, 1879-06-20

Rtthcr. Thcse. however, nro question: nj de-
tn. no. though thy mar, DO ,,ot destroy roy tt!c ,
n'irablc simplicity cllnraetcsizcs the picture. 4
nyh!pn, lovely Aiid claste In nudity. as besitlc
tiny pool, playing soft mir lIpoi' pipe. u'
tue Other aldo Of thc ,puol, tccond ny.nnl''
leans pcns!vely agatust frncn,ent nf ruined
masonry, ltatci,tg. In The middle distance,
s9n'6re copac; ansl IN the ,barkGfonutl, q low.
nt n,ask =, ntll cutting TIC ,, pnre 'T,a1s %z,s
ttscii in fio pscia 'oso Sn' Ut the uooi. Heaven
!. reflected on Earth, and Earth sccms Heaven.
No trouble 0r sorrow can ever hayu visited tEls
tranquil Epot. These nTnpt1s havu known
tir,r iappiness l. tinred viii, melancholy. il
Near it, f hanr. as Il. iIenncr's "Christ at lie
1otnb.,1' III suggestive and paialul contrast.
i'ere, Pagan nt'ocrnec: tIerc, the D!sinc atons:
II. flenucr chooses Christian subjects 80 o{tcnt
u r. clcar he is moro At home With antiquity.
Ills "Chsist" ts year ts not Ms good rs that tsu
showed ,ts ~ 1915 mud it is Tar luierios hol. to
NJ. alnrlo Y. t.e,lnc's " Vision" wo,lld he ter
rbo II, in the oiIort to strtkc terror into the
bosom ot thc. .hcl,n'dcr. N. Le.,ic had not s,rarrd
lis rsfon In 1lnst us1e,l,ereal white. Il group
nf ;Hen md women. splen.lidly nttlrc'l, ars
to hIecp, uycrpowtrcd Will, wine: sons arc cn.
Earcd In nilurous tlalltancc; and one, worha''.
lIca Nrustratc-tlr,nsk-on tho floor, Mt The icct
ut tlr ccntral figure: innn In cvennE-tEc.s,
whose haEEaEd saca anl desperate eYc toll plainly
that lie Is lnedttatiuE sufcide. Whit induced The
nrtist tn attd cotnlc hoEey wrapped In n
white tablccot!l to tho group, cannot th!uk. 1t
spells the picture.
most conventional sort ILLS great part at n
wall nenr bY. 1t ts, pcrhnns, rs ridiculous AZ
any serious work I'll tile Sn1on, thai Ia mt
saving l!tt's. John, tanned BY, exposure I"
the au, tll Ills skin has acquired the color Of q
rcd lullan's, sthils bolt -llr1ght In tic middle nf
the picture, pointing with Ills right l.Hn1 to
Heaven, while witt, tie left he po1lrs scli}ul
ns COLL Tatcr over the lr:M0 of miserable crea-
tnre shiYcrl,g in uool. Other rcd Indians
shiver 1t variotta ntiti,.les round him, waiting
their turn with visible n,,xsetY. I'llr watcr-to
Judge fr0ul tie Gxprcsstun on the fare of tho
Victims, nt'l frn,n Tic rcluctauco With whtcl,
org Of lhpu, dlycsts himself Of n Garibaldt
shirt-s cold, at,'l every onc but John viii oe
glad when Till entertainment Ia oscr.
Very different from tllts pftful painting Is tic
magnificent 'Suprifsa dc 'Adultcrc." In tic
days ot Mczanitllb, King Of Etruria, wotunn
sascu IN adultery wRs eo''ae"ss,vd to stanl by
while her pAsatlour wns executed. Sllu was
then tlc.t To tl,c lfccss body, mil lett to rot Or
Perish OF starvation with It. As regards tlrnw-
Ing nl,l painting, am inefiaetl to thlnk this
the best picture exhibited. Tic. form Ut the
The "Supplieo .le rAdultero" " Is contributed by
ii. I.efcborc's "D!ana Surprised" would bo
perfect II It were rot rather spult By the pcc-
liar htayIncss and by tlie jaundrcd hue Of a
nynph very prominently introduced In t!le fore.
gru1ind. piana hersclf, won,aIly. GRACEFUL, 1t,.i
beautiful, stands In th: ccnt:G Of group Of
nifrnhted nsmphs. turning her Indignant head
Crowned with muses. OF goI.icn batr) towards
tic hidden intruder. y stream md some rreat
rucks in the background cpnlEietn ilie picture.
Here inllsk lultl Eny llallt. should Hike to
have spoken Ut several other paintings that
helorn the Salon (notably OF n. FlamcnE'a sap
pel drs t}irUn.ns); but Tive clock of the Cafe tH
In Pntr reminds mo tiAt "TiNic IL o., the Wi,,u,''
auu The isall Is waiting. uAHNY McLTZEH.