New-York tribune., 1876-09-02

ments in the slightest degree out Of keeping with the
tone and character OF the entire work The apparers
with which Makart has solved this really difheut
problem Is great triumph OF art word, in conclu.
son as to the cooring Since Paul veronese, Rubens
and Titan, the world has not known such master Oh
color Although Is not hung in good hight and i
moreover, placed In gallery which Is too small 70 show
to advantage 1t yet awakens glow In the coldest ana
most mpassiye spectator holding him captive with all
the force Of revelation Of the pleasures dervabe from
color"
"La Genie Funebrep bronze figure by Bartholdi. the
sculptor OF the French memorial monument to stand In
New-York harbor, Is singular conception. woman
sits upon the ground with her knees drawn up ana her
chin resting between them. 6ho is enveloped In
mantle. that nothing can be seen OF her except the
upper part Of haggard mysterious face, shadowed
by protruding drapery, and her two skinny, cruel
looking hands Her weird eyes stare xedy out Of the
darkness with expression that Ia menacng relentless
and at the time solemn The visitor to the corridor
In the where the statue stands first wonders wha
the apparent heap of old clothes in bronze means but
when he sees the half mued face and the hands, he finds
every line whole figure significant He is repeed
but fascinated; goes away shudderng but comes back
for another leok. rI.aa.a s'f r
In one of the galleries OF the annex Mr. Frank d. Mil
lett young Boston artist has picture called In the
Bay OF Naples" that shows free and vigorous touch;
much skill In the picturesque grouping OF figures and
TUNES and physognomy The sceneis the stern OF nsh
ing boat rough reckless with pipe In hand.
shirt wide open at the throat, aud ragged hat worn
auniy the side OF hs head lounges upon one OF the
seats and makes love to buxOm girl who sits demurey
with crossed hands, but glances at her rude sutor Win
Just twinkle OF coquery In the corners OF her blacX
eyes grzzed old fellow in tatterdemalion garb bal
himself the thwarts and regards the pair with
cynical sneer The padrone at the helm and handsome
young man by his side also watch the proceeding.
couple OF boys. naked TO the waist turn their pare,
brown backs to the lovers aud engage in some game
There only industrious person In the company
serouslookng man who is oDDvious 10 everything e@
cept his line In the water. .. ~
That most repuIsive of all Byrons poems, Parisina'
furnishes theme for the Belgian painter, Wittkamp,
who exhibits large picture In one OF the three Belgian
galleries the that puzzles people VINO DO not
remember the hdeous Turkish tale that forms the theme
of the poem. A fair, sleeping woman wrapped IN DIS"
full Dreams lies upon rich couch upon the suken Pillows
OF which q lamp, hidden behind q curtain, throws
mellow light dark-faced man starts from the bed and
with frenzied look seizes sword lying upon tape'
The contrast between the serene repose OF the woman
who seems lulled In happy visions OF love. and the
frantic action of the is very striking The picture
explains itself readily when knows that the man has
just the secret OF his wfes guilty love Tor MS
own son betrayed by words she uters In her sleep and
grasps the ready weapon in his first impulse to Kill her
quaint ana touching figure at which the impressible
visitor hardly knows whether to sigh or snhe' 10 la
Cgse" OF j. Cambas Of Paris, bronze statue OF Two
thirds life size representing young girl with lnte'
clad in single thin and scant garment and shyering In
the cold wind The bit Of poetry on the base explains
the meaning and points the moral:
"La Cigale ayant chantee
So trouva fort depourvue
Quand la bise f1t venue"
The poor human cricket having sung merrily through
brief bright Summer Of JOY and prosperity all un-
Of itv hat foil
and svers in way that pitif but at the same time
half comical.
One OF the most remarkable OF the French bronZes In
the annex is Blanchards Jugger. 1.-the young fe-
low In fantastic costume balancing plate upon tine emu
of stick The figure exceedingly well modelled, and
expresses 80 much active supple vitality that one almost
expects to see the ugger his plate In air and turn
somsysault Severe criticism would however object to
the plate and the stick because the performance with
them implies very rapid notion an idea which the I'M
movabe bronze disk fastened 10 the equally moonless
rod cannot adequately convey.
Miss Ednona Lewis, the coored sculptor Ia In attend
auoe daily at the stand in the corridor Of the annex
who're her Old Arrow Maker" her busts OF John Brown
and Charles Sumner and other satuetes and buss are
plaoed Her sitting statue Of Cleopatra e size) Is In
the southwest corner gallery of Memorial Hail. adoin-
ing the tapestries and inosaics sent by the Pope
The hanging committee must have meant to illustrate
the truth OF the old sdage eItremes meet" when they
placed beneath very somber portrait by Eakins OF
girl In black silk dress playing piano In half
darkeued room Thomas Morans Dream of the Orient"
bewiiderng mass of flaming colors, more brilliant and
moro regardless OF nature than anything Turner ever
yentured to put In the latter part OF his ie
when he went color-mad.
fresh and charming picture, ana one that tehs ih
own namo without the aid OF the catalogue. Ia that OF
lean Portaels Of Brussels young girl, simply clad,
stands by wall covered with the purple flowers OF the
morpneeory Behind her the sky is streaked with tho
rosy hues Of dawn, and upon her shoulder cock has
perched aud Growing Justify. Flowers, bird and gi'
and glowing sky all name the picture Morning"
The best OF the Belgian pictures is De keyser's Re
becca perfect type of Jewish beauty painted with
wonderful softness and exquisite finish The face has
depths Of expression out more and more fe
longer 1t Is studied 1t s haunting face that returns TO
the memory again and again, refusing to be forgotten