, 1875-12-26
THE FINE ARTS.
A Journey Through the Do1o.
mttes.--The Artists of
Cortina,
Inc Artists sale'-"A Square Picture
Auction---Prices of Some of
the Pictures.
ihe Women Artists Set the Ex.
ample OF Studio Receptions.
Paintings by Hrs. Hegg.
FROM VENICE To THE Tvoo,

Paintings by Hrs. Hegg.
FROM VENICE TO THE TYROl.
F1E'E pf cAooRE7 TIE BIRTHPLACE or TITAN,
I SueeMf Co77espondeEce u The Cnteaoo Tribune =
FLORENCE, Dec. 3.-At the church were shown
to us t"o pictures by Titan, one painted when
no 6rst returned from studying in Venice, when
be may have been between Is and 20 years old,
the other q work Of his later }ife
ihe iirst, picture feet by or ), represents
the Mndonna in the centre Of the picture With
or. Sebastian and st. Rocco On each a1de. There
's strong drawing in tns nude figure Of st. Sebas-
t!ao' showing the result OF his studies ut Venice
Inc other painting also representing the Madon-
ma was made probably when the painter Was 60 or
~ years Old. Tor portrait OF himself Is pill
grim showing that age Ia introduced St, TIKI
ano ss Bishop stauds on the left OF the pic-
| turo. In this painting Is shown the power of
| drawing and cotoring Of the master. and the
church may we'll be proud OF its treasure. Be-
| sides these. there is 4 picture Of Palmer
Vecchio, and several BY the brothe1a Of Titiau
1t report be true. They are not rery 49onderfui
Is paintings, whoever may have painted them.
Ending nothing more to interest us at Pieye
d1 Cadore, no drove on to Cortna, one of the
most beautiful drives it was ever my fortune 70
take. Every one who makes the acquaintance
OF the Dolomite country must be struck by
THE *BRIL1ANcY AND BEAUTY OF COLOR
that everywhere abounds. You see it in the
mountains in all varieties, from the whiteness of
the SNOW on their submits and the soft grays OF
the granite to the blood-red Of the porphyry in
the Lakes aud brooks. in the deepest blues and
p1Iples, IN the aky. and under foot. Cannot
this most striking and characteristic feature of
the early home Of the great painter have had
something to do With his wonderful appreciation
and iuimi.able rendering OF color7 Here as
"eu aa IN venice to an equal degree, he had con
stantlY before hun such intensity and variety Of |
color as can be found in few places in the world.
1t must have exercised an influence and az |
counts, It seems to me, in measure, for his |
superiority IN this direction. Titlans wonderful |
preservation Of power to the end of his long life
vas always eource OF wonder to me till visited /
P'eTe. Ihere we met man who said he was 81
years old snd who, after wasting few minutes
IN nnprotitable discourse with strangers, nude
up tor hls 10 lost time BY running gayly down the
tbie circumstance one might be led to
believe that Pisyeans have the gift
Of longevity. Corti1a was our next
ssopp1ng-place, charming Place. There il ar.
- "en ~ nature to interest the traveller at Cor
tina: though it is but tiny village, and only ac-
cesa1ole by long carriage road. Travellers who
have not heard OF the talents Of
THE BROTHERS GuIDNE
are surprised to tiud tue front Of one Of the
oewer houses decorated in manner tnat shows
Easse, knowledge, and skl. Ono Of theae broth
ers, the author OF these f1esco-. hiss studied .
painting 1t Vienna, where he spends most OF the |
year. Another carves wonderfully in wood.
,1ud ,ud paints landscapes very cleyerIy; and
N which bis artistic brothers ara equally inter
ested* It is the front Of the inner portion of the
aotel (the Aqui1a Nera) that is go tasteful1v fres
:oed- Besides tho scroll-work and geometrical |
designs upon this 'front.' thera are four allegori-
al groups Of figures of life aizc, representing
Commerce, the Arts, the Sciences, and Music,
III wonderfully well drawn with strength and
precision that could only have been acquired by
'atient and honest study under aeademical in-
tructlon.
We visited come days sitter our arrival the :
tudio Of the Ghltdne who caryes in WOOD, but
aW ouly some photographs OF his tHo principal !.
Torks-iife.size figures OF St Sebastian and st.
Iocco, nada for church, I have forgotten ] =
here. These figures we're carved in wood, and !;
aiuted after life How good the colotipp nav !
g, the photographs did not show but that they y
ere both, particularly the st. Sebastian, mod 1
led In manner that would do credit to any - -
'ulptor, Was plainly to be seen. Upon our e1- =
ressing wonder that SO excellent work could be- !.
one in wood, the artist said that it WAS much !
ssier and freer material than marble, and mod
stly remarked that the credit OF the work was ol
rge!y due to the man whom he used as his
odel. There we're also Ii his studio many -
ietche5 and paintings OF the peasants aud the y.
ountalns. excellent in color and good drawing. os
In walk among the hills came suddenly
BON two frescoes, painted upon the corner OF
di1apidated old house, OF which the ouly pieca
smooth exterior had been taken Advantage #
the artist. How those works first came there Al
Izzled me- for time, but afterwards ascer- fir
Ened that they too. Nere painted BY the Vienna 49,
aidine-doobtless for practice. 1t seemed a
, that so good art should be wasted on the ha
sert mir. One Of them represented, apparent nj,
tho Goddess Of Modern Science or Invention ~
3 female figure Of 1fe-size. heavily d1aped, with
elegraphic apparatus at her side. The other,
inted without color, represented statue OF &C.
. Fine Arts. They seemed not to be appre- m
ted by tho occupants OF the house, who told L.
that they had been painted perhaps hun no
I'd years." The presence OF the telegraphing
chine would seem to be IN objection to that j.:
lief. AT
the Ghidiue, the inner walls Of the '.Aqui]a AZ
ra' are said to be decorated most 1avlshl7 ou
b tho work Of their brushes, but Of that saw OF
thing. yes
wish knew that ]
MICHAEL ANGELO | rer
II 7isired Titan at his some in Riva! ] | tio
'uld then know where he got the idea for his gar
lining figures on the 1lctici Tombs at Flor pro
e, OF the "Da5 and the Morning." From An,
road leading from Rome to Cortina arc seen + car
lines Of these two fgures as clearly defined ;s,,
ost it made by the hand of man. Nv "a; 1a
nds and myself were equally struck BY the es, har,
smblance to these masterpieces by Michael ;rc @
;elo, and could not helo fancying the great a
|ptor taking stroll among the mountains hx =
this equally celebrated friend, and drawing ~ ~
Inspiration from the book Of Nature. aoa. aoz
. continued our way through the mountains
ards Niederdo1f but l think found nothing
that could by any excuse come under the
! 0f 3" artiatic +" aTne1t Y1erhanu that nt |