The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-12-22


Bvr,ntine stvle. The a,tl.use srsnerv .,a
facial expsess,ons of their s.h,sr,. wa,.
,arrelv horrow.a er.., arr, 90. ,,,.,,. q,
hiring ont l,vst and shas, hv ex,rr,,,. -
trast. and the graduation was wrought hv
means Of pure color. Extreme brill,apcv
was accomplished by usinr FURNISHED
vold Fi.horate natterns of arsnerx v,v,d,v
worked. were cons,aer,s objects Of ,mror..
ance and interest rhns the cha,,c,er,.,,.
s,,o,n ~ .o,,,.,.,ca .,a .ffse,.a ,r,a,-
t,onal postur. WERE rendered more cons,,e,.
ous Tbes. borrowea arts and match. VOL.
means of securing efsscts G,of,o .n,,re,v
discarded. He sourht 10 accomniish resnlts
by strokes Of light and shade, ana sweet and
intimate blending. Although this rcmarka-
bic painter was not correct draurhtsman,
and his style was brought te perfection hy
his followers rather than by himself vet his
name must ever be illustrious. AZ a changer
Of old and pernicious customs, as an intro
Queer Of greater simplicity, and an incubator
of true ideas of representing the natural and
beautiful There are but two pictures Of this
master in the whole collection. and these are
feeble when compared with his great work
at Florence "The Entombmentn Is par
ticulasly effective, the shades and flesh paint
ing being far superior to anything previously
executed. A picture of Gentle dn Febriauo.
"The Madonna and Child has this peculI-
arity, that, when found, 1t was entirely dis
figured BY re-painting. The newer paint was
erased, and the original picture remains In an
almost perfect condition. One particular
excellence OF the ancient method Of mixing
paint Is the durability and the frmness Of
color, that uniailingiy resist the rasages Of
time Pauio uceili, Fiorentine, and leader
In landscape painting, Is represented by two
pictures-both Incidents from the Kneid Of
Virgil-Juno, arrayed In robe Of black, and
FURNISHED gold, goes to Golus, who u sitting
on rock, with his sceptre Of power In his
hand, and bids him raise storm on the sea,
where Kneas and bis crew are triumphantlE
sailing Immediately, the Winds, (rogueish-
looking youths with prodigious trumpets in
their mouths,) blow forth greenish, smoky
gale from every side, while Eneas and his
crew are plunged In tie midst Of a tempest
nous storm. At the right, with an sir OF
angry disdain, Neptune rides In his chariot,
driving two of the Winds-Gephyrus and
Eurus-before him. Further on, the crew
are landing in a harbor; Eneas meets his
patronizing goddess, Venus. and the drama
closes amid sunshine and perfect felicity.
The Penitence Of St. jerome" seems to
have been favorite theme Of Fra Filippo
LippPs. The saint Is represented as kneeling
before a crucifix beating his head with a
rough stone. The lion-his peculiar attri-
bute-is present. to Indicate his strength
of character and his habitual solitude. A
aPortrait of Dante " taken from the cast at
Rayeupa. attracts attention. as the name of
Dante ever must. He Ia crowned with a
wreath of fadeless leaves. "A a mark of his
poetie distinction and immortal fame. but he
seems to heed II not. His expression Ia as
sweet and sad as If a thought of the peerless
Beatrice were bovering with intensest SANG
titv over his mind. The features are aente
and sepsltIyely delicate. showing but too
plainly that be learned in suffering what he
taught in song.n
Agostiuo Caracci. one of the founders of
the Bolognese, or Eclectic. school. is repre-
sented BY picture entitled "venal Love-
Cupid is breaking his bow in disgust at the
sight of coqueftish girl Of some sixteen
summers. discardipe a Young and devoted
cavalier and clIneing with prudIsh fondness
TO a venerable gentleman Of some eighty
years. A picture OF ArtemIsia, mixing the
ashes of her husband In her wine. by Dorne-
micbino. is wen imagined. The face. large
and royal "a Indicative of a strength and
nr,ae that would seem able 70 rise super,or
70 gr;rf We are snrpr;sed that 40 resoIuts
a counteuauee should be the representative
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