Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-10

"a ia treatment. As usual the figures
on gold grounds tell best decOratiyely
Altogether the eoloring is a success,
though as usual in like German r~eviyals,
its relations show more Of science and
hard intellect than of intuition and
emotion the tones are apt to be crude,
hot, and yet repellantly dead and cold.
Still, as we have indicated, the whole
composition, as if under r strong effort
Of the reasons, and the will, has been
forced into a not unplcasing propriety
and agreement.
ltmight be interesting, did space per-
nit to discuss the relative merits of
freseO, aud of that process Of "wasser-
glas," Of which Kaulbach is the most
experienced manipulation. 1t IS under
stood that both Kaulbaeh and Piloty
gave to tile new method o preference
| over the old, while other Germans artists
still adher. to the ancient historic mode.
It is our belief that each material has
its specific advantages fresco possesses
more brilliance, transparency, purity
water glass with a certain opacity ana
blackness, as excmplifed under kaul-
bach's treatment in Berlin, gains in COM
pensatiOn more detail and finish, more
unity in light and shade, more of atmos-
pheric distance and aerial perspective.
Yet it is scarcely an injustice to say that,
while an Italian 'fresco puro may be
compared TO the best old window paint
ing, these wasserglas" works may be
likened TO windows Of the new Munich
school. H. will BE- remembered that on
the failure Of f~rc-coes IN the Houses Of
Parliament, Mr.. Maclise, at the insuga-
ton Of the Prince COnsOrt, went 10
Berlin to learn from kaulbach the
newly invented process. Ten years ago
be reported TO 'the Commissioner Of
the Fine Arts that he had closely in
speeted five large and otherwise no.
table subjects, also "collossal allec0Ti-
cal single figures, painted in the new
material, and owing their permanency
to having been impreguated with water
Ofthese works it may indeed safely
be said that they form q series Of the
noblest embellishments of one Of the
grandest halls which architecture has as
dedicated to the development Of 4
art and here, too, Is to be
to perfection how trsnscendently
imposing are the results when the two
arts are tremendously combined. This
from the great mural painter in
England 10 his German brother in arts
IS generous and scarcely over-colored.
We may add that the picture which Mr..
saw in process Of painting in
he autumn Of 1858 are now. in the
of 1868, in perfect preservation
hose first executed are as fresh as the
most recent. We cannot here enter into
details we would only. IN con-
say that the prayer which the
devoted inventor Of -wasserglas' uttered {
before his death seems to have
.btained an answer in Kaulbuch's {
ompleted work. i offer" wrote DR..
on Fuchs, ito my friends, many of '
7hom assisted me materially in my diff C
my deeP-felt gratitude at the T
onclUsion Of my report. But, before r
Ii, l thank God, who g~Iaciously allowed ;
lis weak and aged servant to finish the
~receding Investigation Of water glass, g
nd its application, so far that others "a
nay bald upon the foundation 1 have a
lid. To the Giyer Of all good be p
hanks for all joys and suaerings ex- ;
erieneedl May his blessings be upon O
he work. -Sundqy Rsrie,e. It