The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-29

massive and towering shaft, rising from q less
a mixture Of st5les utterly indsfsssiblea.
SpM,f NJ S re :ss. Tsa great s
the tenor Of hi. run ARK, IN Tson undo tsscoS
& q HSs u 81. r. S.sSo ss. Ss s <:
tSousArSSsn, ssd siilI fhisf, The isttss me
feeling, Is, that an oSeiisf Of saoS an enormos
that It should, in other words. appear 10
groE from II . Its natural and everlasting
The absence Of all color In the material of
this monument 10, to my mind, a serious OBJ.
tint 10 so similar to that OF the sky beyond
lar fact which Ihave often noticed.
P. ss. IL s; e. h sss y I. ss q
too late to alter the original design in such
manner as to make the structure an object Of
pose and credit 70 The sroSissstan.i ssp pSs
mean. Of sompisiins Il would quickly 30 o.
to call 0 he attention Of The nsmssrs o2
this department to some examples OF the arts
40 this metropolis, which are directly opposed
snd Of age. hss Gs pss spsfss s.S
committed in the past they will Sc. more for.
: as sss. e s spP%s :G1s lSs
For obvious reasons It is unbeco ming in me,
even " l were so disposed, to illustrate my
say faT ss,. re
paper has been to endeavor TO impress upon
our people the value, indeed the imperious
ss o. creating % sdiSiSa: .1d liberal
tion which VIII in due time produce a large
number Of thoroughly cultivated artists,
IN a M ,rh xsi al in.n a, 49, 4
The nrst thing TO be considered 10 the design
3. :Ssss sIlaing T. =, and ,.s should
port with this end. And u no known style
vent one that will. Herein the gen1ns sbd
styles smons the sneisnts may be said to
mother Of Invention. I have already alluded
necessity dictated It's form aud qusiity.
Another Is to DO found In the oolonnades or
porticos. These were constructed about their
give shelter to the people from the heat of the
sun and the inclemsncy OF the weather.
The Italian Loggid was balcony, similar to
as exterior passages from one apartment to
smother, thus saving space within the walls,
and anordins pleasant resorts in the open air
name may be said of the Oriental earsrdnsary,
which was probably the prototype Of the
LoggiA OF Europe.
Thus It was that eolonnades and portIeos,
earavanssries and logic were invented and
constructed for uscfal purposes alone. In time
their walls and ceilings were ornamented with
elultored and otherwise embellished aoeording
to the fancy OF the architect; so that these
| simple balconies at last afforded choice places
nowned artists OF the world, as may be kno wn
from the loggie OF the Vatican at Rome, which
possess treasures from Rsphaei's hand, and
7 q 81. ~ Na =
shelters a wonderful collection Of noble
statues by Benvenuto Cellini, John OF
Bologna, and other Italian sculptors.
The oortas or open oourt-yards In palaces,
churches and other public buildings were
created from nsctIiRV. They, too, In the
course OF centuries bscame the sanetuaries Of
magnificent pictures In freseo and allied the
inches with the grandest productions OF the
.culptor's hand. The Canps Sanio Of Piss, the
Sanid Maria SOrsile Of Florence, aud numerous
other churches of Italy, present eonspieuous
examples Of this style OF architecture.
These observations on uis as the proper gov.
be extended to embrace many subjects in the
range OF the nae arts. But time will not per.
NIT, sud shall limit myself to the utterance
jet. '''' ' '''
Ooionnsdes should not be introduced where
they will obstruet the light Of rooms where
them; nor should they be placed where they
can neither shelter tho people nor serve any
visible use.
Fountains should be so situated and con.
strueted as to permit water for the peoples
thirstv amin Ais and birJ. ~
Important wotks Of ART should mot be nj .,.d
At such great altitudes that their design And
character become in Visible Ia fhe nsLsS eve
Great halls Tor iegisIstiye. musicsI AZ.
made, or other ns,embiaxes shouId arst of III
be dTe-prooL then come Sentilation. iisbting
In short, lei uIe dictate The styie, nGterwsrd.
embellish IL with every ornsment which g1o5
taste 10 Az devise, and which h annron,i.fe 10
the purposes OF the structure
Paintings and scuIptufe are emnlovss in
the embeilishment OF public places. nal Alone
to crafty a love OF the beautiIul. kmt .i.o 10
perpetuste the memory on sueh inii v,a".i.
gala at and pstrIotic deeds and ia fosteI 4 M.
BE ambition They ought undoubtediv u In.
oite in the bchoileg a deensr io.. oe,.nn.
land
These great uses however will n. .,,or
plished only in the degree in which ili1st,1
lions are eomprehe nal ed by the people Hsnc.
.llegory being 10 our eountI ymen ths isast
Instructive style Of decoration. should be
sparingly Introduced, And IL Ia impoTtant
aiso that every subieet should he stristIv an
propriate to the position IL oeeupies' ~
1 need not here refer 10 In Al noes in tbi. ma.
tropolIs where thIa .iynInc.nt nrinninia 81
u,s has been oyeriooked, they viii oacnr 70
the mind Of avery inyestigator A h.vs
sald lie Intended 10 excite a more serious az
tention 10 This subiect Than ~ sssmst 10 b.va
hitherto received, " ~ "'''
lions m Al tho fne srts nave thsir snmrca Tho
people derive their in.truotion and form tbeir
taate from ex amnles ! rbihited a, III. :. No.
city. itia here thst The mnst tsi.n,na nppnS