclaimed against me for making the eyes
too little open ana reproved me sterly for not therein
Observing the character Of the head was to draw.
had made the Ills touch the lower of the eye, while
,, hon hia he iuia f1p
top where its upper outline is covered by the eyti.
hesitated moment in the correction. Most of the
peopl, knew did not show the whites OF their eyes
below the iris; but | made the desired change, ani
a severer character came into the face. He showed
ne all the casts i'm the room to Illustrate how widely
fine ewes opened and consequently how the lowe hue
Of the s mst be entire Otherwise It's circle would be
too great for the bOvlney ed Juno. In cases of
fear aud convulsions a. in the possessed SOD and
frightened father in the Jransfg fgdratiOn the eye balls
start out and the upper outline of the iris becomes also
vibe. In Nenuses only, and similar characters does
beauty allow closing of the eye sufficient TO conceal
both he upper and lower outlines OF the iris.
"A lutte more con6de ence in your master said he
in q lebuking wav, while he turned over heap of
ei cravings and facsimies of dra wings to show me
theT eyes, repeating over abd over again: Raphael
cid this Leonardo that; AItCr Durer that; will you
believe them and not ne = But protest d dld be-
h,ve and only desired him TO help my unbelef.
Then said be, do not take everyday eyes for
your models; but observe long and devJuty, and
secure the ost beautiful types for your different cha
ractts; hut ft study the antique to learn 20 choose
you nature. Hence the antique at pfesent-pas
ddutyC chose P'