, 1877-06-16

| l6NufCuS DukG 0A hl1lauJ Oh LiaG Wall OF the
reicctory Of the old Convent OF SANTA s!aria
della OrAzie, in the Ducal city, between li9l and
iiyJ, lis premature decay has been causcd by
tho dafnpncss Of the wall on which !. wns
dums Instead u the usual frcsco. In tho seven.
| tecnth century door wns cut through the
iowsr part u the picture to enlarge the entrance
y ii,c FeieetoFy; md, during the French and
ltalfai' wars the place was used as l,arrack by
Napolcgns cavalry, and occupied by both horses
and eol1icrs. but these EnLlgnitlcs have not
injured i 80 much a. the so-ca|lcd rcstorations
which i ias ottcn sui'crc,l. Tie arrangement
oi tho figures in TIL. painting was sutcl TO tie
placc It occupied, .oppos!tc tho table OF
thc dominican monks, Tho obung table,
IT. It., ,.p smpls covering ~ ,. and Sishef, wsre
''i'slpi.s are PLACED On one side md Mt tho two
e,n's Of The tabc3 that all may turr tl.tir culn.
ienarecs toward their living companions, tho
DonIln'can ffiars: The nrtIst has chosen to
Wien Christ declares, "Onc Of you s1,all hc.rny
/ mel" md tho wonder and glury of tld
R,stuTa IT, rerssontati.n of fecliE
%crs"t 'rss, efson.. a' eo'sse stte' q Morkes ts
sprat'o, seized l,in,, during Tie spacc ii i've or
six years. 70 l,roaf1 and grand conception. ho
Of tl,e sav'ar. This eountcuance, though never
entirely completed. lecnusc Leonardo felt 80
deeply the iladequacy of hurnat, art 10 express
DIVINITY, Is stu ti1e most wonderful cot,btna-
solGtnulty, mil majesty, With swcetncss, rcsig
natltiIl, auHl Erntlcness
Christ elth ut tt,c sh.tidlc of the skie of tho
table, with tix of Ills tllsclplrh on the sgt llu1,d
anl six III The left. Eash six Ia naturaIly ur-
ranged In twn gr,ups. TIE two gruups on tho
left nrc 1uft Of exciemctlt,-ther group Of three
nearcht tlIc saylor turning to Hin III Inquiry,
tl,e "lher three speaking u eael, utl.cr,-nrton-
In thelr faces. On tho right Of Ci,ffat, tic
two Krunps Of three each show less excitement
aHd nEs Mclpc1 With low whispers A,,d Indirect
locking ap l!asttst as II saying, Muster, Is It
r. and his left tal seems to arproart, uncu,,.
sslously the right hand of Christ, as II about t.,
.ltp VIII II" IN H. ,'tsl', though bott hans ase
Peter Icckons to Join se Hei"yed To- 10 ask ISt: tie
lorl of whom l,e speaks; Philip lays Ills lan.l
upon his heart; bartholomew, at the end Of
Meyer were human rand. made to Represent
icelntg nrc than these. TIlis Lust Su,,r,cr, or
Csnacolo, has l'ecn rope1 innuneraAis times,
s!tcr ,.. wholly Or tr,d 4. ,aatasi's.i asts.
In color ars thosc Of Mnsca ia Usgtonc, one of
which Is In a inuscnn Of Milan, null QUO in tho
laorat Academy, f.on,fnn. l5y far the best Gu
gravng Of tllls great picture is that of Rapl.ae!
six Sears 10 tllis work, thus givfM: tic world, III
Ills uwn a.t, ntothcr inastcriiece. 1t ia the Gu
craving Of Morghcn which the Iclotypc repro
duccs.
GUS work, of 'ltlan, the greatest painter of tlic
Vcnesian svhnos, who. tn his long lie OF "
years, produced an immense number Of p!ct-
irct, ,, most of which are nov to be found II
pieces arc portraits lf Uf these. the Hello Heiiu-
types, give Us the fayorites: "Tltlan's
pnanIghscr" q +, ,t thy , Dsrlin uasry; Ia
7itian's tlns portrait of himself, pnIutcii III hls
old nEc,-the original helng in tue Siusco del