New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-19
TIE HISTORY or ITALIAN PAINTING.

PROP. d. cADY RATON's OPENING LECTURE AT THE
YALE ART sCHOoL--THE STATE OF ITALY PRE-
CEDING THE ARTISTIC RKVIvAL-CHARACTERIs-
TICS or TIE EPOCH-YATURE OF TIE ITALIAN
PANTTG-TuE EDUCATION or TIKI CRITIC.
PROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT TRIBUNE.
NEW-HAvEN, Jan. 13.-Prof. d. Cady Eaton
began this evening what bids fair interest
ing series OF lectures at the Yale School The lee
ture was OF Introductory nature dealing with the
historical circumstances which immediately preceded
aud made possible the artistic revival Italy the eag
est attempts az art after the Christian era and closing
vth cons Iteration OF the spirit which should actuate
art cricim and the quahfl atoms desirable In the art
critic.
propose, said the Professor 10 introduce you IN IFS
course, TO the history OF Italian pantag from the Lhr
teenth 10 the seventeenth century from Cmabue 10 the
death Of Michael Angelo. To understand this period
We viii do wc o 90 back to the defeat OF BArbarossa
h'S From 7 date Till the establishment Of tile AedIci
family, IN Florence may be said end the most gio
rlOus period OF Italian history The baltic Of soguEnO
destroye the prestige OF the German name And the
absence Of other authority society became disrupted.
Each State hal It's own form OF government,
aud changed this government as the
whim suggested The grand divisions of
Guelph and Ghibeline we're abandoned, or wers con-
tnued at the oldest contradiction to the principles
which they founded This general disOrgin iti0n
Affected tho relations uf man 50 mau well STATE To
state. There was public opinion, socal law Of
sufficient strength 10 iuG IenoJ indiyduIIty NJ Sht
was The one social Theological. ami political right
Every man carried as .e in his ha71,. ant wa COM
peeled 10 protect himself against aTaatiou in the
town ani robbery IN the couatry To swor. the
only protection OF private honor. death often
rho Only refuge NJ virtue IN habits ~
life, hh"r'y vas unlimited. In 1890 nere was
no fixed style OF dress in Florence. Tas freedom FOR
the individual seems have resulted ia the Darure Of
men remarkable FOR the -pendor and diversity of theg
achievements The politicians were profound scholars;
the prose writer's poet, well; the poets an0ae efua
- philosophers and warriors. WAT picture. for IN
stance hes MUIR drawn at Leon Batista Albert
An ar@litrct 0f the fifteen century. PlEsI-
caiy vOnIcr ha -tuHeI music, aaG
composed In way TO excite the wonder OF
fempOrIr mastered sieoo.y and law. rs
anon, sdo'7naknE and other crttt- IL aStruAOmY IN
"lA'' thG IA th' arc ., housekeeping ~ Wa equally
the period wnen IN" Enasg 7rhout0t painCnguf which
the world hAs kaOw.oi-o vas born, grew, faded, anI
II might hc interesting to indulge IN -pecuatIens on
me connection al llitn history with allan ar, but
hIch comparison, nave IN She past prov hardly '1ti
fdctorJ Ar l. too subuc To be Slr tted 10 tue laws
p"riodN b1ve been too 10 admit cf their phenomena
T. toe s,u lent " design Italian pa ntina r. fn of in
strucIon, from the 1arnouou, eg cupm 'ut OF the
clements in1d" mp it4 perfection. NV an
artist aud Igpnes ne lws Of perspective
a. torc-hOreaiug; aHuth.r sin ur- successfully an i
Ouy; another discovers pigments ard inveuts
yrhcii- AID tnl- prosros- - the n'ri remark
zee 81 national advance in otb"r pnrtieu-
i ,, E Zen IN tue kair'A ari Of scG.p-
g--s-v' Before time uf D,ua. cii., Ohm rti and
VI chiei AGgrl1, sculpture wa ruie anI gOtnIr. ana
ID. ter tgrn o. I-i into rapid droA'. Italian Log
ul 'ctei win ryqui,Ie CONSTITUENCIES fhe c!IrIc-
Ter " lne tue. illustrating the manners, habits aud
ilr Ot tn Lgr A@au. a. Is ~ comprehensive IN t5
scope aHd euorac~- 80 m1ny arr principles tat lt9
-tny Will help ID, 10 understand AMI appreciate other
schools AID .fna srt-.
win regart to IN criticism NJ painting Professor
rnmlrk-d mat ;n6 must prepare nH-elI for bis
province BY ainirs similar "a those p"rsned ~ tho
painter To q tert error and teach the rem -dy, che
criiir uu-j have thorough practical insight MAO tine
ideals tho scope ana tle d ul les OF arr. To know,
fOi I.- aimee. sunset gt properly represented. nr
iIu-t be familiar wi aud hu"- pro iu'rd by
the raw ~ setting sun. Errors lu perspective and
he oh"rr-r urf ena'umg Hud prrs"rrt We nav been
properly studied. 600, t1e cruC must ice capable
a., -, 49,. .,,,--i 49, ti,e r.-,tit nj
composition 10" uiihhL'lon' L. hhi lHe ,I'7uIt ol
Ignorance ~ 10" su hOr or whether ~ - an
INSTANCE ut hs IEncr artistic Instincts aud - us tu
made 10 ierVe Fle pufP'.r W aOuu tHc mr. ~ ~
NATION 81 ply 4o,i fact Tlus TuTnrr IN one O the
most successful "f hs pan'iux'' pours IN the sun
several Utthr- hhi separate p"lIl-. uut
the Increased ITi.iaucy aud spieudor o. me hght
justify expsden IL deya!yrs % the present sen
j. L, largo rx;rnt "a f-as reelection or the age
II tue paUuc educated ANA require genuine
Sceirnce, they Ehi b" api 10 possess A. olF u'tJu
cruei7m "f ara AM ihe Wcal'u} 7honit 'Ao P"O''o
for he artlst's cucou ragemeuJ and support.
PROT Elton concluded Dy tirO%IBg upou the screen
nuGUer OF views representing spe, imens 81 creek
puuuHg d. preserved iI F'mp.H l. 7hrL pril'hu,
creations as those rep-"-ant me ltesL an mos. dtDaS
Grcrhn pa'nnuE "hi1 mast &c nave Oien ia -
laIA.cst dHys Bu, cyea tus iuicr1' rA1rrdcc hofh
,1uK 10 thc most arsard artistic npstro@lie~ hu H.
Der of yirs rom l;lcOmb3 sLd others reprtso1t-
"a huuorauslY almost rotL dcDrlvity " the arts
tao Ia lnose daGk um's