, 1865-06-11

ton two specimens OF tho skill Of paiuter 50
distinguished Is Leutxe. No. 9, "The Departure
Of Columbus" end No. 10, "Florcuce Ntehtin-
ea1e :, arc from his hand, md highly cxtolled "a
good specimens Of the eentua OF this master. In
all the :hnlc1ttes Of the art Lcutze is so great
aprotcient, TINT criticism can flnd hardly any
thing 10 blame, and he would be bold who under~
took to elt In Judgment On the work Of such =
thoroughly trained and accomplished head aud
Cyc, much more to suggest alteration aud I'm
rsovement. And yet there are tho1e to whom
tha Columbus does not prose entirely sa's1actory.
BE 1t that thc7 have too high m 1dea
OF tue genius 0! this distinguished
painter, and ect no 11ulte TO the wonderful effects
which must be wrought ont h7 such mtser; or
he II the great ideas With which the Imagination
ewcs at the thought Of the departure Of the greAt
navigator to discover n new orld,-there Is a
feeling tbst tho seene AZ here Etrcn falls below
expectation, md 1t IL Enzei' 1t ~ some with more
OF disappointment than delight. The water Is the
ye1icahle ccep b'ue Of the ocean, coetumes and
figures arc rendered with rare truthfulness 1nd
epcctss and the lar horizon OF that honndless Sea
ont into which the tm7ll craft Is 60 boldly push
ing l. promptly represented; but there still re
mains q 1srk Of something TO tho full cx-
pression OF The great thought md feeling
Of the occasion. TIE deure Of Columbus is
noble and grand in feature sid attitude; we ind
4 rare c1pzcseion In hi. looks Ut undluntcd
coursce, nrthskeD talth, and a hop. that cinno
fall but it IL hardly to he believed that he took
leave Of his family and friends with 80 lofty an
air, and spread his eslls for hls crest voysgn
.tandiug upon the deck tn such dou>estts style,
AID pointing With 20 much stage eject 10 that
mysterious region Into which he Was plying.
But while ruany wnusd rather have aecn this sub
jcet differently conceived. 1t cannot be disputed
HAT the Arllst has wrought out hl5 OWL idea With
r,nrrsr nyH xkf11 xnd NIL uifi find In
thc piece large d!aplay Of tho great isleat
which bts rendered hie name 10 distinguished.
The Florence Nightingale ehpHs the same ten
dcpey 10 Represent the subject In somewhat Of a
theatrical napIer. The s1tting Of this most Il.
,us.1fous woman by the couch Of the patient, ard
| holding the wltch in her hand while scanning
with init and hrcathcss interest tho sufferers
! face, OF waiting the slow !aree OF The minutes.
has in it somethtng Of the sensational, that Eany
| would prefer 10 hare left out, as not up to the
highest standard OF srt. There Is hut little o
this Picture the interior Of the hospital IL led
| with smoke, sA.onyh which only dim outlines o
| the patients and attendants are to be seen: the
| PRINCIPAL ncutc being the only ono distinctly
| brought out We suppotc II to he pottral., and
| II 20, it gives great value to the psiu.luc,
Another picture suggested b. the var is No. &
"Tha Soldiers Widow" By Louis Lang. Fa
nfllar as ne all are with the .ad incidents In on,
fcrrltl conflict Of TIE kind which this painting
seeks to represent, We gaze upon It with uGusual
interest. NJ forget al not In our easily awakened
| y2pa,hies. The artlkt has to d his atory with
Srat e1oqucnee, and al;housh In msuy points Of
technical skill hts work uay be obnoxious 70 Git,
clsu. therr arc lew whost d!sroeticn TO csiticast
Is not entirely forgotten in the power with which
the ecenc takes hold Of their feelings. The con
cep,fou Of tic subject IL admirable for ITS R:r1
pliclty, md the plsin End direct manner in which
20 touching and pathetic s:cnc Is represented
The deep and long :rief Of the stricken uothe,
IL Eivcr With great foree OF c1rscss3su IL
the tale, sid fAec, aud bowed and cru.het
fo,m; while the delight Of the child II
the glitter Of the faihese twors, and bis inuocen
Joy arc truly end c7reiulf5 rendered. The 6es!
tiuts or The infant are painted With mc1e tha,
usual fidelity 70 nstuts. and The few and simp'
| 4rceesofirs Of furniture are exceedingly wei
gwen. 0,hef paintings by Lang Of similar sub
iccts and tcerca ehasncserisuc Of the wsr hav
tccn received with etesi favor IN other lpazis G
The country, and h1vc gs!ned Tor him much rcpu
tation. 1t is considered most hopeful sign Q
progress when Art, In p1aee OF wast1aR Its tim
md tslsnt on useless and fslfc pietu.es OF ih
| dead pa*a tcd tts buried actors, turns Its hea
thoueh,s and roblcst Efforts to giving endurto
| form anu permanent existence 10 what Ia mo.
eel{eacrinc3ug, heroic, sad patriotic ia or ON
dsy and genersdou.
Ano'heE bs Lang is No. 1as. :. Dcpssture for tb
War" This, though lot 20 powerful, Is etill
fsiihful representation OF the feeling which r.
20 stropg IN the eomuas uccnent Of the strogcl,
There is a l,uey eagsreess znd asdor in ait Ii
; | group saihe1ed to get the young soldier read
: and Cd for tie WEI. The mother is giving n.
LIST adIcu and Blessing with worthy nrmnc.
while tho sister wavcs With cuthn:tssn he. han
. lerchIcf At the troops ding BY the window. y
each glimpse uf t1e Quttt1tan statue Of NSae