St. Cloud Democrat., 1862-11-13
TaE ':LAST SUPPER" or II.
~ ''2 ONARCO DA VINCI

Everybody has heard of this remarka-
bic pc, ure, altb,ug h few, If course, can
have The, pleasure u seeing i: in the ori.-
nal. Indeed, that original ii: -n.;w: dim
Ind indistinct. 1t is not resco, ~ has
brn col"n'o"ly supposed. It. was p@i"ted
VI the dry plastering of I'll. wallis Of the
Dominican convent, at Milan, with the
use Of distilled oils. IN pa4nuer invented
hy the artist. This circumstance has
caused It's decay; but, it is familiar TO- ALL
from the innuu'crable sopirs distributed
through tie, civilized world BY l,ea,,s IL
'he pencil aud :he burin 1 he history ..t
work Ut art often has = vivid int. resi- "i
Its own. and that Of the ':Last Supper
ca" hs.diI fail to tinye its elevated sub
ject With added hues VI hum l.. triup.,,I.
and regret. . .,;.-.,
-, L'oua'do da Vinci was the pupil Of Az
dres Veroec.:io :" hen the g'vd old man
drew nea. his eud, he .bequeathcd to Ii.
Onaruu the implements, Ut h y art, Ass..r-
ing him that he ssw in him tie power ol
surprising the eroudest v.u,en.ss.ot
bis own, n'.,s'erly iehc'l> +, ''ltut,'' said he
.tthou hast within thee the seeds ,vt great
good snd great evil i: Always bear in mind
that, II IS tor the ,.ert>ctio.t Of thy di, in>
art thou ars laborl"g, NO, tor th,he own
.ylprY. Cu!tiyats.s laaent. aud humble
'e"psr; b. opcn to srrprvusi, aud! learn to
sulu us *.hy Irritable aAture.' II thou aft
suffering the :bitteru. u ootSuadeservetdt c.a
-uuny aud sopl'rrs<,io",4 trosa"e*: MI THE
srt by low anu saeislcai It wiz g! Ire l.eat
10 tfse,---''ss il 'oi'ns '2,r't,te purpa,e -
d, lnlrelo,n Is finished EleSvv uehIntt il,
thee sIgluf'oos cS,tiuu.',uuUt. mysea."'~
s,Au hour stt'rwss,isy t...uar.vs y tears
toll 'sst uipu, the dead ms.ter'. aucvs-
se.pur fscs, mud bowed up,.., sh,xE Knees, he
.pttdgxd Ia ms;it ~ t. e iu,6isa,en. Ut those
:t'en. guaut w,sl''as. s,.d tlle sho vugh SUIT
jcct'ou> Vt :.l4 exq",s'te:y uncep',Dle D. n.-
ture. i IheEsvw .A4s sincere que, but he
'"''s -drean'cd :bo~ severe: yl it would I've
tested --'t" -! ,.,j!. '3fG! y ~. Il..+
a,the luke of. Milan, LYdoyico Storza,
tecAne anxlous ~ secure ~ brilliant ~
..rbansent to,his court, aud; WAS eager iu
vtt*rias ~: uccn'e uts7 t., attract; Llvn.rdo
t. NJ Sirssiaen:e ~ his 4vin,l.,o,s. ttss.ug
wosf a'i'l tro'n his native tkj+e,icr, he had.
I'd i''u, w,tly hc"oss, ,"a,,d .pi,V"t q him d
dire csorvt: lhsY.Acs;iehIy y'sf@ Are.,,eeture3,
winch "he i'ad 4jus, established. But
.ti~re v - one' ii tlis cliistant o,n pauio,,s
VI the luke, who lookea L I.oJii, tie flu1si,
tine With an EVIL eye; this was the i'r,5r
~ Tie Dominican cu,fVve s'tie xaa {.
'ns'' 1T di"istersatiu t.pusivs s'ieaturss; bdt
IL insiia.,ihs si|sech hlisT words "a tdI dropped
h"%G.y', |" %G.y,' pi"glta with g.il',@ 1N:ali.6yy ooSti
exceed The dis tsasure with wlIio1 : iii.
iii;onk" ''ega.i,ied L;G'I.rdo, vhd5sss j. abhor.
renee ior Is 6ehdlike' codhteh.siieot aud
foir3 The clar.ctv, u which ii was The mir l.,
rrdir; ri we're probably hardly 'c,neraled..' The
Weak NESS II ihe ..t.t came Is ths' lid ii
lie .rtful bomihis4a, vhoa had resolved Il
.:eoppli.h 81 ieis st,' - ,' '' =; t','i.
The Dats pxosssssea ~ Il" q ardent love Iy : q y
the aus art.; hs would oftea stand On.