The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26
THE ART EXHIBITION.
~..r TnE rE0rLE or NEW on
LEANS CAN 10 IN THE WAY
OF FINE ARTS.

heartily In accord with the ladies' VINO su'iien
ehe rood work and who now enjoy aneit w..
eeaa. Leaving cut " view tue kindly Wo,K "
charity which prompted the ezhibltion' 'he u's-
inlay made had done more toWatas ~ es'ao- |
i,shp,ent III n School vi Art md Design here
-. a,,st,,is. that has been Developed betore
Il, mi, city. II was under enna lucky star TINT
.,,a ,n,yatnant originated. and that It Will be
IA vagr after year We feel assured. Those
.uhn felt relwctant mt eendiug their treasures
n,,t now are strongly IN favor OF n repetition
"A The display. and next winter We
NAV expect something. the like Of which
has never been seen South OF The
ohio. The Indies. those pioneers In MI matters
relative to The finer arts. have taken the matter
In hand and we can confidently look forward
n n new era here. That the exposition has
haen arI will he d surresa no one who has Wis
ited al. PatrIcks Hall can doubt There u no
nlace where one or two hours Ia The morning
eartbe nut to better use than there. A quiet In
teryew with alHndseapeo f Devlgne. afete.a.tete
with n head II Rembrandt and chat with q
Nturt,Io are things not 10 be forgotten. In eer
fatn circles these may be enjoyed II ones
frients happen to be- the happy peHsessora Of
sueh pictures. but the public are, as rule. de-
barred from such pleasures. and 1t is only at
.1ome,e,,eh public display that All cHn drink In
the delights Of high art. No one ran view the
coIleetion mpde without feeling better and
nurer man. The effect " art and Its influences
strike At once into al the finer feelings OF hui
mainly. soflening tls haisher and energlzlng
the better qualities.
run PAINTINGS
arc 40 numerous that only haaty and short
note can be made of the best. 1t would consume
t.,o much space 10 describe ut length each pic
ture III detail and 90 only d rough criticism Ia
Riyen without description.
Over on he stand where the water colors and
pnuraytnga are displayed III a little picture.
apout'Hix by twelve Inches. representing duel.
which belongs to Mr.. JAS. Freret which merits
the attention Of artists. II represents two com
batnn,a pistol iii hand. standing some thirty
naeps apart lrather long distance for exeeu-
fiapl. near a we'll painted tower. The execution
IL neat md the pirtura biiou. Beneath h
Diana IL one Of The finest paintings mo, gp1l in
the collection. II represents the fret lesson In
printing. and Was once the property Of
LOUIS pHlfiprE.
and purchased by eeunuisseur here. In de-
tail II Ia accurate. and the effects are remarkably
hroneht out. III now belongs to Mr.. A. A.
MaRinnis.
No. stp. n portrait Of Cnsar Borea. is fine
bend Of the Italian school, and resembles nut
ltttle some Or Eit Joshua Hey nuldh. There IA a
melancholy expression about The face that
makes 1t all the more interesting. Mrs. W. ].
Mclean In the happy poaeeaHor Of II.
Near the above y another picture which
ewing TO the bad light I ON he upper windows.
has been overlook ed. Jt Ia No. 451 in the ealn
lpaue. and belongs 10 Mr.. james Jackson. II
represents lady Hheul diHt bling II front Of d
eans any rae ae i a9 VI 1 %
and The reflected faee and hntt ia the glass are
M 4 cass on the Lnfayetle street eide Of the
hall, Mrs. 1orber. among other choiee lib inRs.
has a vertable Da Vihci representing the head
of a Cardinal The original picture was
TORS FROM IRIS FRAME
during fire In Home. and this aud other heads
In II were cut out aud framed separately. 1t
shows The old masters hand and 10 treasure
III al out-uf the way place there Il gem BY
Herring reprssen'ing Memory. helonaing to
Mr., Geo. Porteous. Although small i is a pic
AN old man laden with the cares IT years ~ a.
Sisted by 4 sweet faced u tighter III his walk.
and In the bright pictures they bring he reyels
Hia eyes show that be is locking into space and
hiH expression one that n rarely caught by the
No. seb. a small landscape by Mr.. Il, Fl, Buck
liz worthy Of u close examination, It's merits
grow upon one tho longer que looks At y, and
the effects On light ana shade no We'll as color.
are admirabl, brought out. ;,
No. 1o7. a small but exceedingly we'll 1nished
pr,,,.e. representing the interior Of an EnRsh
cottage Ia good. The EXPRESSION and color
both are artistically done. and
THE GROUPING PhEAalEG.
II In owned by Mrs Alphense Mitenberger.
Our JuloR pictures are 10 Wal known here
that comment In unnecessary. We nave already
spoken Of his wolka, which attractso much at
fention even when placed III luxtapesitton with
older artists. His Venetian Npple.' "seene on
the Teche.' Texas CIV Boy" Bedonin Chiei.,
.plcOtt'a Ferry" "PijrnsiHIo.'' are In his best
style and have won the warmest praise.
IN BRONZE.
the shepherd attacked by n lion ,tNo; 1870, be-
longing 70 Mrs. A. Mtenbergett. by Frauck, is
elegant. it's telieately moulded aud as care
fully chased, and shows action TO its fullest tx
MIR, ]. aeneres' NO. Y, Ia Tontane y an-
other bronze thHt deserves critical exnmiha-
tion. Il is iull OF good work. and Its porsratture
The aRubeps. of Mrs. H. Hernsheim Ia an
other attraction that goes to show the artistic
.as.ib r -, NEE aponp. shown by Mrs. VIM Muller.
Representing the three Cruces. is particularly
s@o pne candelabra Of the Four Seasons, No. $685.
from Mrs. b. w. Fisk some seven feet IN height.
ia also one of the neatest pieces of execution
s IN Tic bronsee We note No. az, Daphne ana
Chloe " ot Mrs. GenereS. The North Wind, a
superior bronze loaned by Mrs. o. A. whitney.
who, by the way. is the fortunate owner Of the
al fhe most artielically cut piec shown. The
draptry is renal kabiy Well cone, and the TX,
preston OF the lace most correct would
IN ENGRATIhas
the display Is not large. but what is shown is
Mrs. Miltenberger's 'Fete Aduatiuue" tcol-
ored) Ia bit Of fine work that Will please every
No. 7o. la Verge de Ia Delivrance," exhib,,
tied BY Mrs W. E. s.ebold is deitcaley cut, and
the expression of the angelic, Virgin ts given
with almost the effect OF oil. For fine lines and
effect 1t Ia one OF the best engraving s shown
Napoleon browning Josephine, an artist
proof NO Al. the properly of Mr.. John Con-
molly. merits all the praise 1t has received.
THE CuRIosITIEs
draw quite crowd to them and the ladies. or
rather many of them, dwell over the old and
antique In preference TO the newer works OF
art
In small case In one corner is an ivory
Christ which Is supposed to have been carved
over 1904 years ago. II is exhibited by Mrs. NJ
j. Brennan and has such q reputation abroad
that a delegation OF Spanish monks once visited
our city to purchase 1t for their mopastry. 1t
Is OF rare workmanship. and is piece Of mod
cling seldom seen here. II is valued at $1,000.
h,,r. haired Ii ihA