Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-06-14
Philadelphia Letter.

PHUADEIPUIA June OH

opportunity that has ever been prescnte,
in this country of seeing 4 large, varied
: and in some respects excellent collection
of oil paintings and water colors is highly
appreciated. The paintings are displayed
in different ronms according to the nation
alitv of the artist, some collections, a.
those OF France and the United States, re-
qniring the space of more than one room.
The Austrian collection is in the large
east room of Memorial Hall, and contains
by general consent, the finest picture. a
well rs the largest on exhibition-'.Nenice
paying homage to Catherine Cornaro,
painted by John Makart of Vienna
Catherine Cornaro, of Il noble Venetian
family. was married to the King of the
Isle of Cyprus. After the death Of her hus-
band. she gave her Kingdom as a free off
to the Republic of Venice, when She re-
! turned to that city to spend the remainder
OF her life. The grateful peopl easscmbled
on the piazza Of San Marco to do homage
TO the eX-(lueen for her muniticent ritt
The immense canvas is covered with forty
ilte->lze figures. admirably grouped and
distributed. no undue prominence is given
10 any particular figure, hence there is no
particular lace or pose that it would be
proper to emphasize by 4 special dc~crip-
TON he merit of the picture is in its en-
TIRE and symmetrical excellence The col
orlng IS rich and varied, in harmony with
the era and the orient. The face of the
eX-'lueen as she receives the floral offer
lngs from the Venetian maidcns is full of
the cOmp0surc OF Il woman accustomed TO
rcT;tl state ana tribute. but eqnally rs full
OF benlgnance and refinement The cX-
preston, va,lcd in every face, Of the thron"
OF cultured citizens is that of dirniic,l.
graceful admiration and earnest ura,i
tudc
Artists, us a rule. appeal 10 tragedy for
their most splendid effects the ;,>~a>si-
nation of Cesar, the struggles of the bat
tie field and the arena. Their triulni h>
are often in the deineation of historical
and cpochal situations in which the effect
Is supplemented and heightened by the
sympathy and imagination of the OBJ
server. 1t Is rare indeed that Il pic
ture Is great withou. the aid Of powerful
passions, or thrilling historical event, bnI
| through simple dlnt of intrinsic cAccllcncr.
appealing with calm, enduring power to
the most refined emotion
Another picture that attracts much at
tcntlon has the title of ".>u1> rolrl. and
IS painted by Joseph FuN of Nicnnl An
Italian musician Is represented nude from
The waist up, with Il variety of mu>!cl in
strumcntS bcltcd around hi, loill>. huluin"
his monkey in his bent left arm VIII Ic he
sings IN thc street. The stupid do!, ttr
"it'At expression of tn powerful. law
peasant Is ;ln admirable aulithc,> to the
serious, philosophical view of life p ,ltrtv-
ed IN the cha>ttned, intelligent counttnaucc
OF the superior monkey
Opposite 70 the first picture Described
and only second to it in Is imatcd value
(Slo,ooo,) is a painting of Pan and tc-
chan'e>, by Feii> Fuyen Of Vienna. Ol
TWO nude nymph>, one j. reclining on the
ground while the other holds i cup Of wine
10 the lips of 4 bronze statue of Pan. The
figures are life >zr, Of exquisite grace.
colorlng and outline. Ma. pictures OF
his class are on exhibition but none
thnk i 50 much admired bv connoi>-
~"ur>. Another painting. and the smallest
have yet noticed, j. hy G.. A. kuutl Of
Vienna. The interior of a nun, apartment
i unlightcd. except by the moon that
streams through thu single window before
which she sits, her hand 7, sting upon her
hand. gazing silently into th, .ltat ni.hl
heaven. The serene beauty OF thu. ch.t~-
"a = - ''i''' tit' l0PItt!Nl ~ llif t'lI IL
It were. on the frontier OF the ulin.tv INTO
winch >hr @aIr> MAKE u powerfully i'm
Plt>>lH" and suggestive study. he co1u.-
i'nAnre has been educated to serenity, the
mlnd has been exalted by the cunl,mplt-
ton of superior beings and eternal inter
ISIS. but the strong emotional nature OF the
woman will clamor silently in spite Of Gus
tom, AND tn" f.intest shadow (pcrtnp>
am mlstaktn) of questioning doUbt ant
discomfort IS unma>kcd to the mooa. ms
painting is valued at only 500 gold ana
VIII scarcely remain un>"ll ill the cud 81
the Exposition
There are one hundred and twrntl -ciLh.
paintings In the Austrian collections and it
Is Very rare lhtt Il display 80 Ergc i found
containing 50 few pictures tina: are NOT Of
real merit have not space in THIS .rltyl
10 more than mention 4 t,N Of tliy>c. aua
must reserve for i future letter a tu.rrnp-
tlcr. Nearly all the paintings in Ih,. Au>trj-
IN collection are by Nicnuree artists There.
i 4 Landscape of the Enyirun, of Munich.
and an Interior Of the Castle Ruin Touf--.
both 10y Louisa Won parmonti,r; PAINTINGS
of excellent culurinm and finish tlat would
be quite an acquisition to the ant drrar,-
i MOI '\''"'''"
An ,ftrr-ljuucr nan Of !, I,t,r.,, ,.,,i..,,....
in his CHAIR is admirable. and VIII most