New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-09
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PARIS, ACgF'. -, 80
on visiting again and again tie E-e o.;,cn a. ne
pala;s dIIdustrie one finds that the pictures lose
no.SiEg Of Their sttrsc.yene", sud you perceive
new ores that nade no impression ~ : bret VISIT
The re5an,ing has Just taken p.,e. .1d Stlgs I1r-
ward many that were before unnCticed. fvon'
Taking Of MslakorT has beep lately s.dHj, and
ba. obi. ned the ersnd meisl Of tou =. Ios is a
srea. picture i Las CAS- indeed. az a:s a, present
hss !. tendenc, toward) a truthful ness t. n,tl;e,
sod an absence of dc4Lty aud I'll P0s;Ty: 4 10 Tue
thing Itself. studied and painted wiis Eir.ike pre-
e,ivn. The action and goo are remarkable, and
il "a memorable work Of srt-ye. y does not give
the glory OF pomp Of War: you sre Lot Impressed,
as IN most battle scenes WIKI tie elesL: uniforms,
the order. and dresses Of the officers, with The dig
Difed generals commanding attention, bal here. IN
the front Of the pictures, so that you uncon-
sciously step back, are the men numbering and
dashng out each others brains; the cruel demons
Of hatred urging them on with wild force 10 crush
out the lives Of their fellcw-men; muskess and
swords are doing their deadly wori-the blood
gushing from that pale forehead, the s.aening into
death of that poor soldier are SO wei painted that,
as you loOk on i'll silence, without the thunferlns
cannon or the wsrlike trumpet sounding Byour ears,
you wonder how can men in this age reach such
deluded pitch ofeIctemeDt, and you ask 80 did the
soldiers themselves at the Crimes, "FOr what's all
this ~ Can civilization permit ts, that royal psrs
may etc in added splendor-that France may out
shine Russia, and count as hers some few more
miles of Gods earth We'll, must wait and
marvel before such scenes. When one looks at bat.
tie pictures where country right, ard homes :re
fought for, where nation H struggling for freedom
from foreign oppression where the blood t0ls at the
remembrance OF hated insults and at cruel laws un
riehteously imposed, then one can enter into the
spirit of such rising up of fiery force; but the bat
ties Of the Crimes do not deserve such an nmor-
talization-tbey are not worthy that great artist
should paint them won is s pupil Of Deldroche;
he has been decorated and has before taken several
medals he was born in Oselle, province OF France
But to move on and look at other subjects: you are
struck with three or more scenes from Russs,
painted by Aiyaso,ky, pupil Of the Academy of
81 petersbureh. They are such extraordinary
effects of intensity of color that your eyes become
dazzled and you turn away as you do from sun
set in nature that is too brilliant. Another pic
tluA that draws your attention IS that ot three LADIES'
in deep grief (by Stevens, Belgian aud IS called
"Consoaton." II might be designated Grief IN
black bonnets, - but it is well painted, and is quiet
and pleasing in color and the artist has reputation.
Two ladies' are seated on yellow SOFA one in black
mourning dress and bonnet with handkerchief held
to her face which leaves nothing 10 be seen but the
convulsed temples showing that she is soboing, and
third sits in pretty profile IL second black bonnet.
What could induce the artist who paints with such
skill to choose such a subiectl One thlnas Of un-
derakers and shrouds, and fashionable visits OF con-
dolence until you turn to look az some pictures of
Mme IIarretts Brown, French woman; sm,n
n. rat - nth .F ~
tie girls, and an Able seated st one end giving them
their lesson in theology, ia excellent The simple
child that painted in each face is done ~ the Ee,
and one who not being interested has fallen asleep,
is quite perfect, sweetly innocent and happy 10
her face.
Saint Marcel and Bin are two good psyssSistes,
both Frenchmen, and both psintlng French land
.cspes with ygor and faithiulness most noteworthy,
although French landscape does not always furnish
either graceful or luxuriant subjects. But these
Gallo artists do so VOL, what they undertake. that
they will make masterpiece out OF nothing In
passing one of the rooms small canvass attracted
me BY its harmony Of color, and. gong up TO it /
laughed outright, for what do you think was the
subject Nine red onions, one stone jar, half a
lemon and some bue-birds' eggs!-and yet so well
done that one would buy il tomorrow, il be could.
Then there is an artist who paints nothing else but
dogs dressed up in costume-I do not know his
name aud do not wish TO. COr0tis Irenchmsn, .
at the head of school Of landscape admired by
some; to NE, bis peculiarities may 10 described as
being soft and woody, bis trees without character,
sud his figures without clothes; and such cold
gloomy shadow over all, that you SILVER as yon con-
template them But look at this picture Of He'll
buth's, an artist from Hamburg. II is musical
subject or rather il is Paestrina the celebrated old
Italian master and composer Of sacred music, seated
n front OF muslc-staDd, while young women,
dressed in the costume Of the time, stands before
hm another is sitting while 8 Titisn-oOkng man
Jeans over beside her; the beauty OF costume, the
delicate taste shown in the figures and faces, the
fine color and treatment Of the whole subject, nrcad-
mrable, and bespeak a masters hand. Since
writing the above, the French papers tel us that
he has taken one OF the medals. The well.
known Millet has one picture only, called
The Cleaners" II hes bis usual n:ers;
three peasant women, STOPPING IN gram
fed, Jean the few blades that are lett;
their broad hands as they stoop TO gather
the grain are inim:able, and, If nothlng we're sees
but those three hands, they would alone tel the
story. Maurice Sand SOL Of Nine. George Sand
has several small pictures remarkable for inaglna-
ton They are mostly French legends Ofthe peasants
in the provinces; four OF them are called Super.
Nitions of Berry"-snother il taken from Hofmans
,tory of the Golden Pot" Saint Jean bas two
or more frut.peces, large AMI brilliant in color. lie
is quite celebrated in this style, but must close
with NGller's picture of Marie AntO.sette at the
Csncierqerie." She stands up, her tall figure
dressed entirely in black, with her bands clasPed
and hanging down before her, In front Of snsI
table in The prison: on which are placed deeanter
of water and piece of common white tread-the
usual prison fare; her red and fearful eye: are turned
inward a. if che were breathing prayer, and with
such an expression OF suffering on hes nne features
thst YOU pity her heartily, even though she ua
mIeei. Tie iaior who stands little behind her,
leans On bis arm and looks az her with the puzzled
yet eager curiosity Of common man; IN the back
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