, 1859-05-16

ty OF room for operations. Why doesn't tile
WORK proceed
FINE ART EXPOSITION.
Ill whom we have heard speak Of the col
lection Of works Of Art now open to tie pub
lie in our city, unite in tie same expression oi
surprise aud admiration oc the large humber .
fine paintings, the decided merit Of many
pieces Ct Statuary. and the general excellence
Of all. As in every collection Of the kind, a
cultivated and aEetidious critic may also find in
this. some things Which might I,erlapS as vel Il
have been len out; some engraviags that have
no especial claims 10 admiration, some land
ecapes which do not rival those Of the old or
the modern masters; some historic pieces
which preserve neither the truth. If history, nr
anatomy, and single heads and figures wl,isI
would b. bad in Ill lights and at all times
While thore arc works On exhibition here
which arc }.clicycd to be original productions
Of the great masters i'll printing, it Must be
admitted At tile same tima, that there arc o:,,-
%rs, which, il genuine, must have lecn done in
The carly had manner Of tllp Old masters, or
else bs the lapse of time and hard usage layo
hceu sadly robbed Of their original grace and
beauty. We notice also that some Of the bcs;
pictures are not hung i'll the bcst light; aui
th2rc is prominence given to Others with
whose modest merit quiet cp:acr:: aud deeper
shadows would be III better keeping
But these defects and mistakes are conlnon
10 all galleries Of the Fine Arts. Qae vio
visits tile annual exhibition Of the Academy III
New York or Philadelphia will find it SUP
jet: Just as truly. to the same criticism. And
to one who remembers that tli; il The first
Fine Art Exposition III Chira.o-n city So
young, and so generally believed to be entirely
devoid Of I'LL taste and ali culture il Art--t!Is.
result is worthy Of high conmen1atio,,; fnr
We Gnd in this collection works wllicl,
would be highly prlzcd anywhere, a,sl rro,luc-
lions ot our own and Also Of foreign artists,
that would be ornaments to any gallery III thu
country.
We hope tn speak Of individual pictures and
statues moro particularly hereafter. autl wish
npw only to advise all who take any interest
it Art, and its cultivation and growth among
lis. not to neglect this Exhibition TItos. who
are familiar or Not with the works Of our Lead
ing American artists, will End in this gallery
Sopl specimens Of several Of the best Of lIcln
There arc three landscapes i; DArand
which will sustain the fac reputation Of t't,
President OF the National -Acalc.ny.
kcnselt gives us yicw on tie Hudson,
and . particularly tnc bit Of sandy, ronky
..,cacA aud the ocoan ut Scwlh7t. Of Crnnsey va
haze some of tilc best specimens va rc,nem-
lcr to lave seen and III the South American
Scenery, by Church, we find something IF tho
skill aud genius which have :;i1cy the pa:1.ter
Of NIAGARA, a.,l the Heart Of tic ->nl": y r..
putafnr Inferior 70 no o:e Of cur Artists
The two landscapes BY GiennHx arc fine
specimens Of tat artists style; Willie The
dogs and game which hang he!ow the1u eau
not fail u please those WHO arr f,nd Of Ills
kind Of subject, L2utar's Washington cross
ing the Delaware, has been thought in some
t1A@S9 pAtl1lIAk 4h@NA AIo!4N ~ AVA t!s
au Exhibition, and fill a Gallery.
But to name TIL the good pictures alone Of
this Exposition would bc only going thrcu=l,
the catalogue. and We canuot 1T this Tim"
speak Of the many fac lta:ian Landscapes;
the remarkable scene called Bcnc@olcncc,
hy Tideman IT The Dusseldorf school
aud the Market At Might, hy Ca!vrrl uso
where there is SO mich arc skill shown, in the
n'ingling q! the candle aud moonlight, mean-
ng 10 rccur to them and others again.
The rooms VIC liayc found well filled in tho
evening; and We know Of 10 moro pleasan: or
attractive place in which 10 meet our friends
STl!e only objection hcing that a. Art is long
and Life is short, the gas is turned on, Ms it
scems to US, at most unseaSonaby early hour.
Why not keep the Hall open until ten o'clock
ut least? But however, that may be, NC feel
certain Tint all who omit to visit these rooms,
will neglect one Of lhe inost entertaining Ex-
lubjtions VIC lase eyerl4ad in Chicago, aud will
not be 80 well grounded as they saiSht be in a
Just pride in the TASTE and culture Of onr VOTING
city, and the fair promise it gives to high at
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s''AA'eaSs IL s.ose - 10 "'ne'' 1'e '"Sel'''ao'e
from all true civilization.
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be pehe1fatnE peop!e n'lhos; sad although
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"hlch Pah'c nas 30 uno"lF suppressed. thc Tone
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