The New York herald., 1876-02-24
GERMAN ART.

FEARS OF THE DECLINE OF GERMAN ART-GER-
MAN EXHIBITIONS OF .PArNTINGs-THE SUB
JEcT SUBMITTED TO THE REIcHsTAG
BERLIN, Feb. g. 1875.
Considerable interest has been lately aroused all over
Germany with respect TO the present condition and
prospects OF German in the widest sense of the
term, meaning thereby only those higher branches
OF aesthetics usually known 'the nno arts'-paint-
Ing, sculpture, music &c-but also those
and handcras the prosperity of which ministers
so much to the elegance the refinement, the
| fort OF lifc The subject came lately
DISCUSSION REIcHsrAG,
| and August Reichenspergcr made speech which has
attracted much attention. He amcnted the dccadence
| Of German art stigmatizcd the mania for
| Italian ideas and style prevalent in all depart
| ments, and the fragrant want OF originality
| In most of the working artists OF the day, who
conforming their practice to the prevailing tastes,
tent themselves with copying their predecessors, in
stead of giving creations. ''we do not want"
he exclaimed, "a German fashion, but German style
and thoroughly German taste"
his POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS
But Rechensperger belongs to the Centre party and
hence the government newspapers do not regard HIM
friendly critic while the organs of other branches OF
public opinion such the Kreu=seitung the represent
ative OF high Protestant and arstocratc sentiment
pronounce his speech to be the expression OF a thor
oughly German feeling" Anyhow, some facts which
tho has just brought to light to CONFIRM
his views of the deterioration OF German art not
merely in the higher branches, but also in those finer
| handicrats above alluded to.
REMARKS PRESS.
The Frdnkflrter Zeitting, OF the Goth inst has on
| this point the following interesting information
Before the Gallo German Of ls70-T1, thcro were
altogether, about 200 French artisans In Berlin thoir
number has increased to 400 Most of those
workers. carpenters. carpet makers and
| designers Almost all the principal manufactures and
carpet establishments in Berlin employ French work
and designers, who in great request by
of their and puncualty. Prince Won Pless, who
Is building the Whelmstrasse palace in the Rcnais-
sance STYLE employs upon exclusively French work
men, sixty in number. 1t is being built after the plans
Of the celebrated architect Detaileur, OF Paris. NJ
Dctaieur is at present in Berlin to confer with the
Prince about the fittings and furniture great num-
Der of the Berlin ocracy send their orders Paris
where they executed moro cheapy and better than
in Berlin. Prince Putbus has caused sandstone 70 be
brought from the neghborhood Paris as far as the
island OF Rdgen and no finds that the cost inclusive OF
freight less than II he had purchased II In Germany.
The French artisans living in Berlin (among whom
100 cooks) earn, average, from nine to twenty
francs day They live very thriftly, and are soon
evening they assemble a voluntary REUNION In tho
Elephant Cellar, " on the Donhofsplatz
ART EXHIBITIONS IN GERMANY.
The exhibition at Dusseldorf contains the picture
only Just completed Of b. Cart Hof Thc Christening
In the House OF Mourning which is destined for the
National Gallery in Berlin The visitors to the exhibit
ton have shown the livcliest interest this picture
and IL Is unqucst.onaby, Of the best of this
painter In particular, the mastery treatment of tho
composition a whole, Is specially praised
Professor Camphausen, also at Dusseldorf, has just
finished his great picture, commissioned by the En-
pcror william representing the triumphant entry OF
the German army Berlin tho 18th of June ISL
The artist, who was present the occasion OF the
entry, has reproduced the scene with marvellous
fdelity and has mastered his very difficult task the
happiest and most successful manner.
IN MUNICH
The Art Association here has exhibited during the
last few weeks paintings on religious sub
jccts by Pfannschmidt a pupil Of Cornelius; by
Baur of wemar (''St Paul. a Prisoner Preaching In
Romc'D; and by Holman, OF Dresden C'Chrst
Preaching from on Board Ship''l which have caused
considerable sensation. This Is the more remarkable
because II is well known that considerable time,
painting has been quite barren In this department.
The 'Kunstlerhaus" here has lately included In It's
exhibition, "what You WIZ and "a Summer Nights
DrcaInn By A. Steinbe. both Of which arc character
lied by poetic conception and delicacy Of handling
and have been viewed with much interest Attention
has also deservcdly been given 10 Passnis Scenes In
Venice, and copies from Raphael, Titan and Giorg
one, by Gustav GauL
IN cAssEL
me celebrated draughtsman and iithographer
George KOCH has completed beautiful copies Of those
gems Of Raphaers youth, the "Madonna Conestabilop
and tho madonna di Tempt" This latter picture,
which Is one OF the chief ornaments OF the "Pnaco-
thecar at Munich formed lately the subject OF beau
tlfu engraving by Raab. Photographic copy OF il,
from Koch's drawing ia included in his raphael
Album" which has been published by Theodore Kay,
OF CasseL
The madonna Concstabilc" was formerly in
Perugia is In the possession Of the Empress
OF Russia Koch's drawing OF u has been produced as
photograph By the Berlin Photographic Company. II
is hardly necessary to note that Koch is famous in
Germany for his capital reproductions Of Raphacis
works Not long since the Art Association Of casscl
exhibited several copies, admirably executed in coors
by Professor hec OF that city Of paintings BY Raphael
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