St. Cloud Democrat., 1862-11-13
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- - artist bod With hi. eyes
%asst ( dvfl, and an oppression of deep de-
jcction> There wass confused murmur IF
voices .Cnrl.~it1y t1,a aaed eagges vsxpee..tion
~er> express: d snsevsry $eoantenanee but
thpt of i!.s fior's fiiu' % % SIS ,,t tiiamph.
nut revenge; the picture, he xas eoua.inn'
was uiiiini>hs II ia ;,he 7,ost ftip portsht 6x
1tes;; ss he had himself seer RIO on1f. on1f .ehs
proceeding d.y.':s1 y: .esa "ao ~ ss.~
i: .:i1et, sth. curtaia 2be, wahdfa~in,,'' said
the Duke:; 81 3: WI ..Gs -.'sss 5@:es
Lionardu moved not, not i deep em,osaiton
ot' the artist rendered, him poveTless.-
1le i.ouinlc4n, unable 70. evwpr9hxad
suth :eehdgs, ~as i cao;;iiannied Il q ii ii &c belief
that tue wp.tntYdra*'lng pnYE4 q M 81 curtain wo'd
be the death waEsaas of the artist he
n's.' y scsr d,he + i! 2stries, .sas 7s'suddvu
I'u|l tue. curtain IL sopeasd, aud t.'A7Last
>ugpes: .vt .Llu..ar.iv dsdV:,ssi ss.ui rsyea-
W ~ tue world. ~:z:4.s &" G: :. .@!"~.
'sjNo.!a 7souud" tor fex ;momesnts broke
the st'llness thats. lrrcvaile u 4 leigh
n'urmurs l4 of applause y. e. heard, iucre. &
p.gg " The influence II the gIorio,as .vosk
sis't tuder. u. ot. the enthusiastic minds Ut
the l,siians'so raptures The Duke .rdse
aud @tvod ef;re Lionardo "WelI, noE1e
ttorentins, hast thou atvasd for lily Fault;
/. aw proud 70 forgive thee H. Ou, on to
gt'ry. to immortality; high rewards shall
bs TIMES 'isat why, holy father, 2 s.id 10
to the Prior; VIII" still stood noti3nIess
aad pale before the picture, ':vhy stand
you spetehle:s? See you not how nobly
h: has redeemed his pl,dge?"
All eyes were turutd d upon the Douiess,
then up''u the i,,u.s of Ju.las. Suddenly
they exclaimed with one voise, 1T is he!
it is he!'> The :'others aud monks Of
tue ciuister, who detes,ed the Prior, r.
esa'cd. ''is<, i. u hs. ths Judas> slscsrivt
who brtruycd his msster,,''' After tbe6rst
surprise was :soser, suppressed laughter
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Pale with rage, the Dominican retreat
ID behlhd The cr,wd, aud .nade his escape
II his rell, with The emotions Of den on
queIlcd teturc the radiant power of ~ a.
@.is divinity, and the reflection that
hencet"rth he m st 70 down: to poster,ty
as second Judas The resemblance was
perfect. -. y,.,> 49,. [ .<.<
And where.. sov, WAS Lionardo de Vim.
ci-he whosstool: contpicueas among the
n"bles If the land he whvse might Of
genius had cast high birth and worldly
honor. into obscurity ?: Now, surely, vs.
the hour ot his, triumph. =. 81. se. :.
f. Alas ny! he stod humtled and de-
pressed, bitter tcers bcdewed hi; rhceks !;
q" when the cry was repeated again and
again. 1T i the Prior !" he hastily quit
ted the presence If the Duke, and in the
solitude ot his own apartment, -ous hiu
knees in IN agony of rrpentaese,. 10
Andrea, my nlasterv' hs>exclainaea, *hox
have1 sinued against Thy. memory our
art, md NY own soul /! I have snaed
b ve i"uesl / It Was saesilege, in The ssme
hour in which thou diass answer nypray.
er with the blessed inspiration Of the WIS.,
ion Of the Re,dssseuner! am unworthy Of
thy love, = toy divine art, .cd os> M w
respect Revenge !. have 40 . part in =
great mind, was thy last preeept. :Eov
much better iidst thou, khov me t',aa I
kew myself?s Strengthen, and guide,
heaesforth, NJ weak and sinful nature> .
Such were the emotims If the artist,
while: all Milan aud Italy rang With the
fame '.f the work which he himself ~ Bit
terly n'pe".ed. All aocted to gee it, an
his renown was IN its zenith He shun-
ned the applause, and in = humble ,pi,it
devoted himself t. the pursuit of q nobles
triumph than A,n b. ! had e, already achieved :
|she triumph etsr himself 7%s1 s.:-: :@a:s
~This is'the hiss"ry Of that celebrated
painting tho Last Supper Of Lio"arde d
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