New-York tribune., 1870-12-02
FINE ARTS.

ZAMACOIS's EDUCATION OF A PRINCE"
One of the finest modern paintings ever
brought America exhibition at one OF the up
town print shops Zamacoiss Education of Prince"
I'm the three great qualities Of art nobility OF purpose
clearness and vgor Of conception and excellence OF
execution is hardly surpassed by any recent work III
attracted great attention I'm the Salon Of this year hut
the breaking ont Of the all aesthetic subjects sank
into the background and we TO the catastrophe Of
France the pleasure Of seeing, and hope retaining
this precious production, Il would he a siam upon
American ta.ie II this excellent canvas were ever per.
mited TO recross the Atlantic.
There has rarely been quiet or 80 effective SATIRE
leyeled against the system Of monarchy. delicious
rosy baby in feathery aces and blue ribbons rolls on
the floor and bombards detachment Of toy soldiers with
oranges strip Of rich carpet forms the battle-ground
running from the Prince TO group of courtors beyond
the mimic battalion who are watching with intense in
tere the progress of the engagement You would seek
in vain in the pages of Mcheet Motley for more vivid
characterpantng than you will find in the faces Of this
crowd Of statesmen To the left Is Cardinal, whose red
gown forms the finest and richest mass OF color In the
picture. He surveys the game with an urbane ana
decorOus earnestness approving fortunate bowl as ne
would have acknowledged brilliant battle or laN9r-
able treaty Next to him IL mddlc-aged couItier too
and vulgar to do hing hut look on ana grin IN
loyal delight Further there is splendid person, so 40
sorbed in his contemplation Of the golden proeces that
he twists his body cruey in hopeless effort to influence
their trajectory. pale blonde priest whose face hides
his thought swarhy general, with touch of the Moor
in his weatherbeaten cocnance, who would look dis
gustcd if he dared and equity chamberlain who tortures
his rusty articuatiOns in pckngup are prom
incnt members of the ObsequOus circle.
This group Of bedizencd comedians, trailing their hu-
man nature on the floor before the royal idea is adm-
raby balanced both artistically and morally by the
knot Of serving people the right. The haberders by
the door and the lyered them pay re-
gard whatever to the prncely infant They are chat
ting among themselves and the eyes Of the grzzed sol
dier fixed the pretty nurse, who stands resplen-
dent in Asuran pcasancostume in the center oil the
room, watching her charge, but not his work The
mobiles arc servants, and the servants are mobiles.
The whole composition is handled with wonderful free
dom and tact The dTawingroom is painted with so
briefly and which properly relieves the brilliant
courierhgures To make the satire general instead OF
local. the Prince is dressed like baby of to-day On the
wall hangs dim copy Of GOyas Charles " Of Spain,
and the high functonaries costumed for the great
davs of Versailles when it was the Court OF lie Ro
soeI The native air of the artist betrayed, however
by giving the palace the dun grandeur Of the Escora
and La Grania, and making most Of the actors
spaniards. In execution the picture is what
might he expected of the painter who unites his
own genius and insight to the laborious handcaft OF
Messonnier He ia called pupil, imitator OF
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this picture, than Pcrugno could have called down
from Heaven the deathess glory Of Our Lady Of san
Sisto The patient brooding duck hatch an eagles
egg, but when the Gcdgng has learned what i7 wings
are for its fight cannot be followed All that is good IN
Messonnicr you can see ia Zamacoiss work. In this
picture perfect satisfaction to eyes and mndo see
the cOnscientOusness with which that waXed and pol
ishcd floor Is covered all with shmmering light
that takes the suggestion Of color from the COS
tunes above It; the millnercare with which that gor-
eeOus is dressed that baby hckedo shoe made
by tho court cordwaincr with loyal reyerencei my Lord
Cardinals red glove, and the ring outside of H. But all
these merely details which must DE perfect tobe kept
ont your thought The glory of the picture ts mean
ing-its message TO the world TO make the message ac
ceptable it is perfectly delivered.
II you want TO a ZImacOs in the pure Mcssonnier
STYLE without spiritual lift significance, look at lit
tie picture his the right Of the gallery you enter
II page against garden-wal with letter in his hand.
This the pluperfect microscopic style 80 la
mentally fashionable for a few years past. You might
call it genuine MeissOnnier and pay compliment 10
the younger and ruer artist The mode Of MesSonniers
will soon pass away, but who has ideas Ike those
OF Zamacois can better employed than in taking col
ored photographs of pages against gardenwas with let
tcrs in their hands.