, 1875-01-29
s.nal!or tho town tho larger ths Mayor. tLn1H1l-

Angelo tuI,1ca his ationtfot. to ,'aln'H', nt'l
there, too tllo vr9ar Eenins pf tile rElaic
awaited lin. tut Ii, prrhosnre't. Ono " l,lH
ErraeHt onetnfea hitor"arI cfJ!lehAeit tl'as ho
trltie.ci Angelo teycrnly, lust for tin purpose
Of NneIlinL. lilH I,ile. Yes, Angela ma proud.
and the lecturer would roaLnr0 to RHaort That
hue!I pri1o was ever honnrahIn. THIS "na 4 20.
cuar characteristic of tho f'rc'c,l especially q!
tho ppr!Ala,ls. It should i iAttcT nIlnoAt tl
religion mit nycrf teu1le. THIS prn!s ~ a'll r.
fc,lsu Ut proteyaiu,,. r. Parsons dIlntcd M thIa
point, and gscw lnoro rapid ll.an eyer III Ills de-
itynry.
Tho lecturer next dealt witt, Michael Angelo
AZ n sculptor, md vas very enoHiBttc q! ti!at
tra,,c Of art. IN tho reiBn Of l4ofehzn % ale-
tllci-"Tite Magnificent" ~ NO waa calleu-h
Tlorcncr, Anglo executed tho c'loHHat Htalne ot
layi,l, rrrllnpH tie largest cnHcGption III lilo
k1trl recorded in history ah also tho t,iost ssIb.
l1n,n mud perfect EXECUTION. f'llN a1'i kindred
works raihcd his fame 70 80 Eteat ha!shs that
jealousy waB cnlndod thso1iytio'ls hl italy, a'ia
+ great rival hlcppetl into tile fcli. T!HA rival
wun tlln celebrated I.aonard1 ta Sitic-tlle nost
remarkable man, exeep. AnEclo, VI TINT nt'o. lto
was not alono theoretical but was a*o 1'l acticaE.
1Io whs great painter, End great cnHncer. lio
ii WITH wlln fltHt discovered tho MT OF moving
large dwellings,, now carried to Hl1c1, pcrfccioIt
III Tho United slates. ILe challenged Angelo to
u PAINTING Contest and taid to him, " why Of
insrodncti Jon. "lo'lng masi' yo,a W. Iso 10 r.
Erct tho day tint you presumed to rival Leonardo
ttr Vinci!" But Michael wnH not tlau1itod, and
tho 1,air prnchedcd to paint cartoons from lilo
".iiego Of Iea." Vlnci made his represent sol-
tiInra defending Standard, WHO Ai'Relo hc!%rd
uUon q motunnt WHEN tho soldiers "ero bathing,
while tho trumpet sounded Calling them to arms,
when ONO veteran turs hiH clolllmg III lIiA haste
to join lle fray. J}osll nEoductlonh wc1n played.
faciny cacI. other. i'll the Tvwi-lial of Florence.
and ;llo11sands cano to look at tncnl 1t Wan
impossible, almost, to accltlo bctWeah tilon hif!
Anyeo. coming I'll tic chrly morning 10 VcW tlio
carIuone VIVA struck with tho sE'lt''dor OF lis
tiyals production. Bnt lio cn!no u'la morning,
Il i,ia
WAS gouo WIcrc? Il lar,, torn into
bllredH. upon tue tlopr,-tha victim
Of envy. II was not. Indeed. tho work Of tfa
Finci himself, but that of Bolnn follower inter-
cininloh: NOW am l satisfied whose picture
VA. gt tcatcst 1Iatred nlhl enyy coi,Et mt have
succeeded in moro highly complimcnsns my
work" ..
career, and, i'll doing 80, earcatnrcd tho lModrFn
nrt uf photography, ~ practced in Loltlon. Hay
ing tint, wllril mn artist Of tho middle aEcs,
IN IN, 1ta, w;sSd htl,,t to m naut rncct beaut VII.
placed upon q lounge, surrounded by bwect
towers IogAled by soft Music, the scnEcs we're
chaiucd so tuat tho features might Shine out III
nil their beauty. not distorted by The vil1aino'ls
togrnph taken anywhere in tie world. l'eau'y
III ltuy was portrayed, in tho words Of the Eoct:
Heart OH her lips, soul in lcr eyes,
-, SOFT az her cllnlo and Hlnny Us her skies.
Monla I,isa aB pictured l1y her subsequent 1.tls
band, dn Tluci could forget the rapture ol tie
! moment. iet, tho man who painted tas
divine picture was tho aanlo Wlio invented the
| wleelbarrow and tho turn-spti Such WaH tho
rival Of iho young Michael Angelo.
III the reign OF Julius H., known to history ns
"Illo Warrior Pope Angelo went to Home. md
met tlat iurce, yalorolls, md 1noHt knElstiy
churchlnan. JULIUS waH man Of profound
genius, fiery mud ligl-Bouled, lio at once recog-
,izcd genius, md encouraged Angelo to cast 'la
| statue, and lie came out . gladiator. Tho Pope
was offended At first, bnt his eold!er-so''l hooa
uudoratood Tho heroic aluHions, ahdtha .Hculptor
VAS forgiven.
Now, tho splendid art Of painting is wtapped
In doubt aud mya tory. Tho Is old masters" ate
eeni-1nythicai. OF tho painters Of Greece and
1:ono rolie ltnH bccit preserved. unless those
rosurrectcts. after. lapse Of twenty centuries.
| from tho exl,umcd ruinB Of Fompoii. Whether
they nro OF llomnn or Of Grecian origin it would
be hard to define. Tho Roman mas essentially q
borrower atstl robboc. As he stolo Ills sat'lno
wife, 30 also ho .slolo Ills art from .Groece,
ahd his philosophy from Egypt. lie was
q soldier and MI orator, not hn artiht.
1lnt tho genius Of Angelo and Of Finct was
ltalian, and original at that. Previous to tho
day Of tho former, ITO man had dared to paint a
picture Of, CANVAS surface. 11o dared it, and
| achieved tho victory. lilo mixed his o%n coors,
mud coho bis own paints. Nothing was done by
deputy. 1fiA fan1olla representation Of tho Laht
Judgment" which occupied lin during six
reproduced in eolora. Tho supreme
moment Of tho Garth was, tho climax
Of. tho terrible scene, which myrnds
| of human beings had Eazel upon with rsyer-
onco born OF the Hupcrstilious feelings which
the tremendous picture inspired. Whou tho
| work WIS cosnp'otod, Angelo could no longer
| lout straight beforo him. His eyes were ill.,
to reslht the fascination. liver nftor he waa
compelled, when ho wished to read, TO hold thu
manuscript OF book above him.
Ant now now trouble cnme upon him III tho
nanscl by artists '.tAe sliyino.' Angelo
eating Mt his heart, ho went out in.o tic plains
OF 1taiy leaving Homo to biz rival. altIonGtl Tho
generous omulatios." alc wont back to Lis
| Florence-tllo fruitful mother Of ltatinn art
aud glory. tho cradle city Of rocta, paintor.,
scalrtors, philosophers, aud astronomers. hut
gagged in some work OF art whon Tue army Of tho
T colla abo dc Bourbon invaded Italy. Thou
AnGolo knew tint Florence would noel Ills SER
,'s wees she "as already Eeleagused, but
ae a', ,,..a manaEed to Eot inside tha walls,
llu waH not merely poet, Iainter, sculptor,
hut alAo IN euginccr aHd q Budjer. lie wan
!nnt1o General Of Notifications, and contracted
forts,' 'auglca, and todoubtH with such tact that
Florence deilea hor assailants, and. after ill.,
yobtmont Of eight laontls, tho French woro
obliged to taiAo tue siego mud osacnate Tuscany.
T!lo science thon introduced by Angelo was
afterwards improved upon, nnder more modern
aurpiccH. by Nanbun, in France, although In did
nut hy any taennB wish to stctruct from tho merit
OF That great fIthcr Ut military cnsil.eorlng
AnKelo WAS tlicn grown old. lle hail always
remained n stern, Erutt OIL bachelor, nltlinugl.
many beautiful women Ind .ayel him. uv nj
ways tad that h!s paintings aud Elia atatucs wero
Ills children, aud that an AslIBt slluulu llaYo no
pride but his profession. Ills turn to loyo, how