, 1865-06-30


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The Afx Gallery.
No. "a. "Flight into Egypt" by William Page
Every onc who knows the reputation Of Page, or
tie high Esll aud merit claimed for him BY his
friends, will be glAd for IN opportunity ito zoe
specimen OF his work. In thia painting ve hsye
good example Of the peculiartdes which hare
gained him 70 much admlrstlon, and ara abe To
form 1om looking At 1t some Idea Of his style and
fku. Page, It IL claimed, has achieved rars ex.
ccllccce in colo1ing, hk7iug by application o.
uuusnAl natural gina and amer long md assiduous
rudy, succeeded in restyin9 the wonderful art o.
the great Venetian masters, and in some Of his
u,eturce. pstticulsrlY his - yesus In, ,.,,,n,5
hrlIllaney OF tone and tint ecstce]y Interim N
thoee Of Titan. Most Of those who come tn look
mon this ripbt into Eeyut, with arne.tat,ona
raAeed by sueh hirh cncputunns. 1ad them.s1ves
disappointed. and yet It IL pictuye Of rraat tkiIl
and merit, and the more Il is studied ths mora
readily do Nc admit the high ,snk Of tn
artist, and the less are We disposed to an1 f,ul.
With the warm expressions Of Admiration which
are uttered 40 earnestly ard constantly bv tbo
artlst'a friends. There is Rrest simplicity IN the
copceplon and treatment OF the eQbtect. and snrh
IN entire md most praise worthy absenre of ali
attempt At the striking or sensational. A., nerh.n,
n fn,e,,ere with The fn,n,eseion Irh,ch r. .s,
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sata aS sa.a-t s.nS .ns - 1as, a.o =. etss.5 *
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rsa~er Ths 1one1,nssa M dsa,s,,an " anu
afcn, .n. hroncht opt ,1tb n,ster1y.17i, sas.s ~
"a ~ e1tr, onatnayv teen,nr and h,r,n,- ~ .sao
md nnt,v Of tunressfon In the pho1e ~ hsss
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~ nery,d,nc 1jch, dftfu.ed th,o,co ,hs a., 80 -
t1,n1nttno WIN Il. f.lfnp sn1cndor ~. ,.a, a1a
the noly fsr,11v sna the ass M nm ~bn
thts p,,utiue In The proper lrht e.n Nil h h. IN.
n1c..rd yflf The aktll and ceoin. .hosn ~ -. 49,.
.rnstt.b,e tecn.ne and harmony ~ nm. ~ ~ .s
vho,e and eepcc, .,y VII, the wonde,fu, n.,eos ~
in wh1ch the atmosnhere IL In nm snd ~ ..-a.-
,nr uroun Illuminated hy the golden Nm
r. ,hs ts,anf;r 16on,1iy !. tha fo,,a,x;nr ..,..
o5 tb,, ntctur: IA beautituI vet m, a1tcaa.sss
or,otnsi ideo. fnda ernre,a,on -, ,hs fo-sa.ssea
n,onn NV. wv ,,n,,aa -,n,, ~. 80 - -
~, fo1ds ,he rh,,a In her ,rnn, ~ .n,...,
.r,,ehca ,t a w.vtide xerd Io..,h a~.1..na
ftcht,v tbn 1oD,- rone hy ,rhieh he lad. hsna.
arvr into The desert WITH reno we'd eney,v n Ill
Other reprcseztattors r. OF this subject tho acee.-
tory landscape has psuaflY been living with fr1l
follaced trees, abundant herhaee. AND enn;nn,
ettcsms, To indicate tho Eprplisn nhasc or ia
chs..ctc, palms h,ye been tntroanc.a. a. IN ,ha
beautiful picture ty Claude in fhe Dorts f,,l1.,v
ard a.most Invariably the scene h., heen ona -
luxury ard peaee. But with III. f.rt t,,e,r ~
thSs con1ictz. In II arc eorrour annrrhene,or ,-s
deata. The fueitiye, saw not then tba z,fa,. ~
.n4iranatea The y,rtorv. In I'M. n,rtn,e hs.nra
and besore the hurr5,ug rroup stre1ehes H. IN.
measurable. hungry eand. "A rad. rn.dcn hrown
haze-such "a sometime. comrs in onr 1os,.a
eummer xhen the bectsc autnmn it. s,,ent ,,aa-n.
fnl and boue1ees tn ,he sy,us NJ n,tn,e~nra,.so.
Ii IA Main while on the hor,,nn f,r s,,rN,s -
anna ti,st,rce il ,eem. an s,r,n.rlx snse,,a,
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.uIss 80. ..!"'.-as". p.as ,1euV Sau asonse'en
nous e.1us y, as's .n nos~1o ~ ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Aoe sa.Ase M.s.. @o oseHaa ny .na Hstet gunner
Mk .a.toeI .t.,..a"r ~ s unsls .eaassea