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

Cor, rgo 70 have produced such p'ctTes o. ehdfe"
Ashley did. .....o- ~
d;scp,siots We wele ref rred to the child WIN to@
goose at the Capitol and 20 children supporting ie
toOs several superOr Las reheis; these are 81 NJ
tur, bers.E enbelhshed, and the great caquecento
masters studied shem with IN. most lnqulntlve att7h-
ticu He aro slowed us studies Of bis OVID, sth unen-
gayed OF infant, and children, from Dir on throuSh
every wear till the twelfth, comparing esrn WIN 'he
fun developed mae and female figure. These were
only part Of sere. Of proportion. for the use OF at
siE generally for none here are sure OF Their mes OF
ccrrr0-itions tpl they have consured sgsor Dcctuf
poes paiEer de- iTt TO represent Chr-t Twelve yeas
old In the teml. the good old explains 10 him
IL. proper nature TO be secured. Some time ago be
showed me biz published works Of the comparative
anatomy Of and bo SIS, extr mey useful to hose
irtrocucirg the latter into their works. Raphael
showed biz profound knowledge Of their ptop,ron- in
the 4, pulse of Atls: but In Our studio, an eDgraV
ing Of Michael Angelo Conversion of st, Pau IS
placed behind the window shutter. because the morse H
20 suliy in d.sjgD.
"Thi: morning has been full OF listening and labor
Ike all otlers eIcep, Thursdays and Sundays, when
an free for other duties We have been rtve "ed a.
usual former di.cOurses, ana stored WIZ ides 10Y
future digestion Meantime a sheet Of pen-dra~ngs
Of male and female hands in different positions has
hnIg b. fore me. DOctus demands almost perfection
IN cur copes as We use them at home for models N
reuetiti, till We are able to execute well from memory
But proportions perspective architecture and anato-
nv are not the only phases Of art presented 70 our a.
ton'ion There dsys when the spirit Of grace and
beauty imbues master, and then We listen " as
rautUres on the grace and grandeur OF hapntei
Leor ardo and Michael Angelo, We follow him iul
ther back his sacred shrine before the antique
Ther only, the full devotion OF his soul exha es
'ILank God you have come 10 Rome, -ald be, one
cav after showing me tie Juno Of the Vatican.
should not neglect 10 note here long past TAX
On Venuses and other beauties. One day. Just after
had seen the Venus Of the Cspol for the first TINE,
lie put himself into the inquirer place ss he i apt to
d. and begged Inc to favor him with my impressions
Of Ter. | was much embarrassed, knew they must
be so imperfect besce his own But, said he, en-,
couragirgly, what did you think Of bel! how dli
she setm TO you y | sald quietly; Very beautiful
True said be, but how in comparison With others
you have seenp II was pcrpexIng moment II Is
fcult for youth and Dexpenence to embody distinct
ideas such subjects, especially when hce di7tlncon3
are required. But listened 20 the inner voice ana
resIonded: The Venus of the Capitol Possesses more
easily apprecsbe nature but less grandeur than
tie Venus Of Milo at the Louvre The latter more So
we're more a goddess, more one born OF the mighty
deep; the former more lovely, more sympsthetc,
more humeDly beautiful; and both seem to me
Of far bobler family than Venus di Medlcis.
This as is older more developed, less reserved tna1
the Venus Of the Capitol, but really the sdoeo anu
| legitimate spouse Of Vulcan, the God Of Fire. One
is portrait of the young bride, the other OF CUPID
notLtr: but the Venus Of Milo is the celestial coni'
panion Of the eods.' The old man listened with more
patience than | had anticipated to my eIpre-sons,
and seemed inclined 10 credit them. But, sad h.,
you lave not mentioned the Venus accr0uP'e, Just
| cCmirg from her bath, at the Vatican lou nave
e-loused all the oher and appreciate your dehcacy
| il leaving her to NE. She Is mine-md femme /
will lot clIl lis defamation into cod tnglsn. Ills
cie ar was laid down and his eyes lighted and ervor
clIt into his speech be akcd Of her. He said che
bad smiliude, no kin on tho tah 80 he called her
his-Ls Hiie-ust as be calls the Juno h.7 mother.
| He never OUts her title, Mother, or Mother OF
all the gods The priests remove their caps at the
titles Of the Virgin Andrea Sacchi never spoke the
name of Raphael without uncovenng his head. ]
constantly imagine the GevOut DOCtus on bended
knees before these two diyiuues. The beauties OF
the Venus accroupie be summed up in perfection
Of details and harmony OF ensemble found IN no oiner
represe NATIVE Of the loving goddess Bnt 1t requires
full nfph alton of Art 10 appreciate this as he does
As only the loDgtaiued car and delicate soul responds
to muses. sOtest breath, the eye and soul must long
have polished each other to BE- able to reflect clearly
such subtle beauties.
But TAX never exbalates in breath with Sgnor
Doctus Meantime he had formed charming circle
of casts of Venuss heads and tOTsos around me- each
Low, her than the other striving bytbls means to Oriy
precept by example, snd to strengthen impressions by
compaisors 1t easy to fl. one self with the opn-
ions of Others things # art but long aud di ut TO
train taste and judgment TO an independent and Just
| appreciate Of them.
"Whcn ] had gathered some ideas of the various
Nenuses he had presented 10 me, he called my atten
ton particularly 10 the head Of another at the Nati IN.
Ii is beautiful is il not said be. Yes, truly, re-
piled for thought TLen he brought in the head
of Isis and said Ii is ry beautiful Then be point
ed ,u the fine parts lovingly that thought II lust
be the real ecre-;avorite; byt DO by no manner of
mtars Slowly aud reverntly he brought from an IN
ner chamber sLe Psyche of Naples with TIE upper pan
Of the head cut away and placed her beside the Venus
aud Isis carefully adjusting them all in profile, for
sleak OF plaster casts. silent enthusiasm gathered
in Lis air. grew beN.ldered in reading Festus, at
tie number of his loves and still the Venus accrOupF
was not 10 the lists: but perceived what he desired
the entire superiority IN character OF Psyche. One
wouan may be- beautiful alone, but your INCONSISTENCY
becomes legitimate when you see another Inofe beau
iul beside her The Empress of Austria and the + n
Irces Of the French examples 10 the point; the
latter would surely win the golden apple from any low
ing COnLOsstuI.
"Beauty is the summed perfectOns of distinction,
grace and FORM Ii il thing grand and rare TO tind
all combined. Isis cook, Venus femme de cham
hre to the grand simple, mortal and immortal Psyche.
II remark able the scous supremacy the latter
besrs in the presence of these other maJestlcs; and
bs proves that there pavenus IN the skies whose
silver sandals the rarest blood of JOye is scarcely fl to
unloOse.
"N0hing il more interesting than to study statues
ard busts by comparison and the lower orders rst,
a. Dot Ia gec despse their beauties even though
these may be almost lO,t in faults. The young
students long and most difficult lesson Is TO learn to
see beauties before faults II is in ART a. in character.
Tie natural man the won't trst Cur own ardOr
for the beautiful should warm out from AZ its resting
places while we leave the bad indifferent in It's
cold usguifcancy NNhiOg betrays the parvenu 10
ait so soon as his excamatOns az faults; child or
peasant could do a. much and stil be blind TO al
superior oXcellenCles.
To-day the Psyche and Nenus accroupie have won
the prizes of beauty in their different characters; one
il maiden thinking Of love, the other woman 10
It's full possessions moditates on the Mysteries OF
her illusions the other reoices in the realization o;
them; one Is faith the other fruition.
But do YOU desire, said the enthusia~tc Dociu-,
auctLer type Of majesty and grandeur uncxampled,
mtocitd in forms ot unsuled truth and beauty, con.
template tie great Juno Of the Vatican mother of al