, 1877-08-05
LONDON.
Another Letter from Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe.
i Visit to the Dore Galery--The Mas
ter's Chef-d '0auvres.
Christ's Entry into Jerusalem, and De-
parture from the Prntorinm.
.rtists' studios and surronndings-Burns
Jones and Alma Tadema.

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Jones and Alma Tadema,
Special Correspondence Of The Tribune.
LONDON, Eng. July 90.-The Dore Caller,
Is an object Of permanent interest id London
fet the sights aud occasions Of this immcn*,
capital arc so multftudfnous that one mar post
pouc Tor long time the pleasure and profit O
viewing the works OF this wonderful artist
known unto all men in csthctic Christcpdou
ere his illustrations Of The Wandering Jew, Do.
Qu(xotc, Dante, and the Bible; yet those who
do not know him as colorist, and as the autho,
pf great pictures, have much 10 learn concern
ng him.
Passing br some attractive }andscarcs and s
host ot drawings, we come into the presence ol
the masters chet-d' Guvres. On our right, the
vail is covered By the painting Of
c1IR1sr>s ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM.
This picture seems lit by The very sunshine Of
hope and enthusiasm. 1ts atmosphere is the
c1oud'css sky Of the East The Christ, mounted
On the ass, is It's central figure, The glad null
titude are smiling and greeting around Him. On
one side group OF lofty danes
in balcony turn for a moment to
consider with nonchalent curiosity
the pageant which is passing in the street. The
general good-fceling is such that even the tace
Of the Man Of Terrors appears lit with q deyout
and hopeful enthusiasm. The pains OF the oast
and the near anguish Of the future are both hid
den for the moment in the joy of the present,
md the prophetic heart Of the Master leaps the
abyss Of death to make this moment continuous
With the happy eternitles beyond. Beside this
vivid presentation, With all the power and in
.strnction OF contrast, appears a painting OF
equal size and Of equal interest, representing
CHRlsT's DEPARTURE FROM THE PREroH1Cst
after the Hearing and Judgment of PLATE.
All is now changed. The crown of thorns hangs
over the bleeding brow. The marks of rude
treatment appear in the dIsheveled hair. The
eyes are full Of sorrow. The figure, draped In
white, is majestic with the simple ea1nestness
OF great resolve. The cross, which the vic
tin is TO bear before it bears him, Is prominent
in The foreground, carried hy two men who
seem strained and wearied by it's weight In
all the variety Of feeling and emotion
which surround him, the Christ Of
this 1'ctcrc is free from all taiut
OF theatrical or sentimental e1trayasance Of
expression. Condemned, dethroned, tcrsaken,
his great thoughts and purposes are with him,
aud in their strength he prepares to meet the
dreadful extremity which lies before him, and
50 near ut hand
] remember one Christ Of nigh art with which
Should be Giad to compare this work of II.
Dorc's. 1t is tho Christ in Rubens' great p!ct-
ure,
THE ELEVATION OF THE CROSS.
Art can scarcely try for anything higher
tEan the embodiment in one effort
81 50 supreme conjunction Of
character and OF circumstance In Rubens'
work the agony and the heroism arc 50 blended
that the expression lauuts the bci,oldcr for
days after it has been secn- l might also say |
that, once seen and cornprchenacd, it will never
~ forgotten. 1t is perhaps glory enough for |
). Dore That, in contemplating, bis Christ, l |
fhosld ha;e thought OF this o'hcr, wondering !
whether he, too, were not near OF kin.
Among the smaller picturgs, ! viii men
ZION Two Of great elect and finish. One
5eru.ae@ on 'aS the nisst s af'er af.sf's the be
crucidxiou. In the foreground arc the anxious |
iases OF people frightened by the unusual
gloom and darkness; lu the centre Of the back
three crosses. dsrk]y outlined against sudden
GLORY ol the heavens
The other is called
''CaKlsT1AS MARTYRS"
Il bears the date Of 4: D. 500, aud portrnys q
c1aio1 Of the Christians BY D.ocletian. The
great entertainment OF the day, which
has been an encounter bctreen. tlic Chris
tisas asa an ard tie "la beasts, is at au
and nansled forms Of the victims, among which
the lions still prowl and dcvour: Above this
savage g and bloody record the stars shine in
Their pufcst fervor, as II each one made his pro-
cecp ski, q faint group OF angels in white light
looks not only beautiful, but poss;ble,-th.
transccndent horror OF the one scene calling for
tae transeendeut beauty OF the other. Aad these
Of the strange power Of opposition
N the human race, in virtue OF
which the most brutal horrors are answered by
the most angelic appearances depth giving
Let ms further say Of this material and skep-
lica1 city in which find myself, where faith in
The nner divine seems to give way to reliance
Upon external authority, and Ehere the sweet
movement and possession, that cannot i'm !
sgine corner OF the globe in which the Christ
deal should be held to with more hxity and
error than in
THIS VERT BABYLON.
For this is the ideal OF disint crested love and
etf-sacrifce--thc ideal Of the human and d.
inc as intimately related, of the grandeurs of r
uman nature rising to every height Of practice I t
nd of doctrine oy means Of faith and Of will. | =
Where is this whole train Of consideration more |
leedsd than in 1l,is great market Of the whole q
Ole world, whose brokers can sell soul | +
ccenleai, and cause man in The tnd to Won t +
er whether he ever was anything more than an :
ar1cgate OF aissoly1nG 6crunles and de!usiye
oDcs!
Now, Q Man OF Sorrows Man OF the Gncon-
uercl Heart, build Thy barrow way u duty +
ID cndcaror. Here IN the lace Of these maEnlh-
ent shams and illusions, show the surprising II
eanty Of the eternal virtues. While one q
reacies scienct,-another, history,--a. third, u
tabtllty.-a fourth, loosencss and licenee, c
do Thou in our midst hold fast that flaming n
wei Of love which in Thy hand lit up the r.
Heaven until its giory snot down | ~
ITO the depths Of He'll, making true Heaven,
o1 with lis, everywhere aud always!
There are other works Of interest IN the Dore :
alery. One OF these, called
1.-THE SEorHYTE," | o.
ould seem to tell us that y. Dore's Christianity
not Of the formal kind. This Neophyte Is | -
1uth OF opeu brow and earnest courtenaucc, II
esh il the habit OF bis order, sitting in the -
ldst OF long room OF c0Tled creatures, | 49,
arcely to be ciasscd as human in their attrl-
lies. In this face is cunning; In that, bcsti-
ity; from that other looks out scnile tdlocy- :.
hese are men Withdrawn from the th
holcso1ne labor and experience OF other In
not intcnsnying, their T.
Imam power By this withdrawal. The canhih ~ ~
uth, who has sought in this closter the con- az az
tlons of higher life than that OF the every ~
y world about him, now learns the lesson OF
s mistake,-too late, possibly, for his saliva.
III. Living With these Wretched mockeT1es OF |
auhood, how shall he not become like unto do
emf The anguish Of this question nlngfes / n,
th the utter tlankhcss OF surprise In the Seo- 49,
5te's tace. Looking at it, one carries Its ih iith1
use away in ones heart, and prays deliTerance ou
T all who are thus afflicted and distressed.
Beside this bangs vivid prcsentmcnt OF
FRANCESCA Dl RIs11k1 AND HER LOVER
described by Dante in his Inferno. Tue p1ct-
e, Of course, recalls the well-knoTn work or II,
Z. {Tu.x + 4 TA1f