New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-24

VIENNA. June I'm the art rooms Of the Exhi-
h;tian devoted TO the German Empire there are
evidences that Munich is echpsing Dusseldorf in
pulAc estimation and most of the really fine genre
pictures bear the inscription " Muuchen." Here
again the ambitious works, the huge canvases
fixed with academical figures, are less 10 be praised
than the simpler and more homelike inspirations.
There does not seem 10 be in the body of the Ger
man paintcrs. Imagination enough to animate theec
great pieces which their emulation sketches out.
Richter has huge canvas with life-size figures OF
the building of the pyramids sort of arch1olog,
ieal hash in which there is much good painting ana
bad archaeology, with most patent artihciai''y ~
the make mp. The king and queen come to inspect
the work she in gorgeous robes and well panied
and the architect. an AbysSnian negro SHOWS inc
plans of the building weaker and even less sue
eessfal nieture is large one by Bendemann OF inc
going into captivity of the Jews under the ASSy-
nan rule-a weak incoherent composition anu
feeble in painting
Itsin home If, and incident, the subject matter
~ npre nictures that German talent finds Its best
inspiratioos Fist among painters OF this class IN
the German collection rs in the Austrian. is hurz-
baner whose Elopcmeut was noticed In a former
letter How be holds place in both collections IS
NOT for Us 10 explain hat his picture here Of viii
Ia0e merry-making at which q good deal Of match
making seems TO be gong on, is quite equal TO his
FIopement. Indeed a grave matron, who seems
70 resent proposal for her daughter from young
man whose air is certainly not that of very social
husband seems to be the same one who has arrested
the tight Of tho foolish couple in the other picture.
The canvas Is filed with little episodes
n the hanpicst and most charming kind
And il is noteworthy how admirably these painters
.peceed IN painting children. How these little ones
are of on a focarng excursion together and one
too H.tc vet 70 follow alone, baTls Justify after
them. at which the nurse theoretically orders the
elder sister back to the care Of the wang, deserted
me The expression is well rerdeTed-unlike the
arrested grin or bawl Of a photograph which gcner
ally does service for an express Of infante pleas
ure orrain. Another picture by Defreggcr Of a
r-trrp from school, is equally fine in this pleasant
trait Of human nature. A lad coming home from
school for his vacation seeing the baby, long
estranced, or seen for the first time-his happy
loving face bcarning with brotherliness contrasting
With rie timid retreating expression Of the little
stranger who pushes the unknown face away from
it and thoroughly successful mise en- scene of the
little play-are as good as anything to be found IN
the genre Of the day.
An impressive and spiritedly-painted picture is
large one Of an Alpine funeral by Riefstahl 1t is
aview in the Upper A Is, with a chapel where the
congregation have gathered waiting the arrival Of
the colin which Just appears, borne NJ the narrow
path on the shoulders of men. The types Of char
acter are well rendered, the composition IS easy and
natural, and the landscape that Of man who knows
and loves the mountains. 1t IS strong and success
full embodiment of mattcr-offact incident in the
mountaneers life no gushing Of tears or theatrical
grief but silent solemn sorrow. with men, and IN
scenes where man is made little by the oyerpoWeung
grandeur OF the scene around. There Is 10 conyen-
tional twilight solemmty but clear MONDAY sum-
and the most realistic, coumOu-sense treatment
throughout
Grizner sends several pictures, in to best of
which an episode OF convent life is given with an
exquisite sense Of humor. The butler Of the con
vent has drunk himself to sleep at his work OF
bottling the vines and is found III tAis STATE by the
the superior and one of tho brethren. The latter
seems greatly scandalized, while the former Who's
sympathy with some human frailties is evident H.
his por1y figure and welltodo face IS in perriexi,.
not without sense of the humor Of the posiH'".
The power Of rendering the subtle shades Of .ri--
sion called out in the picture IS r-aH--
able There is a capital illustrate f a
witch story by Hermann Kaulbach. "a ola
witch, making her devils broth stands o. plat-
form beside her boiling caldron, while yoI GIL
brings IN some plants for the dccOctiOn, and little
boy, imprisoned in a dungeon under the platform,
looks out pitfully through the bars and asks some
question of her. She in reply puts her finger to Ler
lips. Tho face Of the boy is touching as 10 make
the picture rotesque IN the nam asad and pathetic
one. An auction sale by Kaufman is delightful
study Of homely German people gathered in pic
tIrosque old homestead, whose relics arc going IN
der the hammer. One group examines q sidc-board
On which an old woIaau as and expert Ii pronounc-
ing opinion.
OF the really good pictures in this department n
vast majority are of this genro-incideut pictures
nom real life, seen or happily invented, but not
much inclined 70 that wretehed weakness Of
modern art the illustration pictures. in which all
Of creation there NAV be is the st0ry-wrtcrs rather
than the painters. This, the hane Of the English
school. is below the average aim o. the German,
which, for the most part felictOus u invention OF
incident, If weak in the higher quality OF lmag-
native conception. Among the Others OF this class
are One by Matthias Scbmid, representing peasants
bringing in their offerings to the convent, of which
the chief figures the priest who receives the con-
trbutions, gross sensual man, and golden-haired
gr Of may be II OF 16 years, who seems
confused in her errand by the leeTing inspec-
ton Of the old reprobate; Siegrists picture
well known by reproduction, of a young girl
giving to the guard on duty a steathy draught Of
wine; KTOHbuTgeTs scene in a court of justice, IN
which the story Of the ofiense and accusation are
ingeuOusly told so that realizes the antecedent
and, probably the subsequent chapters of the story
Of an assault and battery; excelently painted
flock of sheep in the barn inspecting the painters
boy and sketch which be has left for moment, and
sad picture by Cab. Marx, girl sitting on her
bedside in her nightclothes, her head buried inner
hands and the bouquet she brought home the night
before scattered on the floor at her feet while the
early morning comes in at the window behind her,
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