The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16
Nernlng. Star and Catholic Msssse9ger.
-r- - VA SUNDAY, MAY Is ns75s a
JUVENILE COLUMN,
So ORLEANS, sUND.
,THE Roy SCULPTOR.

6afYbrA them on 1bu0 SEUuuu III ouoo ooIoJI
tenn pting whiteness' thai school boys like
ss1 Tell!. It covered the statues and fonn
taibsL and made grStesGue figures of the
.shru bsy which were cut in curious forms.
. "iLet us make statues, and decorate
this gallery" proposed one, q youth OF
fourteen.
. ! !" OF what ~ said another ~ /
p: or the snow" replied the first speaker
named Michael Angelo and with mer-
ry shouts they plugged into the snow
without a. Thought Of their costumes OF
masses az differens places along tue gallery |
and shaping il into some rude resemblance
of the hIt1aah form, which did not much |
i1ifferI Ildare say, from the cold snow man"
of the boys of the nineteenth century.
- But Michael Angelo saw in the distance
the statue of a faun, headless and much in
jured, which had been brought from some
old RAIN - 81, ~ - Z > 30
{" All! will make head to this faun,"
and he began shaping and moulding the
damp snow. 1i,n 10
AS he worked, his companions gathered
around him and looked on, forgetting their
own sport in watching him, as gradually
the head began TO appear and grew under
his touchlinto real face with good features.
Then standing, watching the effect of
each motion, "He must be sardonic,-fauns
laugh I" said the boy as he gave an up.
ward turn with his finger to the corner of
his mouth. '.-.
There that is not bad and one can
always do what one loves. have drawn
in the love of sculpture with the milk of
my nurse. Her husband is sculptor, and,
from baby, have played making statues.
Stepping back to get good look at his
work, he ran againes-eeme one, and, to his
amazement, discovered it was The great no.
BILE himself, who, followed by all his gpests
had entered the gallery the youthful artists
were decorating for them, while they were
80 engaged as not to perceive them.
They all stopped to Comment. op the
statues, and approaching the faun, Loren
20 said JIu,.s.,pr.; r..
upon the career Of a master, than the at
tempt Of novice. But, Michael, do you
know that this is statue of an old faun.
and the old do not have all their teeth
You have given him more than ace have.
Is it not so, my friends 7"
I" You are right my lord !" and, with one
stroke, Michael knocked out tooth and
made the hollow in the gum which showed
its loss.
Every one was delighted with this intel
ligent aud discriminating act, and applaud =
ed him with enthusiasm, showering praises
and prophecies of future fame on the young
sculptor. . .,...-..t
Among the noble guests were his father
and his uncle, who had sternly discouraged
all Michael's attempts at art, and deemed it
an unworthy thing that the heir of the
princely house of Conossa should handle
the sculptor's chisel even in sport.
But now, f1attered by the praise of Loren
20, the great patron of art, they looked
smilingly on, and Michael knew, as he rode
homo that night with his austere relations,
that his long forbidden love of art could
now be INDUCED the glory Of his hey
hoods dreams was to become the glory OF
his life.
Who can tell what forms of beauty and
visions of fame fitted through his excited
brain, wild with the delight of Lorenzo's
notice.
Could he foresee the wonderful creations
which would make a-world stand in silent
admiration and awe7 -...
Could he know that under the dome OF
st. Peters at Rome, the most magnificent
Christian temple on the earth, people o.
all nations would come to do him homage
Let us follow bis career. AT nineteen he
made a beautiful group in marble of the
dead Christ in his mothers lap. He carved
the colossal statue of the young David fol
the Ducal palace of Florence. He design
ed, and in part completed, the grand mau
solemn for Julius L., the central figure oil
which is Moses, at which he worked over
lorty years and the reclining hgure OF lay
and Night, Morning and Evening, are sc
much admired that they are t1 be repro
uuced on mOnumsntIsoon to be erected u
Michael Angelo at the scene of his labors
There are but few paintings of his on gan
r"S1 III no 10 salu 10 nave nau I" 0"u'0u'P'
for easel pictures. 49,.
The Pope sent for him to come and dec
crate the walls of his chapel at the Vatican
The architects did not know, how to con
struct scatfolding which would enable
MIN to reach the ceiling, and he invented
one and also curious paper cap which
would hold q candle in front, and thus
IeaVe his hands free to work at night. He
covered the ceilings with beautiful paint,
Ings OF scenes taken from tho Old Testl-
ment' Thirty years afterward, he painted on
the end of the chapel the wonderful picture
oi"Ihe Last Judgment" Thousands of PEG
PIE visit it every year, and gaze on it with
teverenee and wonder and delight, for it ls
One ONE OF the greatest pictures in the world. ST.
san eD0T IVA was the closing work OF his life. Be;
gan IoDg before, many artists had worked
upon lt-many architects had made plans
LOT 1t; but it was left to Michael Angelo to
RAISE the dome, and leave such perfect
utO for it's completion, that it now
fhn I'll rOfh 10 fa INA