New-York tribune., 1876-07-15

ing for grace, and OF much dramatic power as "e' ING
motive of The figure is not perhaps ehufei! new "t
is 50 true TO that do not care 10 trace o
ees either with the Dying Gladiator OF the capitol OF
with modern French statues which, like ths nave the
aptiGue for their original There are lew good Attitudes
left into which the human figure can be tErOWh py
artists But this is nothing TIE hGnah nSuIe Is 81
beautiful that while artist give nc" name 10
his attitude we shall thank him for 1t II 1t DO Deau
tiiul or noble, and not look too ouiioaSy ~
his borrowing Some OF the sNteenth-centurY
artists in Italy were particularly gwen u
using over old material in this way they borrowed
the antique they borrowed from each Otber they Do
rowed from themselves Uaphael d!d all thrce OUT ho
one finds any fault with them for II. Ihey kEeW tho
value of good attitude good composition so wen
that when they found one they made good Use OF H.
For m Illustration in point, we may rcier 10 'he eAcoi
len; specimen of TntOrcttO loaned by Mr. waiter bro"h
10 our Metropolitan Museum il Is caied ihe l"'e' VI
Venus" and pictures the goddess beng dlS7su ny wv"
nymphs one OF whom ties up ber hair whIic announcer
nuts ON her sandal Tntoretto used precisely Tue same
couposition Tor "A picture he painted OF . susanna
and the Elders" where Venus Is susanna, R""
the nymphs changed into the t"o '''
Rnt examples this familiar II IA har'hs ""'H
while 10 d ate upon the fact. The pity that tins MAI
alor' Signor Nobas cHcites, and the sympathy we
fcl fr HIM are independent Of the fact that hf makes
us think of the Gladiator. Nor III tfu'h' IL heI' az,
real plagiarsm-nor any essential hkeheS' ~ 'no 'I
of the TWO works. This work IS modern anu 'o"'"
the other siil as classic late Roman "ofK st "
sgnor Nobass statue, like the terra Gotta group o '
nor Talar is an expression of the modern spanish 'c
and has All its realism ITS disregard OF "smuS rouh''
and thines allowed" its superficial glitter ana s dein'a
tion of detail Though it belongs TO his subject We eau
hardly dolb that the hgure is weakened DS INC D''
ceyeruess with which the dress is treated
The most striking Spanish pictures In Mehoriai i'
or The old one. and these are not very strking Con
uosscurs will be Interested In The trppoh "i''" -
In the center of the side wall This triptych ' we are
assured OF Spanish origin but. though IL may p'N,
have been painted In SPAIN l. was most proo'os P"
by a German artist and the compositions arc hn'o''
oy, German That one which fills the lower half OF the
right wing is taken literally, with some omlsslo ii"
Albert Direr II is his wel,knoTn composition c"'"
Tho Mas, OF ST Gregory" the cruched Christ appears
o the Saint as ne says Mass surrounded by All Tue III
.t,umcnts of his Passion. Dhrer's composition was
fayorte one and frequently copied IIs may De d
cory made in the Netherlands. where DnIei WAS wen
known and greatly esttcme''' ana f" may "''' f
later into spain.
The srccinens of Mcralos called by spaniardS " the
Divine" are of unequal interest One OF them however
taken In connection with the Morales III thr bo''"u
AthcantIr adds knowledge OF the artist cha'"o
tcristlc. II might be called "Thc Virgin Of The SPIN
Diet was common way ot treating the subject oi e
Virin and Cnd 10 represent her spinning, weaving
cmhIoidcfng. aud even scwng-ani the reals'a ana ue
mystics alike pleased themselves Win these Ih''o"7'
Morales shows Us the Virgin looking WIN on auAlO"'
face at the Child. who holds her Sinac, hl"i WIN
thread in one band while with the otheg he pa sort
OF reel composed upright stick with crosSpec'' ~
either end between which, in c!ss-cro' some ibf'.u'
ar. ,,orud From the expression OF thcr tHo faces 'he
ch,ll would seem TO have been hurt by th' sp'h"e,
though il may be thai the fantastic mysticism Z" tue
time found food in the form oi cross gwen 10 '
reel Perhaps too. there may he some connection ne
tween this treatment Of the subject ana III" old tles
that have wouuding Of rrcdrsncd people by The d-tah
for their subject The olc. p.L- BrItJ D. an example
Bat. whatever Interpretation the spectator ma put
upon the picture IT remains very interesting ana 'h
acer.sc specimen %! famous Spanish master WIN
this mention Of the older pictures we pass To ' "'iNH
OF more modem spanish artists, which, We re s'! u
say, call ior but DIII mention. Z =
STRAY ATTRACTIONS OF TIIE FAIR.
Opening OF rnr CmfL,E FACTORY ,ToyEs-foH-
rlcN CALIHAGGs-ANCiENr CONS.
(rUo.f rnl REGULAR ooAHf,IosJENr oF IuG rurrSEl
PHILADELPHIA. july 13.-lhc butter ana
cheese factory and exhibition hail was opened g." days
~ IAN, tg, ,,,,cr.-rs OF manufacturing have not set
been le un although a the apparatus is in pl'c" In
our o., tlr llr-c room, d play of Am,rg cIe''''
priucuev from Ncw-Ycrh and Wisconsin, aud nuothrr
room of equal size s del with Canadian cA'r'-. lhe
u.c o. artificial col0rilc 10 give the cheese t' F'o"
hue which j. supposed by 'ne uunfDm'd to denote rh
nos and age ls here fraulIy ayDv,l ry The shoTy
placards OF a hl1n engaged ia manufacturing HIud
annotto aHd the fact that the practice "a not
q recent date appears from ue aIh""H''"'"'
that the concern was established IN i7-O. In t.o upper
story IS a lunch room, conducted b. the American Diy
mems Association (thc Organization that erected i1e
bidp,l which Is deserving praise account OF tho
very moderate prices charged Bread ani MIX OF nush
and milk are served for 10 cents col meat" win bread
and cheese 20 ccnts berries, 10 cents coiec ava e'
= t. q, ID ice cream 10 cents The factory is situated
at the most distant point on the grounds ffon the nam
Building; but It's Of accessibility ought not to cause
IL 10 bo neglected Visitors best reach by taxing
tho cars and getting Of at srculturnl Han station
F,,, ueople care to look ut stoves with the acrmum-
ctrr IN the nuctcs and extended notice o. The de-
.trnt Of the Fair devoted 20 atiug apparatus would
certainly Doe out place ths season II may be re-
marked however that the display u both cooking ana
rarlor stoves shows that great progress has bern made
Of late years in tie matter Of ornament by the use OF
| nicke-platuc There are stoves plated al over ana
Looking a. made Il solid silver and IN many Luds the
nickel is employed t. OF the dulncss Of the black
iron and produce bright and pleasing effects The use oi
decorated ics FOR oinamcung opcn-Srac paror stoves
/. another recent device, bY the adj Of which what Wa'
formerly an ugly black box IS made thing Of beauty
In the carrilgc annex there are t~O Italian vehicles
of curious form that doubt des med TO max"
sensation in Central Faimount Park after the ENh
bilon cofcs They are both somewhat OF the Hanson
cab order hut have box like bodies glazed fronts, and
door the for The passenger to enter one ' The
drivers seat top and place for his feet behind
! a sua dashboard in irout-a rather Objectionable AZ
raugcmcnt it partly o5curcs the view Ia the
Other the driver above and behind, upon Han
som. The immense wheels and tLills, The novel shape
and color o the vehicles, aud the cOntriyanccs inside for
convenience ana comfort make these cabs objects Of
curous interest the few visitors who brave The torid
heat that prevails in the sheeiron building whore they
J are placed.
HadH Agop from Copsnntinoplc, shows in the Turkish
| Section OF the Main Building ease OF antique coins
Creek Roman, zntine, and Egyptian. some OF which
he claims are 900 year, old. They OF gold silver,