The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-03

itual and worldly, sacred and proiane.
When all was nnished the director OF the asylum
expressed his great pleasure at what had been ac-
complished, said he was sorry he nad not the
means to pay them for their work. but told them
that II they would like TO- he would show them
the inmates OF his asylum, which he did. The
sight made deep impression upon Kaulbach, the
result OF which was the great picture which ne
completed some years afterwards, and which 10 so
well known by the engravings Of 1t that were sub
sequently published.
xAULBACH IN MUNICH.
Kaulbach accompanied Cornelius when the latter
was called by King Ludwig L, OF Bavaria IN 1925 to
Join the brilliant company OF artists he had already
gathered about him. He nrst OF all assisted on the
rescoes in the arcades OF the Court garden, and the
are from his hand. Then followed ceiling iresco
fr eSSaS An rom M the myth Of Amor and
Psyche in Prince Max's palace. and later
and Hi' Goethe in the Koenigsoau HIS wonderful
composition, the Battle OF the Huns" was com
pleted In 1887, hls subject being taken from the
fantastic legend OF Q medieval chronist. This
picture, which vas executed more as cartoon than
painting, commenced Ills fame. 1t is too well
scription here. After . solourn IN Italy he com
peted, AZ 1919. his nrst great Oh painting .srne
ordered for the New IN Munich This
was the first picture In which the artist developed
the pecuiar1tles which have later distinguished all
.Rsynard, the Fox" the craving ior the irescoes
on the outside Of the New Plnakothek represent
wherein his sarirca hints gave great offence to SO
many OF his contemporaries,
THE pIoTURE OF The EIrosxArIoN; q.
Berlin King Frederic william ~. called him to
his capital In order TO decorate the large hallway
are the masters greatest glory. Therein he repre-
SCENTS in a synboicai manner the great epochs Of
Of ta Naon IN
the Destruction OF Jerusalem, the Battle or the
Huns the Crusades, and the Era Of the Relorma,
out by Kaulbach's pupils, Echler and Muir: me
picture OF the Reformation Era must be considered
AS q work OF art it received unbounded praise,
even In Munich. from Catholic and Protestant
critics alike There lie no bitterness OF feeling ex-
cited by the picture. The great Reformation
Epoch Is symb0lica, represented In the persons Of
Sa LEADING up 70 sme tns
''COnfdental Communications about King Ludwig
l. OF Bavaria, an excellent story Is told with ref
artist was in his studio at Munich, bnsied IN the
design for the great picture. chalking, w1png out
and smoking very i man Innsgc wnen
approached from q roundabout way. a. II he did
not wish to be seen. the artist took no notice Or
his visitor until the King, evidently astonished
bach ~ :srne design Of the Reformation picture.
Berlin" answered Kaulnach, stlll smoking and
working on his picture: "Wnat tue Reformationi
Thoq5 ro$ s s
ReiormationI" cried out the old monarch, en-.
gives himself to the Work. "Your Majesty for
GETS" answered Kauloach, "that am q
nns
Sseh s aps w saa Ss
tree, and have even placed Luther in my Wall
halla. No.. my anger y directed to the artistic
paint tnought-how viii you artsticaiy repre-
sent an intellectual optnion-paint the Reforma
you see how impartial Iam-I have advised the
Grand Duke. OF Weimar to glorify the Reformation
and the reform.atory ere upon the wart s
And what do they wish with Reformation In Ber-
the IDEA Of the ReformationR How dare they APP
propriate to them Its intellectual Significance In
s az the
70 Wittenberg, lor aught care But to Berlin p
King Ludwig grow deeply enraged: and, pulling
Without further srsefin Isnsins ali the doors
to as he left the AQsaen5: y -, ,3s. .-,r.
Amer Cora elius, Kauibacn WIN made director OF
the Munich Academy position he held at the time
his great picture, .Tne Battle Of ssiamis." Tor the
historical gallery OF the MaxtmtRneum At Munich.
picture q nsssS PETER
Arbuezn "Nero and the Persecutton Of the Christ
ians, the cyclus Female Beauties OF Goethe" q
ings. portraits IN chalk and oil, sketches and de-
signs. His last project for great painting was
the dsveiopmsns Of Old cssSesicism, he deiiehte6
IN issuing, IN heliotype, cartcatures directed for
the most part sSanss the .r 5ssnts and His Holiness
satire and wit to Justify their publication. Il al
ways seemed to me ss II they we're unworthy OF
to menslon the great nsnDsf Of other works ss
BY the dead painter. wouid take up
S ss,s sRa a. Sns ng aI
s5uss s snd I .ss FlsneS
vennese artist-Nriter, and conpased the last days
OF Jerusalem to the gloomy days or France In the
snas g the s gloom
leaders. who again and again rrooehed war to the
bitter end. and the bold msn WheI amid the gen !
the right place and dared 70 bid defiance not only
to our overpo wering armies Int to the still more
dangerous powers Of revoluttDns famine and de-
JULES FAvRr, rHIsRa aAlnnrrA
ss t earnest me Jules rs wnon care an
over Europe for @ ssd aid or 1ss ~
s o. s 'h ss nSs Se % sop may as
him crasy, q mailman lima Who rs ruined
s great sns ssd = s s ali
the Jews, who preferred to - buried boneath the
ruins OF Jerusalem to giving themselves mp to the
enemy. And the power, the energy toot lived in
this one mani What he did How - worked /
And what resultsl Prom his carriage, from his
cabin. from his desk he engly and alone gave I'm
pulse TO those fearful eforts 70 which Franco,
bleeding rom thousand pores, bracsd herself,
and who took up time and time again the last
STRUGGLE OF despair when We Thought she was
thoroughly vanqushed and decd. What man
And how stranse-he is o Hebrew--thtg Gembetta
10 a Jew 80 have still eyes Tor the great
ness OF our oppon ents, and do We not honor our
Of our enemys Must not every one feel himself
painfully affected at seeing the collapse Of great
civilized nation to which we owe more Of our tn-
telectuaf requirements than we are willing to adj
init I" These words prove the universally Of the
dead painters mind.
IL seems that even up to the month Of has death
Kaulbacn was engaged on another picture,
directed In part against the Papacy. IL Il
nearly finished, representing the German ..St.
Michael' overcoming, with his drawn sword, the
enemies Of clvillzRtiOn''-the PapaCy, the Nap0-
leonides ana heathenism. 1t 10 very pr0bahae that
kaulbach's mind. became deeply embittercd or late