The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-20
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"a A1sedotss Of Artists. rscEr
<cstino Caracci, discoursing one day on
Sxcellency Of aAcient scnlptors, Was
ne in praise of the LAGOON, and OBJ
|1eg that his brother Annibale spoke not
I'd, nor seemed to take any notice OF
u he said, reproached him "a wanting
'S;aelv that noble relic of antiquity. |
I1W6ile, Annibale, turning to the wall,
= piece of charcoal drew the statue as
a6ly as if it had been tapgibly before his !
ayes. The company were surprised,
Agostino, with self-reproach. con- |
w that his brother had taken more |
ael way than himself to demonstrate
sauties of that wonderful piece of
knre. "The poet paints with words,
Inter speaks with works." said Ami
&xator Rosa was forced, at the outset
m career Of art, to sell his pictures In
streets Of Naples, but after he became
IkKeaed he charged the most exorbitant
- for his simpleat efforts. A person Of
~ Wealth had been long in treaty with
sibr q landscape, and every time ne
6alvator raised the price one hundred
-. The gentleman expressed his
"a at last with some earnestness,
~ che painter told him that, with all
5inhes, he could not purchase 1t, and to
I - end to his importantly, destroyed
7cture before his eyes.
etooepes, an early painter and scu!p-
e Secnpied seven years in finishing his
"a Of Ialysus, living only upon the
Siest diet in the meantime, hoping thus
I Ievste his powers OF conception and
ation. He designed to represent In
a niece dog painting, and with froth At
South, bat this, after hundred VAN
1Bpts to do, he gave up in despair, ano
I6s1re. Chance brought to perfection
~ the labor of the artist could not &C
|5SSlish the fall of the sponge upon the
"a REPRESENTED the front at the month
.6fse don in the most perfect and life-hke
sar. and the artists picture was uni
lily admired.
21sint the portrait of his brother, Gen.
SIins. previous to his going abroad. On
~ the picture, which he did not until
"a finished, Mulgrave exclaimed, 81
3 insanity in that facet" The General
- to India, and the first account hle
her heard of him was that he mad com
I'D suicide from insanity. 1t is thus tha,
real painter dives into the recesses o.
n eitter's mind, and displays strength OF
kpess upon the canvass. while the mere
Manic makes a map of the man. Haw'
sFne wrought from this aneedote his ro'
xsace of the "Propbetic Pictures"
Hfotto di Bondini, an Italian artist, wat
& tumble shepherd in his youth. Gina
a. an eminent artist of the period, saw 8
S1nle figure that the boy Giotto drew will
~ stones upon the rock, and persuaded
~ to become his pupil. The lad soor
sflnled and SURPASSED his master, but they
,efipued friends. While he was vet
- boy in his masters studio, be painted
~ with such skill upon the nose of
prfrait which Cimabue was engaged upoE
~ when his master was about to resume
Is work, he made vain and angry enor
] dsslodge the insect before he discovered
n brick.
4 nobleman not famous for his beauty
4rinr left his portrait unpaid for On Ho
~ hands, the painter finally obtained
~ money by sending the following note
IrEr. Hoearth's dutiful respects to Lore
s-e~. "a nding that he does not mean to hav
IL rsicture drawn for him, Lord - is in
ned again of Mr.. Hogarth's pressing ne
lily for money. II, therefore, his lord
*sn does not send for is in three days, 1
I'M Be disposed of with the addition of
ia and some other appendages, to MT. Pau
|zS famous wild beast man. Mr.. Hogart
syipg given that gentleman conditions
|Sngaise of it for his exhibition"
Apelles, who fourished in the time
Wander the Great, never permitted
- 20 pass without practice in his ART
n was accustomed, when he had com
Ilssed any of his pieces, to expose it i
sszse public place to the view of the pass
:s-by, and seating himself beside it, t
IErr the remarks which we're made. o
Igss of these occasions a shoemaker cen
;Irsd the painter for having given one
IS slippers a less number of ties than
seEht to have. Apelles, knowing the ma
sisst be correct, at once rectified the mil
ske. The shoemaker, emboldened, crit
Iced one of the legs, when Apel!es indil
saDtIy put forth his head and 6ade MI
sssp to that line of criticism which he JUS
y understood.
lIuslc.-Harmony and melody = whic
ave AZ equal share in the effects produce
~ sound-find their original type, it ma
-. in the double nature of the univeI!