Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28

h ~
Imagination, feel the jostling of
thousands and thousands OF hui
man beings.
The painting Of Sampson and
Delilah is another picture from the
Royal Gallery of England, as are
also 1.-THE Temptation in Para
disc Ophelia,' and many others.
In the first picture, Simpson has
just snapped the withs with which
Delilah has bound him, and the
expression Of scorn and power up
on his face, and the surprise ex-
pressed in the lovely features Of
Delilah are portrayed with Won
derful power. In the 'Tempta-
ton in Paradise" the face of Eve
as she gives the apple to Adam
can not fail to bring TO your mind
Adams reply 10 God. 'sthe woman
tempted me and did eat" Ewes
expression il the most beguiliDg
that can be conceived, and the
look of perplexity aud doubt or
Adams face gives one sincere
sympathy for the father of mani
kind. The serpent is at Ewes feet.
/ must not dwell longer upon the
English pictures however, or will
not be able to speak of those of
Italy, France, Germany, America,
&C., which enjoyed SO much.
In the Italian department / re-
member best the pictures in Mos
aics, which were sent over by the
Pope, from the Vatican, also the
exquisite pieces of sculpture.
The pieces Of statuary which
most delighted me, were "The
Winged Tine and sLoves first
Dream" Winged Time repre-
sents a beautiful female figure in
the grasp of old Time.
The look of fright upon her love-
ly features as she seems endeavor-
ing to restrain the flight of the
stern old man, is the more won
derful when we consider that it Is
marble. Cold features OF stone,
that express human emotion in
every line, and the exact feeling
which the artist wishes to portray.
Loves first Dream represents
Cupid whispering into the ear of
a lovely and very attentive maid
en-. In this department the gorge
Gus sunsets of Italy the tints
seeming to fade into each other
and almost to change as you gaze
upon them, AS if some radiant an
gel had thrown his robe of light
aside as he flew, or had left his
smile upon the cloud as he passed
through the Golden Gates.
France, too, had lent US beauti-
full oil paintings; lovely one rep
resents Nymph being carried off
by Centaur, taken from the old
Neurological fables. The Nymph
has Just been stolen by the Mon
ster, and the sister Nymphs' seem
stretching their fair arms above
the green waves as fin a last fare
well.
Rizpah, defending the dead bo-
dies of her sons from the vultures,
is striking picture, but startling
to the gazer. The scene is taken
from second Samuel, XXI chapter
10th verse.
In the Spanish department /
was ofcourse, most anxious to see
the paintings from the Museum of
Fine Arts in Madrid. Here was
the "Christ" Of Murillo "The
Nazariene' by Divine Morales,
and a beautiful conception called,
"Ecce Filius Ecca Mater .tua "rep-
resenting Christ in Ivory, bestow-
ing his legacy of lace upon the be-
loved st. John.
In the picture of "Nazarinc,n
the Savior is bearing his own cross
toward Calvary. Upon the Divine
face there is q look of patient ago
ny, which must touch the hardest
heart. Bowed down by the weight
of our sins, more than by the
weight Of the cross, he pursu es his
toilsome journey.
From among the German works
of Art, the finest beyond a doubt,
are The Young Christian Martyr,
and "The Cellar of Diomede.'
"The Young Christian Martyr"
represents Rome in the reign of
the Emperor Diocletian. The am
pitheatre is filed with an expect
ant and anxious throng, awaiting
the destruction of the young
Martyr, who is to be torn in pieces
by the Lions. The door of the
cell is just opened to admit the
beasts, and the ray of light which
seems to come through the open
ing door reveals him calmly Sleep
ing. The light which falls over
his calm sweet face, is so perfectly
portrayed that,in spite of the pro-
hibition which you saw stuck up
everywhere me touchez pas sill
vous plait," / put my finger on
the canvas to convince myself that
the light did not come from