The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-13

John Chaplin, in New York, a large and very
fine imported painting by !. Hamel. This pic
ture, which is OF the German school, and has
but lately arrived in this country, has for its
subject the "Sale of Indulgences, - aud the scene
is laid in the time of the Reformation, portraits
OF some OF the leading spirits of that movement
being included in the composition. The centre
OF the picture is occupied by an ecclesastic,
who, somewhat after the manner of an auction
eer, fiourishes aloit one of the precious docu.
ments. At his feet kneels beautiful girl robed
in bright tissues. The crowd gathered around
displays great variety of character all drawn
and painted with remarkable vigor. There are
glimpses in the background of quaint old ar
chitecture, and the atmospheric effects of day
light over the whole scene are rendered with
great felicity.
"A very valuable collection of ancient draw
ings has lately been added to the Gallery OF
Florence. Many of them were collected at great
trouble and expense by the Florentine sculptor
Santarelh, who has presented them to the nation
on condition that they are to be placed perma-
nently in the Ufizzi Gallery, and this has been
done.
The well-known Italian painter Ademollo is
engaged on pictures of episodes in the late cam
pulBu III flCGOr EMANUEL accorded
to this artist the privilege of accompanying the
army during the campaign, so that fidelity, at
least may be looked for in the future battle
pieces from his pencil.
Mr.. S. P. Avery has reopened his art gal.
lery on Broadway. Among the new attrac.
tions in it are painting by Vanderbilt and G..
A. Boughton's 'Wayside Devotion"-the latter
of which figured on the walls of the ROYAL
Academy last season, and was very highly
spoken of by English critics.
Mr.. V. Nehlig, of New York, has now in
his studio several genre pictures of great merit
some of them finished, and others yet in
hand. 1t will be remembered that nearly all
the pictures and art bric.d-brdc of Mr.. Nehlgs
studio were destroyed by fire about a year ago,
but the walls, which presented somewhat the
appearance of museum or armory before the
fire, have been restored to something like their
former appearance. Among other pictures now
TO be seen in this studio is one of the battle
of Gettysburg, a spirited composition of the
same grouping and general treatment as the
large painting of the same subj ect lost at the
time of the fire.
Mr.. jerome Thompson lately finished large
landscape. The scene lies amid the mountains
OF Vermont, the point of view being from a
summit near Mansfield mountain, the peak of
which towers up on the left of the compost
tion. Beyond, the eye is carried over a sea of
mountain tops to where the sun, which has
just risen over the horizon, lights up the dis
tant line OF Lake Champlain. The mists,
which are curling away up the mountain
slopes, are rendered with excellent atmo
spheric effect and the bold rocks of the fore
ground and middle distance are drawn and
painted with great fidelity to nature. This
Picture ought to be on view in some one of
the public galleries, the artists studio being
too limited in space to afford an advanta-
geous view of it.
Neither literary nor artistic piracy seems to
find favor in London. well-krown picture by
Sir Edwin Landseer is the one called "a Piper
and Pair Of Nut-Crackers," represented by a
couple of squirrels and bull-fnch. This pic
ture was lately pirated in some way, it appears,
by photographer named Bennett, and another
person, aid the delinquents, on the application
Of Mr.. Graves the printseller, who has copy
right on the picture, were brought before a
and mulcted in penalty, with
costs, the charges against them being for four
several acts OF piracy.