, 1870-06-05
ART.

The subject des,grated BY the Superior
Council OF Fine Arts Tor the competitive pic
ture for the grand prize Of Rome is the
!" Death OF MesHaliua-'
"A monument to King Robert :" the Bruce
is to be erected on the field Of Bannockbu1n,
Scotland The committee Are obtaining )
design from the veteran artist, Nr. George
CTMkshank.
-Meratadt's last, and by come considered
his master work, is iust finished. after seven
years labor. It is 3 view OF tLa Emarah Pool
1t the White Mountains.
The famous picture Of John Bel1ini repre-
sentipg the II Death Of St. Peter, Martyr"
which excited 90 much admiration At the recent
exhibition Of old masters, has Just been pre-
sented to the British nation. This nobls work
OF At Is the munifcent gift Of Lsdy EAst1ake.
Perhaps no greater advance has been made
in my branch OF Art in our country than in the
new method Of casting bronze. All bronze4
have hitherto been cast rough, in sand moulds,
and then wrought By hand up to the degree Of
finish in which We see them. This process,
even in Berlin, where manual labor ia chesp,
ia very expensive; and when to thst Is added
the duty and other cost nf importation, we can
easily see that little short OF the eno1mous
prices charged for such works could indemnify
the importer. The new American bronzea are
Cast by method, both ingenious aud beauti-
fu], in monlds Of tho finest and most delicate
rotter's clay, and come forth from them per-
feet. The graceful flow Of 4 be1zd, Or the
dehcate tracing = Leaf, even when looked 1t
through = magnifying gIass, ia as finely marked
by the artisans tools.
"a recent report Of tho pictures purchlaed
for the British National Gallery from De.em-
er, 1855, up to the present time, stAtes that
! picture by Rembrandt, "Christ Blessing
Little Children" :" Was bought for e., 200, and
Old Woman" for E1,e00. A picturo by Nj
chael Angelo, "The Entou6mant Of Our
Lord, was bought for f2,000; and 81, ,!2 1s
set down aa the price Of work entitled The
"Madonnz ind Infant chlist," .scabed to
Michael Angelo, formerly belonging g the
late Lord Taunton, WIS purchased foE 900.
Among the presentations was Madonna and
Child, b G. cEevil!e, given ,, the Dow;
amount expended in purchasing pictures for
| tbo period mentioned was EN,9a2 1ss. The
| cost Of the establishment in 1866 was E5. 523 !:
in 1867, E5, 795; In 1863, -E5,3s6; in 1859, s5.-
SIG; and thus fas IN ths present year, 81, ,565,
library Of Sir c. Eastlake.
The celebgated FELTON, portrait ct Sink
| speate was recently offered for asle by auction
IN London. This ia generally supposed to be
the painting from which Droeshont engraved
his plate, he first portrait publihhed Of SHAH
sons testimony Of its resemblance to the i'm
mortal bard.
- This nXure, that thou here seest put
i was from gentle 2hakepeafe cut;
Wherein the KraEcr had sutfe
With Nature. TO ontdoo the HE;
Q, could he have but draEu his Wit
A we'll In ofasse n be hath bit
His lace; the print would then sufpaSse
All that was ever Wit IN br12se:"
The picture is painted on wood, lfe-sHe,
little more th1n The couutenanca REMAINING
On the back Is m inscnphon il old wn.ms;
"Gu- Shakespeare, 1531.-R- p, Ptes13@ 3srsr
to te Richard Burbage, wen-kaoHn P'1d Ind
and artist contemporary With ahaEspGSMo S-,,ar NJ
to whom report has always gsfea h;eh .1S I Sh,i-
painting the only portrait for "n''n @'A
The enlightened EnElish eonsS,,sta Co tGa 81.
looks with N evl eye, Al fAto5 15b;ch ~ ~ 80
mrndous historical a1leGnET "9lGa no less
ta1nnns . nrinter tbAu II. Adolphe Iron,
1anUps ma1.1oscb.a own pupil has condescended to
nrn<3nes fes Mr stewaEt, OF New York " We
u9es' n,ie. because the agonies Of its bringing
PIE p,h deserves An immense retu1n-" Il is de-
.;ened .u m to elorify tie Union, md does go full
sanelT- It represents = gigantic figure
Of he American zepcblic giving
hsnd to "lA sageese; )" azchsngels
arc e1peliug evil passions; sangainary
t1scea on the earth represent the past black,
ehite, and even red MN, are jub1ant hprdes
Of EE.-:1- eS.--s.a!s se@S;.s.a!s ardIe md ind Virtue