The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-20
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
The swedish Art Exhibit AT the Cen
tenniHi.
From our regular Correspondent. IT,

PnILADELpHIA, Sept. 10, 1876.
The centennial exposition. even if it
should accomplish no other desirable OBJ
ject, will dc this : it will help to teach us
that there is another portion of Europe
than the Germany, France. and Italy
upon which the tourist usually cXpends
his vagrant energy, and, that far OF in
that region, which the ancients called
Scandinavia, there lives refined, erudite,
and energetic people, who have kept
abreast with the moving world in the
arts, sciences, and industries, but, who,
on account of the sparsencss of their
population, and certain isolation i'm
posed by their language, lack such
audience as always awaits the English,
French. or German production. The
Swedish art collection has been sur
prise to all but few cOnnoisseurs who
were not unfamiliar with the names.
Bergh. Borjesson, Hcrzberg, kjorboe,
Hermelin, Lindegner, Nordenberg and
Ribbing. The most conspicuous picture
in the Swedish collection both on &C
count of its size and excellence is "The
Burning of the Royal Palace at Stock
holm i'm the youth of Charles the XIII
by j. Hockert. The picture might be
more properly called: The escape OF
the royal family from the burning
palace" Descending the magnificent
stair case, is seen the aged but still regal
grandmother, supported by Charles the
XII, and his sister, while younger
sister hastens before them bearing in
her arms rescued poodle. They
are followed by ladies aud gentlemen
of the royal household, some of whom
have snatchcd, in the confusion of fight
Il few Of the more precious heirlOoms o
the royal palace, but who are mainly in
tent upon escape from the flames. The
subject is powerful IN conception and it i:
sustained in the minutest details of it
treatment. The tilial heroism of the
prince and princess, as they hasten down
the grand staircase, but do not forget
their royalty even IN the midst OF calami'
ty, is perhaps the pivotal idea of the ar
list; but the picture is strong in all it:
parts the flames and sitting smoke art
intensely real, and the majestic sweep o.
the broad staircase, without its tragic tab
,eau, and lurid back ground, would be, in
itself picture. This painting is effect
lively surrounded, as from desire for
contrast, by six pictures which are its an
tipodes in character. They are Spring
by G. +. Skanberg. a painting of the eX-
treme French school, portraying the YER
nal season of both nature and the heart
a green forest. wild pathway, and two
lovers. A Wedding in Swedish
Country Church." by b. Nordenbcrg, is
painting of the Dusseldorf school in
which every detail of the church interior
as well as OF the wedding paraphernalia
and tableau is reproduced with photo
graphic eXactitude, while the faces OF the
happy pair as well as of their aged par
ents, are full OF the hopes and solemnity
that befit the occasion Preparations
for Festival" by Aug. Jernberg. is a
piece in still life of very high order OF
merit, it would be entirely supernuous to
liable the uncooked good things, wines
vegetables, meats, and the canvass is for.
tunately out OF reach of the cat. This
artist has on exhibition meritorous pic
I'm in Lot in a. -,
"rhe Broken Pipe" representing
the respondent chagrin of al
old peasant over the fragment,
of his too fragrant little clay
companion and "Visitor in the Amster
dam museum looking at Rembrandt
Night Watch" This picture within q
picture is an effective contrast, represent
ing the difference in the old and new
schools. Baron Hermeli to whom cred
Is due for the excellent arrangement OF
the pictures in the collection, has few
pieces on exhibition, the best of which
think, is "A Fishing place near Stock
HOLM This picture presents yer,
happy compromise between the Frencl
and Dusseldorf schools, producing Dol,
effect, and tine prospective. without ig
noring the verities of detail. His "Win
ter day In Sweden," aud his Poor PEG
pies Graveyard" are both good, bu
neither of these is so pleasing as hi
Sins Snow" where the gorgeous tint
OF an autumnal forest are seen througl
a thin fall OF the wlntery element
Professor Beog OF the Art Academy
Stockholm, has no less than eight pic
lures on exhibition, and not one of whic
is an inferior painting. They are chief
marine views and landscapes. Birch
| wood In Sweden" is his largest and pei
haps best picture; it is of the Frencl
, ! school but not an extreme specimen