New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-26
ART ITEMS.

-Connoissenrs on this side Of the Atlantic are IA
miliar, not only with the of that eminent Pre-
Rauhaeliie artist Holman Hunt, but with his style of
| work, from seeing his pictures, "The Light Of the
| World" and "Tle Eve Of st. Agnes" The first of
these is now the property Of Mr. John Wolfe Of New
York. Nothing new has been exhibited from his PEN
ell during the past four years he having been engaged
during that time on picture which is Just now Great
ing greater sensation in England than any painting
has done in modern times. The subject is the Finding
Of Christ in the Temple" II il worth the while If our
young artists 10 learn By what artist, who
had already achieved reputation sought Justify the
praises which his friends had bestov ed upon him. and la
bored to maintain his position He did rest satisfied
with what he had done but after finishing his "Lightof
the World" commenced another cabinet picture upon
which he has assiduously labored Xix years. IL has
been the custom of our own artists when they receive
commission paint American historical picture,
TO start oil Europe where they have executed their
work Leutze, for example, painted his American
pictures in Dusseldorf; May went TO Paris to paint
WaslingtOn's designations for the State of Mary
land; Powell no sooner received the commission TO
paint De SOto's Discovery Of the Mississippi, than
be went Overto the French capital, in doing which he
followed the example of Vsnderyn when he got the
commission from Congress for the picture of the
Landing of Columbus. SchwartzeG picture of the
Landing OF the Pilgrims painted either in Paris
Dusseldorf. The consequences have been that these his
torical pictures have nothing historical about hem but
are in fact pictures OF French and German models in
querade dresses, and without the least indication OF
American feeling. But Mr.. Holman Hunt has
very different feeling for the dignity of att and when
he paints historical picture, puts much local truth
in it as he In representing the subject Of the
Finding Of Chris in the Temple he could not roll back
the eighteen centuries that had interviewed since that
event, but he could 30 to Jerusalem where the same
types Of humanity exist that to be found in the
holy places in the days of Savior, where the same
pbcre could be inhaled and where tradition could
supply the facts which written records furnish. To
Jerusalem accordingly lie went and imbued bis thoughts
with his subject by dligent study and personal OBJ
seryation. More than year and half he devoted to
tie acquisition Of the accessoria materials Of his work
in tie Holy City, and nearly five years employed
in executing upon the canvas his conception Of the
subject. Such unGinching devotion tis to the
preston Of a noble Thought would give dignity to a
failure in the execution; but we are happy to learn
from the creisms that have appeared in the English
Journals that the result of his labors has fully justi
fed the devoted labor of the artist When our artists
Mr.. Hunt, we believe they viii find themselves amply
repaid by the result Of their abors.
Madame IIenIiete Brown is the rom de Diaceau Of
lady painter in Paris who has hardly been heard Of
in this country, but who H. in her line very remark
able artist. Sic delights in painting human figures,
and at the great exhibition of 1855 in Paris she ex-
hbited five picures for which she received the gold
medal Of the tId class. These were the first pictures
she bad exhibited in public of them "A Friar Of
the Order Of Christian Doctrine" was purchased by
Englishman for 1000 francs, and another "a Char
ity School at AK" was purchased by the Emperor
Napoleon. Since then che has exhibited several large
pictures, which have found purchasers at much higher
prices, and her portraits style Of art in which French
artists have never eXcclled have been greatly adj
mred. The real pame Of this accomplished painter is
Madame DC Sauy and she il the daughter If the Count
Dc Boutillier Though her parents were In aIIu-
ent circumstances, her mother, who was an accom-
plsLed singer, thought il necessary that a woman
should be taught some profession by hici she might,
in case Of necessity be enabled TO earn her living
When her daughter seventeen years Of age there
FORE she urged her TO choose eithor music or painting
with view 10 perfcctiDg himself in the art, ~ that 10
the event Of her ever being reduced in fortune she
might reeort 10 II for the means OF support The
young lady had never felt airy special inclination for
s but, peierrng painting to music, she was placed