The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-08
Art Intelligence.


The late Mr.. Golden is 10 have a monument, in the
shape OF marble bust, his memory in the gallery of
Versailles France by order Of Napoleon Mrs. Golden
will present marble bust of her deceased husband 10
che French Emperor, as private memento.
Count Emanuel de Las Cases, the companion Of Ma
poleon the Great ia exile, has had statue TO his
memory in the town o: Iavaur (Tarn) France.
Sir Joshua Reynolds memory is TO bonorcd by
mortal window in The church Of Piympton Devon, Eng
laud
The first gold medal Of the Royal Academy, OF Eng
land for historical painting has been awarded to Mr.
Claude A. Callhrop the gold medal sculpture, with
fifty pounds, 10 Mr. Percoyal Bell; The same gentleman
taking tire silver medal for the best model from life Mr.
George Tinworth took the silver medal for the best
model nom the antique.
The National Gallery OF England has completed tho
purchase Of picture by vtore Carpaccio from the COL
lee ton OF Count Avide Mocengo OF Venice represent
ing the Virgin and Child, with the Doge Giovanni Mo
cengo kneslng before them, and holding in his right
hand the banner OF the Venetian republic On the right
hand side docking toward the picture, is St. John and
on the lett 81 Christopher, carrying the Saviour The
figures life SIZE The price Of the picture 900
francs.
H. stone, the sculptor, has completed in this city n
plaster bust OF the Reverend Bellows
TO executing 1t in marble intimate friends of the Doctor
speak of II as faithful likeness
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ILLUSTRATED.
From the London Builder
The great srtistic event 10 Rome the opening 10 the
public Of the great hall in the Vatican (once pertaining 10
The picture gallery where Podcs has spent nine YEAR on
his pictorial illustration Of the immaculate Conception
Fouf lofty walls and ceiling covered by these
ifescoes, whose subjects may be classified follows
The Discussion OF the Dogma represented in the his
ioco alcgor.c style, with group in which personined
Theology takes her place among cardinals and prcatcs
scene; the Definition OF the Dogma IT. Peters at the
moment thc Pope isiutening IL Drum while above he
COMPLEX group of ecclesisstics and other assistants
celestial vision appcars-the Trune Deity represented
With one vi those bold flights Of imagination ION,
encouraged AZ Rome; and, associated with the divine
persons, Mary, central and supr'mey honored figure
amid the hierarchy ot evangests, prophets Old Tesla
nent saints, dCcios Of the Greek and attn Churches
exutng angels and skulkiDg demons, who driven
into tho internal regions tho coronation OF the VIRGINS
nnge or Plus * placing gold crown her pictured
head IN the choir chapel Of 80 Peters, surrounded by
tho canons, the senator and other officials; a peasant
group in the foreground; the Triumph OF the Church
alcgOry Ia which female, wearing the Papsl lrsic
MIA and seated on high throne receives homage from
the representatives Of the world. IN Ire ceiling which
divided compartments wih ei!t siucc rellefg
in III. Hterstces, those borones the Old Tes,a
regarded types Of thu virgin Ino.l cr and
other alcyorc ferrales: and along he ,o Won
wall compartments are chiaroscuros, correspond
IN! 20 me great groups, Of tb, Pope holding a |
,onssiory, tho birth ol Mary, the Presentation |
Ia the fcinpc, the Homage a. The Papal Throne The
Vol aud the sibyls, of classic legend We have had
occasion han to express. these pages our
impressions from modern painting in Rome and NAV |
here state, that no merits manifest podcsts frcsroes
oblg. US TO modify the uniavoahe opinion arcady held
of
veteran artist ed placed at the head Of The local
historic s,hool displays degree of power, science
,echncs .ki which i would be indeed unjust TO ignore
The gorgeous ecclesiastical groups tmost figures being
portraHl well composed and telling the bcnding of
the imaginative with the historic IL highly In, enors:
the coorng vivid without glare allowing due ra - 20
all which qualities arc unable 10 recognize in these
works any higher attributes Poetic continent religious
elevation, spirituality not here: and the infcrority
OF the celestial 20 the terrestrial sothnx Iss
than painful
THE GRAPHoTyPr. i
.tprt
inss Tor surface printing was made the subec, of
paper read al crowded meeting Of the society OF Arts
In London few weeks since being 10
wood engrovers and the literary world BY this PROCESS
the design of the artist Is itself printed from MIR Henry
which the process founded accidentally dsccyered
by gentleman in New York. In the summer o, 1890
IN the course 81 making drawing box wood found
IL necessary 70 erase portion OF the sketch to re-
whten the block. The material used by engravers for |
this purpose Is tho enameilcd surface OF ordinary
visiting card, softcncd by water and brush In this In
stance, after treating the card In the manner described
he saw the letters from the copper plate impression
the effect but did not turn the practical ar
count This gentleman saved lump OF chalk IN two
and on the smooth surface wrote with solution OF s,lI
Of potash the ordinary water gas colorrd with in
digo The lines OF the drawing being said Mr. Cook elite
rally conpotcd Of quartz were hard 20 when An, ra,
ing was dry rubbed away soft portions Of The cas
with tooth brush leaving the lines IN relief The whole
block ofchaik was then hardened by scsk sie
Of potash The nrst picture he made IN the press
four hours after IL drawn In the perfected and
patented finely pulvcrzcd chalk squcc red INTO
The surface OF the chalk next made absorbent by
sizing The ink nsed In drawing the prepared block
consists " glue and lamp black, and the portions of
the block ar, then rubbed away with brush made Of
fitch hair Fine silk velvet Ia used In connection with
brush. and the block Afterwards hardened bv the
liquid sick Stereotype copies can be taken from this
picture In the usual way Several pictures taken by The
process exhibited IN the room, where drawing was
made IN the presence ofthe audience. The remarks of
Mr. FzCook listened to Throughout with deep at
bnton by crowded audience, and an ordinary hand |
printing press fixed In the hard at work the
Chairman eaId hat |
pictures by the new had dry and cold look not
the mclowness Of wood blocks In otber respects he
thought II superior ~ wood engraving George Cruk.
shank said that he had not examined the pictures
sufficiently to give very decided opinion OF
the process which, however, he thought very vaIua
bic would require some practice in the artist 20
the brush instead Of the pencil also TO rev,rse his
pictures that soldier should repre,ented with
his sword in his len hand, instead Of his right, lie did
not think would entirely supersede wood engraving
but be wss certain that bad the PROCESS bcen known
when be . boy his friends would rot now GEO Vim
idnr about N .mnibusses,. but in coa-n and ar
touched ~ cNsraver. Mr. Eta Cook ,rudu "a an |
ANTIQUE he picture The npeness Of the lines o. 81 hs
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