New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-15
FINE ARTS.
y,N HINTS SHADOW OF THE CROSS
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may have been criucisc@ Dy aFlla''' was On lue
-, st1e 10 iessi, one OF the most successful OF mou
h..-.s The esrnestuess OF purpose which led The
err rst distinctly religious subject BIS belief IN
IT. -rv uses 90 which art may be put. aud the
Ho .,- spirit in which be pursued hts task. made
,,stsre dear TO a great many people wlo were hot
e. caring Tor works OF art, anu who experienced an
U" stoned sensation in meeting with picture
h tb., could sincerely enjoy without asking 'he
W.. d, the critics Mr.. Hunt had indeed pslnled
90 rl -ious u-ctures-notably the Light oi 'he
- and lie "scRpegoat but the former oi
i-.,ifar works appealed so exclusively
,so t,,,e Of the fashionable rl'aalSW
!, ,bo iav 10 ENGLAND that it had only hai an au-
" - or r.rae and practically. none at al heroi "h e
..,.oe-oli" was - great SHOCK 20 those VIM W
10 most firmly / Mr, Hunts knowledge OF 'He
,cos a bis profession, whatever they may nave
So ,e ti artistic sense, thar 30 was soon Wlthdra"h
-, o,id, view. Mr.. Ruslun VINO aad pralseu t"v
I'm of the World' tie skies aud Aaa succ'cOo"
80 tae cloud Of auegory Of winch the picture
80 sliI deuser by the preteniious Fhelo'lo ID
- ue asscribed 1t, was nos able to 90 the same
80 trrn by the sc pegoat y out alter u'nih'n4 ~
- +,.. praise through five pages finally cohdemneu
sash.,ue init neither good hairpdnuh2 nor sOod
H",.,-,iDa.r and dismissed the artist curly Wlth
s5ri.e 90 paint now few pictures WIN less Ie'r
-. 81, mem and more handing III Hunt was NOT
,oavsr "a bee to follow the advice SD am'aO's gwen
o.to ,xt reson 0i Ieeiiug he has never SHOWN hiS'
-. ana handling" IA the technical SENSE "'7
0'f IN h.. domain. lie II. mdeco, most THOR
- lasraed artist in all tie technics OF MS P'o
- ID. can do as wei "a any man "a
tla can '' '."0 '' 49, 80, a., ,r,i.r who had any
fnd-ler c.AF'" H"' po''i -. p, ncautv couid
sharc Of ,.r '."' " ''. ,i,sr~o m mi. paint!ug
eve a' --l ' ,,o,,lsr,ry nam. the antiquarian
...r.tee. anG doubt III. HUNTS pictures
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ma .- .-.- of poetry could ever fnl any
hl' .. "a. HINTS pictures even when De took
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