Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-10-04
E6r the Patriot.
The Historical society Exhibition.

Alter leaving the pictures OF MI. West and
Proceeding to the wall, we fluid an old en-
raving of Henry Clay. and below it one OF
Webster; next To that, fine engraving Of
Queen Victoria; next, "A water color drawing
f a fire in New York city, from Brooklyn;
tile further on Is fac Autograph German
u deer in the forest. it is "a very spirited
hing. Hanging on the wall a little beyond
| MS, is one of the finest pictures iii the eXhi-
ition very fine copy Of the Madonna of
|Iurillo. one of the most celebrated pictures
| f She Madonna in existence. The artist has
epartcd little from the original in the posi-
ON and arrangement of tire drapery. but not
lough TO alter the picture a. copy. The
.aveuly serenity of the face il even more
autifuI than the picture Of Charity, already
otto d. Immediately below this on the Ia
lie, Is very fine French liIhograph OF the
me picture, being an exact copy OF the
-igiuaI, and lik' it in every respect except
ze; it is one of the very finest Autographs
the exhibition. Lying on the table beyond
is is a long line of cnGravings and litho-
apis. all of them fine pictures and worthy
examinations; among them, at the end is IA
presentation of the great ship. the "Lrvia-
! an" showing better than any picture we
we seen, her magnificent proportions. y
tie beyond the Madonna just mentioned, is
copy of Guides Cleopatra; the head is tine.
III well EXPRESSES the desperate feelings of
T woman about to destroy herself by the
Il. h., itr
,oportious of the body, se' Iniugly belonging
IA race of giants il rather disgusting on
count of its being very unnatural; 1T l.
Dubtful whether any man even ever liv.d
- it'll i body as large az this woman is repre-
ut,d tn have. Below this is a small picture
,nding on the table. against the wall which
il the opinion of great many me gam of
Exhibition; it represents an old man
aging the violncello, a little girl standing
| side him listening to the music. This
Uniting was one OF the principal prizes ct
fe Glasgow Art Union, and was drawn by
| T. Fort E-q.. Of our city. 1t was painted
I Haynes. an English artist of some uoiO-
ty, aud it is one of the b st sp, cimens Of
skill Ii has every excrllency that con
tutes good picture; the composition is
|japie and natural, the drawing corr CT. the
IA is we'll and naturally carried out. the
iOring truthful the Shading accurate. and
finish is beyond all criticism. VI re iini-h
"a never constitute good painting; other
ings there are OF far higher moment; but
Ell with these other Indispensable r. quisitcs
+ Joined high degree Of finish, We have a
fleet picture. In this one we have min
,ncss Of detail and perfection of finish al
1T riyaling the photograph. There Is one
'ng about this painting that drtracts from
the log (if 1t is a Logo on which the pitcher
standing is very unfinished and unmcaa-
:, but with this single exception the picture
perfect. Ii would he easy to doscaut on the
Iuties of the painting for column. bat
ice fails and other things quirc notice.
70 landscapes next this little beauty ARE
,er,,bly good, but have no particular merit /
&c of the finest, if not the very finest, en-
tvng IN the exhibition now claims our at
,ltion. The presentation of Rsphael. the
inter. to Leonardo da N.nci. These two
l. greatest paiuters that ever lived, were
Is Introduced To each other: Raphap 7 stag
d fame, and Leonardo III the 9th of bi,
It reputation. The event represented &C.
rcd in the latter part of the fifteenth cen
". When Raphael visited Florence on uc-
hut of the competition existing between
onardo aud Michael Angelo. The di-truSt
pich Leonardo always cvinced OF Raphael
lis future rivaD is well shown, while Ra-
mers unaffected admiration, his beauty OF
kson and his aimability of character is
Ially well depicted. No one but painter
1.-THE highest order could have executed the
Il ture from which this engraving is taken.
le close our days examination here.
.)r CICERoNE.