The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-04
CTTYy SUNDAY, JULY A, 1858.

frOm H. APrcal worth which is very great In classic
srs hcs4 Gaptss io4ng into he osam and Diana and
AdsoS, b5 Bonario which contain very fine speci
mems u chtectural painting and have besides great
merits - hiscapes, the light and shades being finely
handled IN the class but of very different schools
are the Ebs &sry, by Luca Giordano, which Is SO
admirably freshortened that upon a only rs by
10 Inches wc have full length figure apparently life
size Joes'ts6 Loda, by Russo, painted with brancy
6 color whch makes II look though 1t had just left
thu easel and Dcysaes his 7J by Salvador Rosa This
last dnserves much longer notice than can bcstow
upon ~ fur is of those efforts in perspective
which mark the genius of very few artists. The back
Of Dogenes, and roll Of manuscript actually to be
some distance outside the frame Of the painting The
figures stand of from the canvas and as you look long
and steadily various aduncts and details of the work
veal themselves in the smoky background IL is very
large picture and Of the most valuable in the collec
tlon. s1 ua84 1g.f
In sacred art the collection is very ch and contains
three pictures worth dukedoui. ST. Sebastian which
ought to be studied for its anatomy by all young
geons and Nrtists and 81. Agalhd IN Prison, both by
Andres ymxuo. According to the Lsgsnde della Kuqin,
st. Agatha lived in the city of Catana, Sicily in
the third century; she very beautiful, and when
Quintianus was sent by Decius to superintend the
persecution of the Christians in Sicily he sought ST.
Agatha for dshonoabe purpose failing Of his object
he ordered her to be tortured for her adherence TO the
Christian religion and when she had been bound and
beaten with rods he directed two of his slaves to her
tender bosom with pince, and then had her cast into
dungeon. And about midnight there came to her man
of fair and venerable aspect carrying in his hand vase
of ointment, and before him walked youth bearing
torch. Itwas the holy Apostle Peter, and the
youth of the angels of God but st. Agatha
knew it not. Then such glorious light filled the
prison that the guards seized with terror and fed
leaving the door open and one to St Agatha and
cried, s'Arise and 1y' But she replied ''God forbid
that should fly from my crown of martyrdom, and be
the occasion that my keepers should suffer for my fight
torures and death will not fly. Then ST. Peter said
II come to heal thee, Oh I! my daughter y But
she drew her veil more closely her wounded
BOSOM and answered. with virgin modesty f it be the
will of my Saviour that should be healed he will him
self heal me- To which St Peter replied "Fear
not for Christ has sent to minister thee So he
ministecd to her. restoring with celestial medicines her
mutilated bosom, and her body laceraed with stripes
and when he had done he vanished, and ST. Agatha
knct and blessed the power that had visited her with
this great mercy Vaccaro has seized the moment when
the has been completed and the saint looks upward
with countenance in which modcsty, fath thankful
ness, and the heroic spirit of martyrdom all wonder
fully blended Peter is in the back ground with rare
head, such is seldom portrayed, while the youth
DeaIiiS Unwilling 10 leave,
turning his eyes upon Agatha shout of praise seems
ready to burst from his lips
A Priest Disrobing is weauthenticated Domenichino
and Is fine specimen of that painter wonderful color
ing. The expression is curious combination of craft
hypocrisy, and confidence, and the face will haunt one
for weeks like underlined presentment of evil will
venture to say there strange history hanging about
that man, whvm Domenchno- has thus lnmorlalized.
Amongst the smaller paintings two of vef marked
excellence The Seven Sorors Of The Madonna and Christ
Mctcd blythe Soldiers both painted copper by Solimena
there also Ee Homo painted stone by Carlo Doc
and Hanaago, panel which exhibits some very fine
effects in light and shade And although my space is
nearly exhausted. cannot forego mention of work of
of Santa Rosa of Lima the only American saint reco
Missed at the Vatican and therefore very important lady
Amongst the modern pictures some excellent cattle
pieces by Melone Cossene Cherub in pastille by Ra-
phael Mengs, and a. head of Tuckerman in crayon by
Rotherme beside several copies of paintings by Gerard
Raphael, Parmiaginino, Correggio, Domenichno Spa
daro, and Luidi The copy Of the Marriage of St.
Catherine is from Corrcggios small picture in the Musee
at Naples and is perfect it is possible for copy
be- Even the age Of the color is copied and the express
sion is very beautifully executed.
Beside these works of art Mr. Janvier possesses
very fine collection of antiquities as the accompany
and mosaic from Carthage, Berne Baa, Herculaneum
and Pompeii assi-rlevi, in marble-heais of seve-
raj of the Roman emperors found buried at Baia :;
bronze figures from Baia and Pompeii Eruscan lamps
aud vases in bronze and tcrracotta lachrymatory
found in tomb in Pompeii piece of a wine jar
found in the cellar of the villa of Domedes (Street
of the Tombs,) Pompeii paving stones worn
by the feet Of pedestrians who travelled the streets of
Pompei piece of the woodwork taken from one of the
houses in Herculaneum complete collection Of the
minerals of yesuvius Moorish curiostes pipes pouches
slippers, and dvans idols from India and Egypt me-
daons Of all Of the principal works of art in the galleries
Of Europe bust of Napoleon, taken at the period of
the conquest of Italy in iron besides views of Naples
the various erupons of ycsuvus Amalf salerno Paes-
tum, Pozzuoli, Baa, Ischa, and Capri &c. in pastile
engravings of Raphael Morghen, &C., &c.
The best of all is, that like all lovers Of art Mr. JAN
vicr is generous with his possessions and takes great
pains ia show his collection to his friends and their
friends to their friends friends It is such cocc-
ton ceud hardly he expected to be found in Wash
ingon and its possessor is entitled to the thanks of
the public and the
MIDDLE AGED MAN.
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