The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-17
JULIO.
His Death nj Kingston. Ga.

Ills Death at kingston, 6a.
| The announcement OF the death at Kingston.
Ga, on Monday Of julio. the artist. oecasioned
no surprise. as his numerous friends had long
known that he was sinking rapidly into the
grave. and recent intelligence had represented
him as gently and peacefully passing away
from the earth which he loved with all an ar
lists devotion seeing tho beautiful In every
thing. and revealing In the lovellness Of nature
as only the poet and artist can.
His delicate, refined but ardent spirit thrilled
with ecstacy in the contemplation Of beauty
whether in nature or art. and he was an artist
TO his finger tips. Though his achievements
may not take rank with those OF the masters. 1t
will be- remembered that he died young. and
that what he had accomplished gave brilliant
promises for the future. While essentially n
portrait painter. and excelllng In that branch Of
painting. he made many ambitious atteIn pts at
landscapes, and one Of his works. "A Harvest
Scene" representing Louisiana sugar plan
tation ia the grinding season. was exhibited at
the Centennial. and much admired by ar
lists and amateur critics. His quite celebrated
painting. "The Inst Meeting of Lee and Stone-
wall Jackson Ia a work OF decided
merit and il regarded by many his BEST.
The familiar faces OF the two great soldiers are
repro uced with absolute fidelity. and no better
portraits OF the foremost men OF their time are
extant.
His Diana. which is now TO be seen at his
studio on Carondelet street. is In many respects
Il remark able picture. but while the drawing IL
fine, the sha ding and eolorlnR mr.. In the opln-
ion OF some. defective. The inter- st which at
taches to this picture arises In u great measure
from the faet that tbs figure Is singularly
graceful one. Many OF Julio's minor pieces and
all OF his erayons are really me,ltorlons Az z
draughtsman he WAS wonderfully rapid. and
would sketch perfect likeness In moment.
He was born on the IslaHd If st. Helena near
die e re ca p His mother Was seoen md bis
father Italian so that he may be said TO have
Inherited bis remarkable energy from The for
latter. His mother still lives on the island and
Is the recipient of a pension from the Bri.is.,
government Tor services rendered by Jnlio's
father. whose name was Fabiani. AT an early
age he was sent tG Paris, where he studied
under the best masters, and subsequently
came over to the United statess. locating In the
North, where hs remained during the war, an
ardent sympathlzer with the South.
Shortly after the war he came to New Orleans
drew to himself many warm friends who reeog.
nizsd his culture and ster ling worth rs q man.
and were won by the singular, almost feminine.
sweetness Of his nature.
I'm the memorable fourteenth of September.
1874, Julio, In full sympathy, will, the people
among whom he bad elected to I've. ut once
joined the White League and served CALAMITY
in the ranks, ready. II need be-, to sacrifice bis
young life The was but Sc whom he diedl for
the cause OF Hterty.
The insidious approaches of the fell disease
which finally destrote Oh him were watched with
great solicitude by his friends, ard when he left
here tn go to Kingston Ga. those RI ho babe him
good bye knew that il was an eternal farewell,
and that no would never again look upon the
city he had grown 10 love. Or grasp with his ar
eustomed fervor tho hands Of friends who made
New Orleans dearer to him than oil other places
In the world,
We are glad to know. that hts last days were
n ade bright and cheerful by the ministrationa
Of friends who tended him though he had
been own brother. Mr.. md Mrs. T. Lee
Shuts and Mr.. and Mrs Warning were untiring
in their attentions and were with him to the
last.
Realizing his condition. seeing clearly thst
tho sands OF his life were nearly run. and that
ere many days he would be called 10 leave the
world whose marvellous beauties he had loved
and struggled to depict with all an artists en-
thusasm. he selected as his final resting place
spot beneath beautiful spreading oak. where
the sunlight might fall upon the grave through
the swaying branches. md where singing birds
and murmurons winds might chant perpe-
tual requiem. He died us he had lived-an ar
fist.