, 1877-05-06


9 jute, tobacco, coal, iron, and stone as article
/ of commerce, and with such splendid cap'
biities for becoming manufacturing cou1
: Try, the English jealousy Of Russia become
{ | more inteligib1e.
Il ART IN RUSSIA.
It is with astonishment that they who hay
; watched the progress Of the fine arts during th
past half-century have noted the achievement
of Russia in the production OF works involvin
genius, culture, and taste. At the first OF tn
international Expositions, held at London II
/ 1851, Russia came forward as competitor au
took the world by surprise, not only By be
amazing display OF raw materials, which ind
Gated the yastness, variety, and opu1ence OF he
natural resources, but also BIZ her exhibition o
manufactured wares and objects Of art, whicl
demonstrated that in their eager advance in tn
path OF civilization her people were striding for
ward With an energy and rapidity unparalleled
in the history of nations. Since the inaugura
tion Of the system Of international expositions,
Russia has improved every opportunity they
have afforded to array in the sight of the acc
the testimonials OF her enterprise, industry,
and ambition.
At the first Of these great industrial contests
the certificates OF superiority awarded to her
were very lew, bu! eleven years later, in the
English Exposition Of 1862, she received 17G
medals, 100 Of which were assigned to crude
| products. At the same time her fine art de-
| parttuent contained examples Of painting,
t sculpture, 1nosaics,: aud wood carving that i1-
| creased the respect which the earlier display of
! similar objects had established. At the Worlds
Fair at Paris In 1867 Russia numbered In her
catalogue Of artrTorks sixty-three paintings by
forty. different artists, and although only
one, a military scene By KorzEBuE, obtained
prize, the collection was regarded by critics as
| highly creditable.
| Il hgure-piecc by FLAy1TsKY was declared to
challenge favorable comparison with the paint
| 1ngs OF DELARoCuE; two pictures By SoKoLoPF
we're honored BY conspicuous positions in the
Gallery; and. to mention no more, a landscape
by MEsTcHERsKY gained universal commentIa-
tlon- VI the eighteen statues contributed BY
Russian artists, several we're remarked for their
pleasing composition aud vigorous treatment.
In the department Of mosaics Russia bore off
the palm. It was cordially acknowledged In the
English report of the Exposition that the finest
pictorial mosaic was from the Imperial Manu-
factory at st. Petersburg. It was delineation
Of group Of saints, and Of colossal size,
weighing seven tons, and priced at s65.0o0.
The honorable reputation earned by Russian
art In Paris was still further enhanced Mt tho
Fair at South kensington in 1872. Her land
scape painters we're here in strong force, and
made a Gisplay of much matur. and so}id 1ror,-
LAcoRIo. GRouztxsKr. Rocorrorr R.su
WrREsBTsu.nrr. and Av.sowsrx ,h+,,nod
specia1 recoonition M artists of str;iner ,h1;tr
In the International Go1ler1ee a. Eons;nr+a,,
in 1873. Russian art was renrescntcd hv thfrtv,
6re naintinrs furnished hv twan+r-atrh+ ,~+,.ts
At the Vienna Ernositfon tho Prssion cnr,ri-
hntion tn the rallcrios of no ort zros vor.~ .,,
siderable r. .comn-isn,7 M ,,otr~os ,o~4.,
four statues. and oS5 architectrr,t dcs;ons fror,
tho stnd;os If f;ftv-sir ,rt;sts araa1n n,sa.. ra
noteworthy works in this collection thar. ,r,.
on imnoc,nc 6onr..r,sc. h.. +ha -o,,,r. aas...- -
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