The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-11
>ORO, S. c.. WEDNESDAY, MORNING, MARCH II, 1863

from the holy places Of Jerusalem, M,
in the year 1928 brought to Piss, in fit,
vessels, under direction q q prnlalc vii,
was expelled from Palestine by tn,
heathcn. Within the cloistcrs arc sew.
crai fine monuments and slabs, whlc,
cover the remains OF some of tho most
eminent men and women OF Italy. =
There are also Pagan sarcorimgi, whicl
look somewhat odd in a consccratuv
Christian burial place. 1t appears from
some very remarkable (rcscos upon tho
walls, that the Pisans, in those earl,
times, were not very much afraid OF tho
| priests, II one may be allowed to Judge
from the manner, in which the arts,
| was permitted to bcstow them after
death. In the great lrrsco Of the Las,
Judgment, the nude body OF a priest is
represented rs being conrcnird for by
an angel on the one hand, and the prizes,
OF darkness on the other, while upon the
left among the outchsts, are seen the
figures OF king queens cardinals pro-
lates, and ether dignitares of The
church. Tho Judgment, according tot he
picture, appears to have been rendered
with strict Impartialiiy. without respect
to rank or posi,ion-a fact which scmms
TO accord with all scr'ptnal testimony on
that SUBJECT.
spent one delightful day in visiting
the studios of our American sculptors
Powers has in hand several busts, also
an ideal piece which is intended to rep.
resent the "The Last of the Trib 81 a
memorial of the expiring races of In
dams in our country. Tho female figure
already in plaster, is exceedingly beau
tilul, and with tho accessories OF The
kirtle, tho moccasinS, and other sim, lc
appcndagcs to be added, I feel warrant
cd in saying that when :.nishcd !, will
be worthy the skill o. the o,rol ,r,,s,
whose lame belongs to our own coun-
try.
Hart has Just finished n h,,s, OF Gen,
Jackson, one Of the finest heads | have
ever seen. 1t was modelled in 1889 at
the Hermitage during the last days Of
the old hero, but his death (o,lJwinp
soon allcrward, The family took no in-
tcrcst in Ito work, and its ronplc,iop
was DELAYED The marble i beautiful
the chissciing perfect, the face mopnili-
cent. 1t is worthy OF a good place in our
country. lie has also in hand an ideal
group of rare force and beauty. entitled
"Woman's Triumph" The female flo
sure is life size, standing upon the righ,
foot, The left being partially lifted. The
head bending gracefully down TO look at
little Cupid who has exhausted his last
arrow upcn tho object Of his attention,
the arrow being held upward in the
hand Of the woman, who seems to say,
with q firm tenderness, 81 am to be-
wood and won, but not assaulted" 1t
promises Co be charming work Of
art.
Ball, WHO is very c,r,lud n,;us.
taking sculptor. is workinr some fine
bn%ts: he has also an IDEAL subject in
hand, intended to represent, our mother
Eve at the moment of her creation. TNo
figure, very gracefully polsrd, is tho
embodiment of innocence and surprise
when The first thoughts OF thc world
were breaking upon her scnscs--lhcrc
is remarkable simplicity and sweetness
in the face and the whole al,i,ndc is
well conceived and expressed. I, was
ordered by a wealthy New Yorker s,nrc
deceased, whose family no doubt would
prefer to have the liyuro posscsscl bv
some other party, Whoever acts !,
will have "a thina Of lie, 0p1 hr,uv .
which is said to be ga iov forever"
Mead, an Industrious artist who's,
some two yeats since gave him good