, 1875-12-19
THE.FlNE ARTS.
Letter from Italy-The Dolomites and
-. Titian's House.
Pictures by Church, Inness, and Moran on
Exhibition Here.
What Drury, Earle and Other Home Artists
Have to Show.

aaV6 10 nuoHs
FROM VENICE TO THE TYRoL.
THE HONE or TITAN.
Gpeeial Correspondence of The Chiedoo Tribune
FLORENCE. Nov. 25.-The Tyrol, IN which Tho
Dolo1nite Mountains are situated. is hardly
country in which one vou1d expect to find
much that could be called fine art,
but it is connected so intimately with the
history Of art that q description Of journey
there will not be uninteresting.
We left Venice With much reluctance, for
where could we hope to find anything so beauti-
ful, poetical and 80 drean-liko ss this city OF
the waters, with its palaces and churches, Its
watery streets and evidences OF former great
ness, it's Titians and Paul Veroneses, snd the
thousand and one enchnntuents that it cannot
fail to throw about any one who entars i. OF
the Paul Teronese pictures Kun tempted to
speak at length. They are met with everywhere
in Venice, IN the galleries. in the churches on
the ceilings, and in frames, and they are always
perfect in drawing, beautiful in arrangement
wonderful in co1or,-but 7 refrain, lest
I follow in the footsteps Of many,
and dwell in ecstasy upon the cha1ms
Of Venice. We left Venice By rail. and set our
faces no1thward towards South Ty1ol (Which isa
part OF Auaulal "hore
THE bnLoMrrEs
lift their proud heads to the height Of IL 600 feet
above tho sea, and Where, in little town. IL
italy. but close to the Austrian Notwithstanding
these sharp. peculiar, and cast1a-like peaks was
born Titan, who SO lovod to introoace his na~
tive mountains in the backgrounds of his pic
tures-
At Coneeliano, fer ho,irs' ride from Venice,
and famous a. tho birthplace OF the great
paintor Gina di Conegliano, wa TOOK car
riaee, and at 8 in the morning wo1o on our TaJ.
Almost immediately We entered tue mountains,
though not the mountains that were reserved tor
the following day; but finco the description OF
SCENERY. however wild and beautiful, ID apt to be
tame and dull. I pass it By. But
THE LAGo p1 MonTo-TuE LAKE OF DEATH.
Ia worthy Of mention, not more 1oF lts nasnta'
beauty and remarkable appearance than
for its unplepossesslng name ana
evil reputation It IS said by the
dvellers upoo its banks that thero are wh1rl-
pools and mysterious agencies at work that ORA"
any ono who ventures upon it into tho depths
helow. Be- this az it mav land tho truth of the
report ia open to much doubt in country fnl OF
6uperstition) it ia certainly an Interesting body
OF water. The color OF its placid water struck
me particulariy and baftaed exclamation. l have
green waters at the seashore, but never hare l
seen either color in such intensity as in the Wa-
tar OF this lake. In tho middle it WAS OF the
deepest indigo. whllo IN the shadows it shaded
into the most delicate green, appsroatly OWING
to some properties Of tho water itself, and not
tha result Of reflection since the sky was cloudy.
The ruins Of q church at short distance from
the Like bore testimony to the violence OF an
earthquake of few YEATS ago. and the debris OF
lsndshde from the top OF ne'ghbor1n9 noun
tain made US doubt the safety Of immediate
proximity tc its shores. An occasional cross.
too, marking the spot where some unfortunate
being had CONS to an untimely end, tended to
give one t. feeling OF insecurity.
Journeying by way OF Longarouo. beautiful
for situation, but possessing no other interest,
nc came io sight the second day OF the Dolo-
mites, aod at O'Clock reached Tai di Cadoro,
whence q walk Of mile OF two brought US to the
place that had been the bright star OF our e1pec-
tat;on,
It is email town with beautiful outlook, aRd
very little beauty besides, full Of old honseB and
tho great church that one invariably finds IN ever
80 small torn in Italy the first thing that
meets tho oye. Tho house in which Titan Was
born, and which was owned BY his father before
him. WAS speedily pointed out by the natives. WHO
| have learned By experience what strangers como
| to see. It is little house built just aB they
build at the present day in that part Of the coun
try. OF stone aud mortar, with gable-roof long
er On one side than the other, was the faahlon
| 100 yenrs ago in New England. The house stands
With ito eabe-end toward alittle green inclosed.
except where the road enters, b3 other houses OF
| mere presentious proportions In the centre OF
| the green is fountain with small t1ne-worn
| and discolored statue Of st. Tiziauo. From this
statue Titan is supposed to have derived his
| name. The water runs aa nnerrily nov as it did
| 10 the youth OF the great painter, and the
| glimpse of the Dolomttes beyond the louse ia rs
| be SEW it. The rest 10 changed; houses have
| been built and destroyed; trees have grown and
! beon cut down. and even the ono house Of in
terest has been altered to some extent, but tlere