The New York herald., 1870-07-30
THE FINE ARTS.
Blending Of Art and CurlOsity-Paris
Cr,ticism-HOw the Critics are Van.
misunderstanding the Cross OF
the Legion--Progress In Italy
and Germany--Sales and
Work in Paris.

Salon contained q paragraph in which your art
correspondent compared himself to q busy bee,
skimmng over an extensive meadow and led on
from groove TO sweets so far that, with the very
best intention to get through his work leisHrsly
and methodically, he ever found himself lost when
it was time to turn back to the hive. Not only
lost, but too heavily laden with suudres collected
on the way, and still such interesting bits ttat,
like the child who has made up a nosegay along
the stream, it costs pang to throw one
stray leaf or howeret away. Why should
he? What If the pleasant things are not all
Of the same botanic classification? There
are eccentric characters every where else,
therefore l have changed the title of my CORE.
spondence to your readers to-day, and having
added curiosity" to the arts hope long to revel
in free elbow room" II is, moreover, most re-
eshing in this heated term to lay down the special
critics quill in blessed oblivion Of academic rule.
To be truthful besides there is just little left
in Paris to critclse. Those sharp steel pens
which spit and break over fair paper have nothing
left to do but rust in ink or quietly comment
the Exposition, which VIII take place at Havre
from 18th August to lst October, on the grand
International London Art Exhibition of 1871.
I hope am taking no one in when say that
have found good thing. to say which, fancy,
expresses the feeling of the whole artistic world
al overwhelmingly that every man who lives up
! in studio wishes he were a knight of Bath, and
! that as far as ] am concerned wish were Of
| fered seat even within the "pae" Of the Bishop
| of Wells. Mems minds will frolc in the "dog
| days." because the body is PROSTATE. very
striking instance OF the froicking mind is Fran
csque Sarcey's case, and greatly fear it was the
| heat also which caused him to become the present
victim of the Paris caricaturlsts. Poor Sarcey!
he at first took up "specidlte." 1t
was that of avenging the wrongs Of tho
Iiterati and small artists, of the widow
and orphan and oppressed He did it bravely, too,
in the style of antique knights who went securing
the country about for distressing cases to relieve,
thing almost incomprehensibe now as private
calling Sarcey's style of skrmishing made him
immensely popular his quill, too. was much
feared as blade from the plains OF Marathon,
while noble ambition to serve his country fred
| bis bosom. Unfortunately he ewoke one sunny
morn with notion that the day had dawned for
him to cut off all the tall poppy heads which rise
upon the plans above small vegetation, and the
first ne eyed for levellipg sweep was no less
of the fine arts, NJ. de Nieuwerkerke himself,
flowing beard should alSne have imposed re-
! spect Sarcey's attack came on in paragraphs
lined with bristles and headed by title, . Red
Heels" 1t filed column and half in the paper
and can be resumed follows :-''Ye people of
| France, ye artists what do you want of the
superintendent? He is your tyrant he is a man
| who takes the best pictures of the walls of the
| Louvre for his own residence; he is man who
| gets pay as superintendent and senator and
hasn't any right to be either; he buys inferior
works with your pence; it is your money he IL
spending all the time; he is Ounce; he has
just caused lot of the Campana dishes to be
smashed by having them exhibited in q staircase;
a staircase, We people of France, for the pots and
plates you have paid for ~
No can blame NJ. de- Nieuwerkerke for con-
cuding that these remarks were not complimen
tary. He put a very unfavorable construction
on them. and N. Sarcey had to retract There
| upon the press called fire, and the ditto artists
both literally and artistically growled. NJ lie
Superintendent then sent two friends 10 NJ. de Sar
cey, and in the next days paper the writer re-
tracted more fully aud very humbly. The con-
cluslon Of these red heels Is that +. Sarcey is
futtering from all the Boulevard kiosks on the
deserJ ali; he is represented under the sword Of
8 Damocles, with terror his features and his
worn down gull has dropped from his trembling
! hands
The other hubbub is sienced also. allude to
the sensation caused by Gustave Courbet's refusal
| OF the cross. The opinion OF the unbiased majo-
rity is that he was quite at liberty to re-
fuse the intended honor, but not in the
noisy, conspicuous way he assumed. Middle aged
| men, who thiuk most Of their private dignity,
say little about it, make parade of it, and
never bring it forward lest it should be exposed.
Consequently NJ. Courbet was unwise In referring
to this sensitive part OF his artistic nature, it has
| caused people to put up their glasses at 1t, and
| what have they discovered? Well, that Mr.. COur-
bet in one instance Of his past life did not treat
it so tendery. There, was painted one time for
| Khalel-Bey (for good round sum- the celebrated
| picture OF two very indecent women, such as the
Eastern pachas delight in dreaming of up in Ma
| homet's paradise. "Le respect de sol meme,"
| should have been considered when the order was
given for q work that has to be hidden behind a
green curtain, and of which the only inspiration is
of the most debasng character. Not thus have
others refused the prohered order. An unostenta-
| tious "NO," without trumpet-cal and correspond
ence would have been more worthy Of COurbets
great talent in every style.
| WHAT Is COMING ON AND TO BE SEEN
| The marine expos tion at Naples promises to be
quite national jeie for Mercadante has been G.
qnested to wrlte cantate on The occasion OF
this celebration, and the King of italy will be
| present at the distribution Of prizes.
MORE FROM ITALY.
Intelligence from Milan Informs me that very
remarkable statue OF Leonardo de Viuci Will
shortly be erected on the Place de Ia Scala. II is
the work OF Chevaier Mogni, the Italian sculptor;
and at Florence magnificent tomb to the mem.
| Ory Of Ugo Fosc0lo will perpetuate this great
poets works. His remains are to be deposited
within Santa Croce, which is the Florentine Pan
tbeon.
From Germany comes the welcome news that
the sum of 4,O00,0 900 forms have been subscribed
as security for the universal exposition OF Vienna
the above capital having been made up by twen-
ty.ive banking houses of this city.
In silesia portrait of Luther has been discov.:
cred under successive layers of thick dust and
cobwebs. 1t was in a passage leading from the
evangelical church of Rechenback to the school
room of this small town, both buildings being in
good preservation still. This portrait Ia consd-
cred the best and proves to have been painted by
Lucas Cranach.
! SALES.
Two sales are announced to take place which
offer very different interest. One Is that OF Nestar
Roquepan's collection, the principal features of
which are curiously enough warming pans. This
is an extraordinary hobby, but there are speci.
mems OF the fabrication of this most superfuous
piece Of housewifesy from every century. Some
are engraved with crests, initials, mottoes, hero
glyphics and other ornaments.