, 1876-11-29

1T tin tount Pratt scant,I Mo der,,sc. 10 II.
rtnH n u l,'o p's.ss,n nf thc sne family r. The
CorregvIn IL i:ume IL 11si. il WA .hrn ii the
t,nonna family. lo,l".lc1 fa,ra::i .nnicd II.
hon. Tho. ofi.innl pliniin.: ,"ctt14 u ha.a hcrh
overlooked IN the alnlrat!hn excited by this cDpy.
the q M y sy Tsy en
touci, In this work, anil attrbn,ed tho somewhat
insp!d colotinE of tho body Of Chri4t 10 cleaning
Hut tie iisinas vocation ot Christ, Ills noblo
resignation y His torsows, whfct, lends religious
Il q simply nothing more than tho representation
borne viii nc!f command.
The Eccc ilotnoh In tho English Sat!onn1
daslcrr represents Christ crowned with thurI!l,
guarded by a5llglc soldier. Nrnr Him la thrr
Virgin Mary, who has faInted tn the arm. Of
Mary MaEAa!en, while Il, window In the baca-
ground sils Fitates rather consplcio,tsly ts,aklg
l!is fingers q the slonrnfa spectacle, Tha posu
turc at U'Br!cn. III the fur,ncr the henl Is
thrown up. and .lfghtly back, The eyes are ralscd
heavcnwarl, antl tllcrc Is no tlrnpcrr over the
shoulder &. or breast: The aEta' aro bound very
ity In tho expression of both soldiers, though
In the ono the face Is full, and In the other In
profile. Hence neither picture cnn bc copy Of
the 0tiIer.
Ill tHS HIECTulA W lkul* a1EFEl'b 8CAQl4FG1
volume occurs the following:
Among the pictures n doubtful authenticity. DR..
Meyer rcckons tho ..,Ecco lto,no," wh!<h. Il con.
xenq,ne BY H. Kf;ts, n"Thcr 2; sr;et
gently. Careful research l.at, loweveE, ells.
s a wo say fno
ino carsacei II 15.7, and ~. then most s.sufsay
0tff {6 tfDnpt br HpFfhI in iftt. n bA10np.
Ing 10 tho sastnti family. IN Florence. This could
not have been thu tasoc work NJ that engraved by
adds that It was smaller thun the l'Fati picture.
t1Fad y been different. In competition seannel!t
would havc undoubtedly mentioned it.-Ep. It
passed by, marriage into thc Colonna family md
taken to Homc. fsom which time 'ts htatory can be
no y &c. Funo
Goionna family il pay1nent q . dobt ot j. 600 ot
at one tlfno IN the colonna Palaec at Roac; but
this 10 mere loorc statement without any proof,
end cunnot 0e accepted. According to Tlrabuscht.
family fan q lie Hasshcsi do1la Hota and was toid
by tl.em to Louis XIV. but. this statement il
doubtful. for no trace Of sGch a.work by corrsKgu
/ tiotsi Gallery catalogue It H. aflrmed lint tllo
".Eccc Ilomo'" Of the national collection i flo
oanis rat FIT Of Pasna for wao sae corIesSo mshs I'll
wall have painted Il. md TINT also 1t ~ The tanc
| work that was subsequently long In the Colonna
Palace nj Romc. This identity y. however. ~ We
have seen, by MeaHs aurc and 1t must be- owned
thnt the picture In the C0lonna Palace might have
been uny old copy OF the Pratt orig!ua!. 1t Il
1cncc Ia sono points Of the picture, tnat Gosscggu
| painted two examples Of 1t. Tho one In tie M.
| tionai Gallery wat purchased Of tie Coonua family
| by sir Simon Clarke. who sold 1t IL MuEat. thct
! King Of Naples. fruM whose widow. the cx-4uecn,
/ the Marquis Of Londonderry purchased H., nnd b,
whom 1t wan sold to the Noslona! Gallery In 1874.
Thus 1t Is seen TINT history throws no light
on the probability OF Curreggio having painted
two distinct works, "Eece lIotEo,'n though i I!
not impossible that i,c may have done so. Tht
critic who examines the "Ecce Hono" al
O'Bricn's cannot fall to discover at urst glanet
the elnvenly manner II. which the right hand 0
Plate Is forcshortencd; npd rs It Is we'll k,uw1
that III that branch Of technique CorrcggIu wa
coIlfcssedly the greatest artist who ever lived
| It Is safe to say he never would liayc given tt
tho world such mnlformation. The critic wi
afsp recognize the difference In tho handling 0
the heads Of the ecourgcrs, rs compared Will
the remainder Of tho picture. Hence the bur
dcn Of testimony goes to show that the " Ece
Homo :" uulicr consideration Is not tue worn o
CorreEglo, hut ONE Of hts followers; and thi
conclusion Is strengthened BY the fact that ii
both pictures tho religious element In the pas
sion Of Christ Is entirely wanting.