Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-03-12

in her cell the night before her execu-
lion. Her head is bound in folds Of
white drapery, and her face the very
incarnation Of sentiment and loveliness.
There is no paroxysm Of grief disturbs
the perfect contour Of the straight,
clear outline mo overwhelming anguish
at her inevitable destiny mars. the
curved mouth or 9isturbs the soft oval
of the colorless cheek. The undalent
linen is bound in = knot Of classic Sc
verify around the statuesque head, and
her eyes have not yet taken their calm,
clear look from my Imagination 6a
They haunt mestill, those calm, pure, holy
f eyes, 6
i Their piercing sweetness wanders thro' my
dreams;
The soul Of music that within them lies
Comes DER my soul in soft and sudden
CLEANS. a.F IN
Life, spirit lie. immortal and divine,
y there; and yet how dark death Was
thine! 5'sa s.. 9 .zaGt
Was it not the contemplation of death
as deliverer which gave to her face
it's spiritual expression f2a.i. SEA 5s.,s
The statue parlor contains noble
& original life.size statue of Mercury,
purchased from the Masini family, one
Of the oldest in Rome; and an ,exquis-
lite statue of Venus Dc Medici, obtained
from the Princess Lettia Bonaparte,
daughter Of Lucien, TO which We shall
refer at another time; besides many
other beautiful works OF art.
Busts Of grim knights in armor and
Judges in ermine, looking solemn and
old cabinets and marble Ia
bles, q stately velvet chair made fol-, q
cardinal to sit in, and a beautiful porce-
lain breakfast service, Of Napoleon Be-
used in some Of his cam
paigns, with his crown and cipher
upon the sauccrs. This was presented
by Napoleon's nephew, the Prince Of
Canine, son of Lucien Bonaparte, to
Mr.. Lewis Cass, jr., as : testimonial Of
regard for services rendered to him
during the troubles at Rome. The
letter Of the Prince accompanies the
case. There is also among this collec-
ton medallion likeness Of Nero
antique which was dug up at Ostia /;
also Of St Peter and ST. Paul. These
last, together with q long marble slab
or antique tabletop, once belonged to
the church Of St. Peter, in Montorio.
This church was built by Constantine,
over the spot where Peter was cruci-
fed. It was. once repaired by Ferdi-
nand and Isabella, and since has been
under the special protection of Spain.
% It was occupied ~ the headquarters
Of the Roman cavalry during the seige
aud then lost most of it's ornaments
These articles were bought by Mr..
Cass when returning from q visit to
Gen. Oudinot, the French commander
in.chief, tc whom Mr.. G. had carried
proposals Of surrender, Among the
paintings is an exquisite 6 Madonna .
BY Raphael-so still, 80 earnest, 50
absorbed in its expression Of holy love,
that it5realizesa our deepest conception
Of the character. What is most re.
markable is, that al this expression j.
given to countenance with nearly
closed eyes, for the eyelids fall ca
heavily, we should rather say softly,
over. them. There is also 1 painting
BY lRaphaelao Of ST. Cecilia. We were
Impressed with the superior characte,
|of repose by which these. are distin
guished from the portraits Of the pres
ent day. We scarcely ever see . trace
(of this quiet, yet stately sweetness in
the expression Of modern portraits
they all look so eager, 80 restless. W.
wonder if this Is owing to the feverisl
excitement Of the times in which W.
live, for we should suppose that thu
world had never been In such ,hurr,
during the whole course of its life be
fore. 4a.,s. 81, $.
In the statue parlor there is su
perb bust Of Fiiari,sacc;o, the Judge j,
his judicial robes, who passed sentence
on Beatrice Ce,aci. It was obtained
from the Countess Guiliana Zampe, til,
last representative Of the Cenci family
The government gave her permission
for its expectation very Reluctantly
and offered Mr. Cass 81, 900 for it /,
place it in. the Vatican IL IL = fin,
Roman style of head, the expressio,
mild and earnest, with . high intellec
tual serenity thrown apon i.
The medallion likeness Of Nero is
fearful face More Of gloomy gran
ldeur could not have been throw,