The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-14

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privilege belonging only-to royal blood. A..
0eFdine p tas 'aathsrity sf-some of the inter.
prsten Of hersldic designs. So far sysrv am
bu.ase points TO the house of st. astsuhen AZ
Hungary. Aimsef = saint and waSsftor, Who
lived in the tvnlfhh esntary. Psrhauu1 10 a. IA.
rstarl fr0ms q pieus ptlgsinsses to thasHolv
t@nd, he commIssionsd. some noted arti.f ~
peint the sCrw;fxien for His orstory, that ~.
gsyes might never lose sight Of that wouderfni
hfstory of infihite love and infinite SUFFERING
The artist, worldly evenin his gsnius, thouoSt
- WIN the favor Of the Prince while er.t;f,.
ipg the piety of the Christian, and thefefo,S
Ttmpressed on sseh side 81 the Divine Victim
these tokens Of worldly pomp and glory, which
st. stephen no sooner saw than he caused them
to be oblterated, - unsuited TO the holi uess Of
the subject and the humility of his character.
We behave it is universally admitted by all
who have seen this painting that the sams
hand that painted the cross and its holy bur.
den, also painted tho two coats of arms, for
upon close inspection 1t 10 perceived that mora
space was left upon one side Of the crueihx
than apon the other, thus proving that the
idea Of tbs hsrsldie snblems was NOT an after
thought With the artist, but that the larger "
and smaller coats had been designed from me.
first to oscspy THAR respective places. And
yet this sugkestioa 10 arepnlsivs, If We again
coutsmplats the h2ats ON the cross, VII ich
could NET have besn painted, II seems to u, By
any but . humble hover 81 Christ "a neck and
patient follower Of His fsotsteps, who offered,
up this token Of his gsnins as ar act Of adorieg
worship, and who prayed that i might speak
to other hearts aof an aNudyiug lors and win
them all to Gods sweet service nv :s.l 3
= The Synod Of Arras, held in 1905 declared
that Is Painting IL the book Of the ignorant,
who know not how to read in any other" In
this exquisite painting the learned aa well as
the ignorant may read the whols Of that sub
lime mystery, which only the heart Of God
could have conceived, and from. which flows
into the heart Of man all his happiness for time
sud all his glory for eternity ,s,sV ,e4" .sa
r. There is another fact. connected with this
picture strangely In oontsast with the wealth
snd power symbollxed ~ tho two eseatc heoas.
viz: The canvas 10 niAds 6f two pieces rudely
edtogether. and thp fsams is mad6 ftom
oak ent by "a rough. instrumsat aud fastened
ct tie Corners By lasgs wooden pegs. Surely
some poor, SOLITARY monk. tau ght BY divine n;
spiration, could alone hsvs wrought 90 fne
work Of art under circumstances which speak
90 plainly of Indulgence and primitive appli-
apces! - ~ "a .rS-,s... .s.er
= The lettering on the GROSS aad on tho larger
coat of arms Is not made. as one would at first
suppose by . darker shade of paiut on the
white surface; but after the scroll. was paint
ed, the letters OF the inscription were formed
by eyasizg tho background of white. thus cut
ting ont the characters, as 1t were, from the
scroll work itself. ~.
Indeed tic elifying as well as surprising to
reflect how closely Mr.. OHara has studied this
marvellous painting. Not-a. line in the whole
picture has escaped his. keeply searching eye,
and to him it has verify besn book in which
he reads from day to day, ever discovering new
meaning and unfolding nobler aspects. To
him is 10 more than work of art, it 10 a work
of Inspiration, and he feels entrusted, as it
were, with the apostleship of It's interpreta-
ton. Ready at all times to crafty his visitors,
he not only displays his treasure but explains
it's hidden beauties, and any one desiring to
view for himself this artistic gem will hud
himself most heartily welcoaued by its enyied
owner. For our part, we await with eager de-
sire the result Of the RESEARCHES now being
made in Rome in regasa TO its age, the original
.possessor, md the name Of tho genius who
gave it to our admiration. The mystery Of the
concealed royardevices may never bs revealed
hovsver, and even should we discover the
artists name, it viii always remain q snbject
Of wonder why those awe glaring emblems OF
mans pride and power vero ever placed 90
conspicaously near to the pictnr ed form Of an
humble, dying God: ia, ,,s a...sl g. . -..s
As Catholic, we look upon this cfuOifGieA
as most eloquent. although silent witness to
the truth and beauty of that doctrine Of our
Church which eomEends the yvsneration OF
pious images and 'pictures as we'll calculated
to snstruct the ignorant and edify all medisa-
tive souls. ..E $3.50. ...... =. s,.. ~
Friend, why hast thou come" All, not
only to see painting, not only to admire
work of genius, but to contemplate again Ca
thoiic devotion rs evidenced in Catholic art.
Not to betray the Master of all science and al