, 1874-10-10

Tho Studio OF N3r. FIllinnl Story
Tho Artists --latest STDrlkx-A New
AtcrAfiAs

Tho studio OF MIR. william Story
phc Artists --latest WDr1x-A New
Aicc4eis.
Done Correspondence Of The Lanaon Sewa.
In tile letter in which endoayorei 10 gvo
your readers some account Of tbs w0r&a Of att
to bo seer III tle extremely interesting studio Of
5iguor D'EpInay, it Lad boeu my, lntsnsion to
couple with my repors OF that ntl!llo an aceount
wido celebrity, Mr.. William Story, whuso namo
NAV, I think, wishau. injustice to any OF hik
fel;ow-arsists, bo taken to stand at tho l.oad Of
that very Numerous body-the Roman scu[ptors.
hut found It impossible to compress lnto tho
co.npass Ut ono lettor Of reasonable dimensions
fair repo,i Ut tho works at present existing III
the studios OF both !leJo artists. proceed
now, therefore, to fulfill my promise aH regards
Mr. Story'5 ntlldlo.
Mr.. Storya residence In tho Palaxzo Barberini
1aa baen fur yaais woll kuown to ail noue rs
ono vi tho ploasalltost of those hospitabls TO.
man honHeA wi,n wloao wide-openea doors all
lint is most notnola in ail respects Of thu cver-
moving aocioty of ths Etornal City may be met
American, English, md German visitors to
Kolno, w1luso. rp.ncH ale known In their own
countries, Look buck on the gatherings III tho
accolldo piano o{ tho Palnzzo Darborinl as tho
ploasantest Of tho aocinl re,nnlsccnces ea'-
nectcd with their Aojourn in tho Eternal CITY:
Mr.. StorY's studio is situated somcwhat
higher on tho hill III tho straot Of
i. Nlccolo Tolentino. and in tho i!nn,cdi-.
alto ueghborliood of tho great Cu8tatlzi
Hotol. Saturday ig tho day appointed for tl'o
necessary TINT a day should bo named and tho
iule adherod to IT tho artiAt is uot to bc COM
plotnly oyerrun every day, md MI day long for
of all Tho thousands thae flock ovory wlutor to
Homo. there arc few Indeed, let them bo as in
cnpnhlo Of enjoying tho gallery Of btRtncs thoy
jlsnoct "a may DO, who consider their Rome dnno
without visit 10 the ssllslio Story. But It you
nre not 20 incaPaha,-if you aro not d phtIisllno
NJ. 1x~zyn tr-f1nt
ever to expect lint it should DO known that YOU
do not belong to that respectable body, knock
my day, and well-nigh ut any hour, aud you will
be cordially welcomed.
Tho studio consists Of many roona, 81. indeed.
it had nee TO accommodate to any tolcrnba atl-
| vantage tho vory numerous works, tlto great
n,aloai.y Of thorn life-si.o statues, WHICH eyi-
tlotco tho teemins fertility Of tho artists .nlnd
aud his unilagging industry. Tho viaitot entcrs
from tho street q large ball, and sees Immediate.
Dir. tonbnily, Al. c:ccent portrait Static, no
| t.o,bt, but not otherwise interesting. 10 tho
rinht is much moro iute. est1n5 wo:k-a hfo-
| si2o statue of Chief-Jnhtica Story, the artist y
father, a1ld his first work. It s q tEolightful
and satisfactory =, resentment Of the Chief JUS
| tico, wl,o mist 4ye Icon wonderfully liko his
| son. but tlo mHn interest Of tho work, as 1t
! stands hore, il to mark tho starting point Of "
| pnth tint. laA bocu I'LL unbf0kenly assembling
| ono. ,
On tho other side Of S1r. Poabotly iH III equally
coluasal sitting statnc Of Saul This IL Il worry
fuo statue, cvcn nj seon horo, liko tho two otil-
! srs ilaYo mentioned, only in rlas.er-th2t tnoAt
<isAg.,riHg piano Of ssa!uo's oxiatonce. Tho
| retroRrasPinn III ctfGc. nud in beauty which a
niecs vi sculpture makes in passing irom the
| .1ar +, tbn plasscr OF patis iB very potauie, OF
course wo hive nut shn work in its perfection Of
boauty till it arsos again to its immortality IN
from tho nrtiat'a hands, h.s much 10 be mid III
its favor. THO biauk mood is heavy on the
jewish King, aB ha Bi1R with hnad On hroaBt md
| all the weight Of imnleahclable melancholy On
brow l. u key rana wk ~nS,sna lao m"roe
There arc also in this first hall fil'a Btnt11e It
tho rarllo taud Of conrho nat to fenlnin horo} Of
Prosi;lunt Quincy. Of Harvard College and twe
Rronph in tho l!anter, ~ Love "f,a tho sphyns,
a,,d "i}acch,s hessriling a Panther" tito hao~
ci.us Lcipg portrait Of the artists eldest boy
when i,o WIS soue 5 or years old. And az VIC
waik on from ol,s room to another 1t beeonset
avIdnpt TINT s1,Rce Rl.tl time will inexnrahly roll
Ter it Impossible to ntteshpt hero on!y tho 'noa
cnrsury descripton Of tho contents vi tho studio
Mr. Story Ia par excuslenca lharnod artiat. lii
mind is saturated with tho spirit OF tlle aat!lno
! Eculrture n1sA whatever weFe the influence o
Thought. imagination. and ,feol'ns, Which wor'
rrodu.o ttioir wurk6, those Influences have habit
nally bean l,rnseut t0 tho mind Of tha grea
American artiat. II it III not horo TINT We mos
loolt for tho cvilloncen OF tho extension Of til,
nFDYltlto OF HtlltHi0 ~ uEH departments Oh Tie
which in tho oldon tilno it never touclios1,-1c
yuloptnentA wllioh preaa tha art into service q
| draring-rooma nna bou1oirs,- iB horo ratho
than Il, any other spot in 1somn that tho OBJECT
thoso hishpr spiritual in,l,enoen may hu Ht,1lto]
which iu 10 wonderful q !ilAnnnr mako tie masbl
wIll srst sposl OF creation yot in tho clay
au A!costiB-wl.lcll many o0nsidor 10 ho thn nltlE
nerfcct work tlat tho artist has yot produoct
Ilo atatuo, \ atnnuing figure at horolo Iii
s,xe, rctroyonis the doyotol vito lu ths irss n,f
nol!t ol iler return to lifB and tho uppor wofl
, from tho shades. rcdaousnd from tls tcat
sllo had voluntarily accepted. ss the condition
her husbands llfo by tue ontorpriao anil m,shts
lrarculoB. Those who hayo novor mado u
! ouaiutalco With tho mYtl, from tho tragedy
lsurlpEloH, mny probably hayo bnsn falniIiarizi
| wlth 1t by ole Of The lnoat remarkable ot N
, Drowning'a more recent puons. Mr. stn.<
] shows her to us nj tho moment she IL stopplt
! into tho now life to which sho had beon roco
t1nctcd from tho dcRtla to which ain lIaa d
, voted hesAoif. And perhaps what tlrss hLrik
the npoclator 10 Tho completeness with whloh Il
story is told. combined wlth tho oItromo sll
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