New-York tribune., 1873-04-12
ARTIST LIFE IN ROME.

ATTRACTIONS OF THE OITY-How AMERICAN PAINTERS
AND sCULPToRS ARK ENGAGED.
[FRoM OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE IRIBUSRl
ROME, March 15.-Artist life in this time
hopored center grown within these years
much more quiet. retired, and costly than it
before The cry Is stii against rents and prices gener
ally although these latter would be considered low in
New York. For instance American artist who has
fine suite OF studio paya for them $3.50 annum
and he calculates that the would cost him 900
year in the metropolis and then without tapes
tries and other artistic accessories Landscape painters
thrive here mostly the figure business has been done
much that IL hardly in fact is looked upon
as rather hackneyed. The figure painters, Of American
nationality especially have Detaken themselves TO ideal
subjects and costumes or the middle Inspiration
Is still more atanabe here than n ordinary modern
city; this is the charm, and the reason why many
live to-day In Rome. The same mechanical facil
ties and materials in the way Of costumes and models
could possibly be had at Paris but then the surround
ings and aspects OF persons and things from the
artistic standpoint are far more dsadvantageous In
Paris than they are even in the Rome Of the
Italians. Hence Rome Is and perhaps always will
be- one Of the most pleasant abodes for the artist
Twenty years ago the place far fruitful artis
tcaly speaking than now when the peasants have lost
their picturesque costumes and much Of manches
ter cheap goods as they get The absence OF the
religious shows, the gorgeousness or the Cardinals &C.
has also damaged the trade, TO speak Instead OF
picturesque effects and gpses at every street corner
there are to be modern attempts all sides, how
ever poor and feeble they be- and thus being In the
transition state it may said that the city is neither
picturesque metropolitan. One great trouble with
the artists models The sculptors that 1t Is
more aud more difficult to find a woman model well
made ideal subject and the reason seems to be
because they rapidly growing either 700 much to tho
TO the good in both cases abandoning the profes
sion of sitting stool before the sculptor and painter
Good forms are the splendid Roman type OF
beauty, famous and once not unirequenty found IN
the studios Is gowing daily rare. Plenty OF men.
The best opinion here s with all the drawbacks COM
pared TO the past tnat there hardly more pleasant
profitable thing the artist to do than to spend Win
ter or twevemOnth in Rome say his Winters here and
his in Venice and the North during the great
heats
Mr. Marshall o. Roberts has been over buying artistic
work and has created astonishnent In the studios
where purchases amount to the large OF $4,000
Several minor purchasers have been along but on the
whole the has been dull for the artists as the
general tourist public scarcely took time this Winter
TO call at studios much less to buy their wares The
death Of Mr.. Charles DIX, OF Gen. Dix has been
source OF deep regret his friends here where he was
liked by all who knew him. His funeral took place
this evening, and was attended by all the Americans
and many English residents. He had been nVlng In
Rome for several years and had acquired good repu
coasts of Italy and span In the studios work is at its
hight in these bright mild days Of returning Spring.
Mr. Vedder is busy at his Wedding Procession. very
fine picture giving the Florenne costumes and ways OF
the 18th century" cinque centO" style. The bright,
rich coloring and welldrawn figures are striking Mt
vedders fame continues to grow ON this side OF the
water all admitting that he draws and colors we that
bs conceptions are novel and his treatment original.
His Fse Champehe painted for Mr.. Gurney was sent
home last Autumn. He assduous worker although
always gay and taking great pleasure IN the annual
sports of Rome He paraded in the Corso during the
recent carnival in company with others OF the artistic
brotherhood Mr.. Griswold is making pictures of the
landscape around and In the neighborhood OF Rome he
passed last Summer in the Alban Mountains taking
sketches scenery abundant there He has
lust finished very good painting OF the ADan Lake ana
is working OF the vale OF Ariccia Mr. Jewell Is
engaged upon his Venetian subjects, principally gathered
in the interiors Of Venetian churches, especially b.
Marks and IN the OF the Doges palace He passes
his Summers in Venice. Mr. Charles Coleman returned
recently from trip home and has resumed his favOre
highly finished, cabnetsize costume pctures-subjects
mostly OF the fifteenth century. There seems 10 De
prevailing preference for these costumes on account OF
the bright coors they afford In the day OF the "Cnque
Cento" 1t the fashion Of the young gentlemen TO
wear one leg OF their trowsers Of one bright
color and the other leg OF the same trowters
OF another hue-motey; and the young dam
sells were not far behind In following the
fas HONS of the day Mr. George Inniss is deyong him.
self entirely to Italian landscape, making largo paint
ing the scenery In the mountains near Peruga MI
Tlton engaged upon Egyptian subjects and his pic
lures OF the Nile scenery very successful Mr. Ben
son has just sent picture TO the ROYAL Academy Oh
London representing party OF gay paskers returning
home from Partisan ball early In the morning anu
upon returning home. entering by mistake into us
where the doctors intent upon cOrpse
Mr. Haseltine is painting scenes taken from the NlcnlS
of Capri, Osta, and Amaln-mOsty Mediterranean SUP
ects Mr.. Louis Lang IL painting Roman hRure su1eets
Mr. Bunce is treating Venetian subjects-the gonuols
aud canal Mr. George H. Hall, who has been passing
the Winter IN Rome prior 10 trip 10 Egypt anu tno
East has his temporary studio very well stocked Will
Roman fruit and costumes, which he proposes 10 WoA
out his leisure when he gets back 10 his studio IN inc
metropolis. He has also been exploring the GDet0 Lor
rare stuff lamps ana quaint bits 10 take back win n
as In this line Rome Is u rich and Inc xhaustible mine
Among the sculptors, work Is at no stand-stll es.s
Rodgers and Story busy executing commissions, mr.
Rnehar Is expected back from Baltimore IN lew dys
Mr. Mmore IA making statue for the CITY OF boston
20 the soldiers and sailors lie arrived "a
Rome moment when all the studios were occupiea'
and u was with difficulty he rented one he now work
ing very rapidly. Mr.. George SmOnds Tan Engsh Nnp-
tori mas lust sent lifesze bronze copy OF his Fat
eoner" TO the Exposition OF Vienna. The original was
bought for the Central Park where possibly u may now
De place. Mr. Snondss statue has been ooSuerod
A work OF great talent. ...H I....
W. Il, VII in,