New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-15
A FAMOUS SCULPTOR on ART.
IFcrrRF BY ". ". eT0PY.

e+o-, mn le no ATTEMPT 10 render his address npre'-
/ sve except by plain aud clear onun'ia'"a' Vi
what ne had 70 say. lie employed no gestures 10 en-
force his meaning but BIS voice was eo acreetnie anu
distinct and his emphasis so just. thar his cerel,y
written discourfo gained much by his delivery. us
subject was not 10 can ont great euthnslA-' ou.
the lecturer during u- aud q hall never once '7
the attention which hs gained I'D his hrs sentence anu
cordial applause followed the expression N many OK DIS
views OF The exalted province OF ara ana OF t-e ' "
which It should be- approached.
/ 7 uropose IN the hour which we spend tog'Iner'
said NIr. Story M the opening OK his Ieelui'' 20
carry you out of te world OF work INFO t4e "'iI u ''
go transport You 10 Greece aHl h"y-'"o "''
and Italy OF tine Imagination not those OF po,'
and fact These names The symbols anu "At'I
words Of art Tran-Gy cured against the dark BACK
ground of history, the art Of Greece ana Rome O'"@
with splcndor Their policies and wars the tunWI
OF the market-pace aud tho a5ora' pa. ."
tho H.bt OF art. TIE names OF bpin''th'l''
and Pericles are secondary stars IN comparison win
Pbidias and Eschylus Marathon itself is mminrd ny
fine side Of the Pirhenon. The voices Of The generals
and statesmen grow fainter tine regerbcratiye Tame ~
tie poets The lives OF soploclcs aud Eurpides SIM
live and stir The Zeu Of Phifas though 70 na7 per
ished stands tower and lighthouse IN the DOMAIN u
Art 20 cheer and point QUE career
So t was with the Renaissance in italy What are the
dukes and the dogcs tlc captains and mighty men, the
lines of king. and dukes and princes, ina comparison WIN
The peaceful figures in the reg On OF arti what
is Lorenzo the Magnificent IN comparison WIN
Michael Angelo anu i'dl""''' """'
leaders OF tine Republic wita"W D-lle NH''"
their Jealousy drove into exile Tie leaders
Of the Republic are dust; the merchants god
has vanished except thar gich is preserved bF arc
hundred powerful names remain only through me statues
made by artists; but Titan ana A"Ph'ei' ant. Ai-'o
and Leonardo, are Ike Consideration ii 'n' III 'i'''
Of Italy that never sells. ""eu we s.'"H vi 'n'
nco we speak Of Che poets and artists and none else
| T-Iry are the IelaI -sHnce
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We IdhslcH E"-''"' '"' N' ''- ''-'''l 49,.
o.. r1l+ .. written bv him. we would gladly exchange
-..t,.'.. t.,,,,.,+s which were once
ti,.,,l.t worthy of careful pr.serya'ion.
a.. 10. + ,.ri,.t. f..rrus Of r0ctrv naufirg mUsc,
sculpture ald arche t.re, is not low ant lie trade
as practical men sometimes insist. fEliy G'to"'"'
h"llln- - n''''. '' .-.- .t,+ r,..s me -,,l
ca" % mum nov i ,,. -, -, i,t..- rr,r.d
WI m AZ rte IN me time IL .s the pure euj E4euI VI
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0u - 49,, ,,, ,-.,, ask What IL. the Use
What Is the use "I AFT '"u VIII "'A' ''-' '
orfe g,vyer of "a p.rfum-. Of .ior.lf sunset. o lIf
l,. , ~ d, distant tpoi9ta.nl Gal might nave
49, $50, , -..,,,. l,.,+ t,o,, tb.D ,-,urd
made the world blank ana -ias "H' A"" t1." "'.'."
tie -irt he fed lie mi.ht have made it WOlk-1day
--I r.i-.,,+ a eltbatL A seventh day ~
"oi'i' "-'-'''- . -, Ill
rest and worship. lr AI.-- -'''' ''.'' 'i' ''
without love ami poetry. To him who is without Una
.t.,.i .,s, h,uy dru rho world must bel Use, FOR
el-"'- s,-ls'' -'" '-- -, ,,-..... ,,...,,....,
,ooth What is the use of ans ihn-i "i, ' te use e."
religion and poctry T. anyone is $50 enccustcd WIN n5
,l ~ o. o., have. mn sal .c Of pDetrv lie d, not % be
dairy Woi" Us u" nave "' '' ''
e.. We'd But there heart So dead tl1t IL does NOT
sometimes thrill no soul SOD arid that tears do not
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selves Wlth me dta ilAl lii r DIT "i' "''"i'''n 81
.r,s tt. sever-.t training OF wark-work SIS ich is
a., ,..-,5 ,f tris world Arr is a Jealous mis-
tre-- She tempts while SHE th"aits. She gives
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