, 1876-09-14
ARTISTIC ODDITIES.
Some Queer Errors and AnAe1,tonisn,

ARTISTIC Oddities
Some Queer Errors and AnAchtonisms.
CAarnterF Inurndi.
In the works Of somc OF the greatest painters.
curious and startling ngnnAchronlens occnr. In their
tcprr.ensations We frequently fna objects intro
hecn In nany cases ignornd. In th!* respect
sgh:s dprIino va te.t h. n
from G parad'so"; snd book bound IN the neatest
posalble moder9 manner into The we.known ,. ptc..
hast Of othor artists appear 10 have believed that
mass. book. md that The Hebrew Kings wofs ro6es
maxim tho broal truth Of which viii 10 conceded
BY most men; but when Albert purcr goes 40 far
cooklngrango, and m array OF china andlcstlcks.
snrmonntcdb b, modern ahaped candies. into h!s
;x o Hbsse! To- i na1e4 1 a Ws;
altogether justified In his crcations.
When buttons woru invented Il a problem That
sMue.l!on que whether thcy wesc used ID tho day. pf
thought sash 10 eo tho ssse for u lis pistnre y
one oi tle broinera il not only fastened, hut even
decorated By, their means. Lucas Van Leydcn,,
9 put tns hsa
content With this, he aurmounted the edtace with
bcautiful conl.scuitle bonnet Of straw. Salvador
i an sxsse %o ~ s rp
% sSe whole cfisst il spoiled by tho presence il the
sna aunne 8 fsael' Sye
represents one OF the Apostles In -buuta in his
pista1e Of Tho hreeaitoas nrarEht Of Fshss;"
Veronese paints some Italian peasants IL felt lats
and pla9,cs,. calmly contemplating the Alteration
q 81 .n SaoaEx AEss1H III. cssfs ns1s
tho two mon i'll shines; md n. fousk!n, IN hta
celebrated .rs.saEe : y ,I the @ Ksd ssa," intro:
iye.es iiye sss ao no ne aaasa II msta .s%or alt
nonopoiIzes MOI thc uper pail oi the eanvas, whio ii
the lower portion Tho nan possessed with Nh OWL
spirit ls being stlmultaneously healed; tnd In
boora with clnJ pipes IN their mouths, arc gazing
In wonder 1t Dav1d. who is carrying tho head 81
Go!ah. Indeed, The history Of the pgor RinE l. l.
another picture Of the dcath Of Gollah, the giant
Wsa5. sxeSpta PINNED sls aud In
recetyed H by Gieck medcns il front oi an Italian
Sssa3s IL saSy 5l &c Js M e sssa ssais s
~ abraham h M has been shamcful,y treated by his H.
aSout s 70 shoos 1stac With p,tol ans The psssi-
urch il almost always represented ~ man Ut moi
Than 90 ssas as ~ 1t s d .an
siance. 10 his 'EMSarkation u The Queen Of Biz
b. aad peno, q Fornara, II h!f :. jerome tn .ht
aa i1s indtas. III ~ clauae IL H. sEnIsrEa,on
Saint Ursula, also introduces ships Of The typo u
vary," a'la up h!s background witha anu broad riy
covered ~, yith ss!pningM M 10 s,te of the VII
rusntt,1. How tho tfHcfp1es, in Anphnel'8 @ASrac
uious Druught of Fishes. " inanagei 10 presorvs
e2u.r!um in sas minute heats +
/ and why Claude Should hayo celebrated the mar
riugo q I.aac and Rebeeca IN front q watcrial
sdo at %I soSaby ia te9i b. sesed
Tlo Illustrations TO Nrwtons Bible, which Wal
published In It'll. contain some cnEiona orsors ant
being anointci under ths shadow Of ryrasnld
and tho destruction OF Dagon takes Plaeo IN
building y9ry similar IN y to 81 raa
Ark iron, acroll that Is conveniently hod IN tson
Of hin by winged but leyless cherub; and Sap
hra a., tn ee street. n picture repSIc'ent
depicting Elijah nnd tho priests u Daa's there +!
M ost s'a aag9sat m e engraving il the eoseto Is one
Daniels Dream. wh!c!, intEodueus four greea
leasa that DO not In the least answer tho descrip
tho credit " tte artists involved. all tho pcturo
arc anonymous; but some arc known TO hase bee
ezecuteA BY veFy cmInsot I s tnen: m ,.,,,. =, y,
fifteenth aud .sxtceuth centuries was. tla
Euiiasa and yiolins wore tn vogue At u
' ,vaad s' oa, hs Say'0F vorka q bomen s
cIino % Jsnn noi!n. coa'ma Tnrs, end etlers. u
are tat too numorou4 to bo speclnsd., Chclio dell
sss- SSa S'Sfa1 Rsss Rs sha.t sa liz
fec.pot; Luigi Clsoll paints hs aged Simeon at th
Circumcision IN apestaessi nud Nrughel. n, n I, 2
pian tSsa In supplies, booted and spnrred. WHO
presenting a nlodel OF y comparatively Moder
of the nfans 1ssMs Az Az. thsss tss ~
9uire NO colnmcnt; but one lfscoyescd In praycl
Iook published In the reign oi William and Mar
Sefy lieroas m sat ELL u ssuEgs'.s o9Hnt @ o. o.
bic Of the molo and tho beam Is tho subject 81 II
picture; and from tho ego Of one man huge loF
very very ane cascade. Ptobsbly .ne artist wa. afral
to fiak hts reputation upon st!l walsr, and there
fore felt justified IN turning the 1note Into to-
meant. Another picture, Of about tho samc Dat.
represents pu!t u copper sculcs falling from 81
" IS. 'e os III liz
e1!atsnce to the same inventive brain anu canait
In. ono Of tho churches at ptuges isa picture {
crime. uf s!ena. Saint Dominic, sa fn!! cahnnisal
Il performing .the ceremony. and King David
a9io sst IN sa ~ ans M
pair Of SCISSORS, aud an unknown artist, rcE!,
HontFnK tho lmrottnt Man at tho Fool Of nctheaat
paints an angei with a very long po!c, vigorous
stirring tho waters Of 4 very small pond unit
they ara whtte with foam, lictrl ~ Cost9ne. in
succc1a tis meeting aud reconciliation uf. Jaet
aud Lalan tn lhu mountains af McsopotaMia; b
tllo truth Of the i.!ua ts r4thcr hurt BY te disa
''Nclnyo" with hoats, and "sa!nt Jerome" wi
an cight-day clock before hiu,, are matters
history; and tho picture Of the boiled q
sea listening N Saint Anthony OF patah. IL scarc
" tcaa ceieLrated. Tho catalogue of snachro
iane In painting and drawing z, ~ faet. n aima 4
stancas, and eysry picture gallery ii stocked wi
nlnusIng specimens provided tho spectator "
onIy take The trouble IL look fot them.
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