New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-25
ART ITEMS.


local scenery which il painted from views taken on the
spot, by tie artist, is invested with is aboriginal
magrifcence Of yerduro, the only evidences Of the
work of settlement having been begun being half
built mansion of very messing dimensions for 80 young
q colony. George Calvert md his brother Leonard
clad in steel arrnor and surrounded by their followers
form the conspicuous group in the center of the picture
while party of male and female Indiana, who have
brought in quantity of dead game that lies in heap
near them, occupy the foreground. In front of lofty
wooden is altar with the sacerdotal utensils and
priest in his official robes is sddresang the assembly
The picture painted commission from Mr..
Charles NJ Connolly awealhy tobacconst of this city,
and the dominant idea sought to be embodied in is
very papaby recognition of the Papa element in the
early settlement Of the country. Like most of Mr..
Leuzes historical compositions, itsinstinct with vgor,
and more remarkable for broad hearty and sensuouS
effect than for any subtle expressions of character,
loetical ronderngs of nature Mr. Leutze is no sent
mentast. lie has hearty appreciation of the actua
ties Of human existence and attempts to 1eaze
an object which he has the Of accurately making
copy Of The game in this picture, for example has
an exceedingly toothsOme look it is worthy of being
placed by the side of the similar display in Landseers
Bolton Abbey" and every one can see that none but
ton could have painted such succulentookng objects.
MIR. Dexter, Boston sculptor, we hear, is engaged
on a bust of Gov. Banks. We believe that Boston does
not encourage art after the of NewYork, by
preserving l-length portraits Of the Governors of the
State and portraits buste of its Mayors There is
but one full-leugh portrait in the Chamber OF the
Houle of Representatives Of Massachusetts and that
is n PORTRAIT of mammoth cod considerably larger
than life
Our pictorial papers take strange licenses in their
artistic representations Of current events They evil
IDENTIFY regard uuthfuness Of very little Importance
in pictorial reporting Rarpers Weekly, for example,
in its illustrations of the Princes Ball at the Academy
OF Music in Fourteenth street, gave picture which
bore not remote resemblance to the scene; the
masculine Cayatides which support the first tier of
boxes, were represented very obtrusye females the
ar pliLester, which was boarded mp, was represented
Oh full Of SPECTATORS and the columns which had no
nens upon them ut all, were represented as wreathed
with heavy festoOns OF flowers andfags Another OF orr
illustrated papers gave totally different representa-
ton of the tcene leaving out everything that Harprs
put in and emitting the Caryatdes, altogether, sub
stituting in their places highly ornamented con-
eoes and brackets. The London and Paris illustrated
journals copied both of these pictures, which must have
given our friends on the other side Of the Atlantic
very distracted notion of what the actual scene was
like if they did not very serious doubts of there
having been any ball at all. An illustrating artist IA
only reporter who pencil instead of pen, and
we do not see why should be allowed to make mis-
representations of facts more than the other.
--BaIcn Marochetti's bronze equestrian statue OF
Richard CGur de Lion the plaster model of which was
exhibited at the great Worlds Fair in London in 1851,
has just been placed upon its pedestal IN Old Palace
Yard near the new Houses of Parliament 1t is of
colossal size and the English critics complain that 1t is
80 large it cannot be advantage, only part oft
being visible at a time. Her Majesty, when she goes
10 her palace can oneee the hind legs of tho horse
from the window of her carriage.
There il in London very popular association
which has been recently established called the Soci-
ETY. for the encouragement Of the Fine Arts The
members hold social meetings, at which papers are
read on art. similar society existed in New-York
few years ago under the designation Of the "Ar Re-
union, but we are not aware Of its having held any
meetings for the past year or two. new Art-Union
has been established in London called the London Art
Union and similar association hue lately been organ
lied in Paris which answers the Of the assoca-
ton better than any of its British namesakes, as ito
members have permanent club-room where pictures
and other works Of AIT are exhibited and an actual re-
union Of artists takes place for their mutual profit and
recreation.
.-Iibography is an art of such universal dissemi-
naton and performs so important an Office IN the great
business Of publishing that few persons probably think
how very recently it was discovered Mr. Geo. Scharf,
well-known enTaver, who died near London last
menth at the age of ~ the irst artist who prac-
tioed TYPOGRAPHY in England. lie was born at Munich
in the year l7Ss and learned the ant from Senneelder
who invented it. He had resided in England IA years
We made allusion Last week to the beautiful roof
Of the Academy of usc in Brooklyn and we are most
Larry to observe that there is growing disposition GU
the part Of our builders and architects to add that very
eesenal part of an edfce many of the new buildings
now in process of completion. Cicero says that there
If such essential beauty roof that inheaven, where
no rain falls the houses s1 have roofs 10 them. New
York has been built up dursg the past twenty live years
with houses and stores without any apparent roofs In
the whole length of Broadway, there are but two or
three buildings which have this necessary feature to
their COMPLETION. The noble monumental white marble
store on the corner Of Broadway and White street. be-
longing to Mr. Astor, has roof which adds Immensely
10 ito grandeur of appearance.
We learn that our young eountryuan, 7. II. Hotch-
Switzerland, has gone to Rome, where he has taken
studio for the Winter.
Mr. Palmer of Albany has just finished a portrait
Of lady which II spoken Of as being one OF the most
remarkable Of lis works in the exquisite finish OF Its
details
Mr. Church has at lat commenced upon his under
taking Of PAINTING an iceberg, studies for which he
made two year, ago in Newfoundland. The canvas Is
the samo size III that of Of the Heart Of the Andes The
sole Object in the picture will be vast aud solitary ice