New-York tribune., 1867-05-17


is an architectural nondescript and fifth wagon,
wheel IN purpose; hut its bulk lifted on the pedestal
of the Tiverbank, is all that the eye VI
the blocks of houses already compete, io tho,
lighter more graceful, aud more HARMONIOUS ti'iu
anything belonging 10 LudwlgS leien. ligIo sI'o ~
the current of prOmcnaders, ana @ @hnt.liaiS uIV I
siancd chat fhe father had left little undone les
pcciallv when one considers MS Gi'uns upon i to
treasury. but the son has been slreNa pl itvAJ
| need not re-deScribe the contents OF tho Two
famous galleries of sculpture ana painting bOth 50
rich and remuneratye but must say WORD ABOUT
fLe new PinakOthek which is devoted to the works
of modern artists The building has no pretenslonS
10 architectural effect. 1t is PLAN, 0bi0ng DloGk,
thc exterior covered with frescOcs which, IN thus
dark. dismal weather, have tawory appearance
Nevertheless even they give more OF promise tna1
is fulfilled by the contents of the halls. thnk
never saw so poor collection OF modern pictures.
There wcTo not moro than six landscapes when
would not be considered sccOndTate III Ncw-lofk: :
while the specimens of q" High Art were elthcr mn
tations tOyerbeck, Schaudop; &cl or dreamy ian,
taStc creations like those of Kaulbach. There Were
a few good pictures by del-sensational IN man
ner but full OF color and sunshine.
The unreal charactero OF kaulbachs pahtings % iIever
before struck me so fOrcby. His figures are ideas
not individuals. His conception Is bold, phlloSopih-
cal In little too much SOL and full OF ingenious electsi
his col0ring harmonious, II lacking s!Iehgtn' ms
drawing admirable-yet he fails 10 impress you
strongly OF permanently. His genius IS humorous,
rather than tragic. His pictures ann at more thhn
painting can fairly Representa- thGy tiGnG on Tue nc
y
they seem to succeed. The tendency of German Art
Especially of the Munich schOOl-seems to be. torep-
resent Ideas rather than the simple, splendid iacs
of form and color and the life in which these taCs
are embodied have heard an artist insist that inc
correct drawing of tree is of little consequence pro-
vided that the tree expresses a thought!
ROttmann's Greek landscapes III the new l'lhako-
thok are simply insufferabe. They are 1alSe III
drawing and frightful in color, even making all que
allowance for the disadvantages OF the enchuStlc
process; vet they honored with n separate nan
aud the device of canopy TO increase the ehecl oi
light! am sated that ouT American landscape ART
at present is on par with that OF any European nh
tioil-ccItainly much above that of Germany. WIN
fhe exception of Andreas and Oswald AchenDach,
know OF no landscape painters who could compete
with KenSett, Clifford, Church, and McEntee IN rep
reScnina both the body and the soul OF Nature but
these latter fortunately. are of no school, -
Munich has. perhaps the most dlsagreeable cllhale
of any city between st. Petersburg and the Alps III
is built on an exposed plain just far enough from the
mountains to feel the full effect of every storm ana
every change of wind which those grand, but per-
verse submits create. We find rain, mud icy gales,
and angry skies, and preparing to move fuTther
sOuthWard.
Yesterday. during q walk, passed the Young
King in the street. foot and unattended. He rs an
amiable. handsome man. of twenty y-one or two, ana
too young therefore to have developed much charac
ter, except passion for Richard Nagnels music
He can afford 10 let Munich rest awhile for IN spite
OF all that his father and grandfather have done II Is
not a German Athens. II. l.