, 1880-11-20
LITERATURE And ART.
A New History Of Painting
Early Egyptian, Christian, and
Medieval Art.
se|f.CuI'urc-h1os|em Egypt and Chris.
tian AbyssInia-LIFe Of Beetho.
ven-TheologicaI Works.
Holiday -I,ooks-Notcs on New Hooks
Magaziacs-I.ooks Iicccircd-Ilit-
erary and Art Notes.
LITERATURE,

1fTERATfIQE
'sN1r MI o"e'
frh:, SnM & n'soni ;1t nr rAlNI1SO.. TING
set, which, when completed. will take rank
I,ututiny y"t mr. ,,rotl"cc ] Xxx ~ , ,,i.tor, y,
" VI: b1t rs n history Of one Department Of
Afi. ASA historian Ut t!te nWrc cot'l'relic,,-
still entitled to tuke precc,ie,,ce Of m,i ntbcrs,
Vrrytn,,s :" ,I,o ,n,,raro,,cc NJ III. ,."rt 81
3,ror :" s'o a'c"'I.c ' mc, ~ ''''5 WIZ u
ifot' ""1t'naflns Dr' knRlers 1iatnibnok
subject. Ills work, however, wns published
in lw,7, md since TINT time The wor,, of ~.
1"arers 1't a'sl Of scientists l!ase brought to
,'gllt l!'al'y new facts IN relation IT, nni II.
Illustrations nj, l,oth ancient and medieval
~ pers %o1SS S, a,hn T.rs lao1 IN o
mblt,l",I . snv,.,,.vnl""o @ % n,s,nrv 'no ~ ,,,o
licturc.crcatInr art some six years after
kuglcr, his wurl; is neither M fas-reac11tnr.
rs reliable, or rs useful Us Kugicr's.
1,rwjnminr viii ErvntIan ,n.In.,,rs ,,,o ,ros.
cut !!atlsot'!e vo'.''ns enves rs ut the opct'.
a sccond volume, containing History nj
n't'i.,' "" sl'1't,.s. " .ilu ''o nee"fhing
nt history ut this Kind with Egyptian artists
II somewhat arbitrary, It Is undoubtedly tho
proper time from which to date tho origin Of
a, s..t,a t.u .'" ~. ~ ~ H .,sea ~ -" uen
"ny lu'thef' 1et 1''e li'lltatlon lestfoss ttla
esa'M 10 aosol''te completeness, for kilowl-
edge of painting WIS certainly common 10
anJ rhrmirans cc,,tnrlcx hnf"ra ,A ti, 'n, ,,atn
.,u ili";n'tluHs CENTURIES btIo1" lhc 'lhte
sWo ID. y. AS liayao1 Justly says; IN
what country pnint!ng first originated ts
conntry IN % With + # .vr cxist vi NJ nt '| nit /" "
1,.,.,'.t',. - TT. " ..'a1'...t -. iii In
I,ss p.'"'' l'"'i''"'se nto eoInprtscsi IN lnree
elasscs,-tlinsu on the walls OF tonhs
mud cloths Of mummies, and those
m n,,,,r,s r,i,a 1'ror W,,t,,nn has ou~ oo,,1
f,,oj H. .,tn,'nn ~ tna.a - .,,n nrat "a ~.
~" te" ns. .a's ''.ca " sIose VI LUZ l!.ss c'ass'
ccnted OH tho walls OF te.nple-paa4:es OF
tombs. These aro Tim mnst n,,tncro,,s md
tho most ,urrtor1nua. n,tI,n,gl, ,,,,o of tho,,
can bo properly considered woIks OF art'
Sculpture a,ld paIntEnE Wert Originally prac-
ticcd In conjunction, Tic latter being the sub
orllnatc ART, ntld tlo oarlicst euiploy,ne,,t Of
Tho naIntcr m snxs @ a1r M Wev,nan ' ,.oq , ~ ,ovr
statnes. bas relleia' aid !ntaglios. Egyp-
yehrs 1t deye!oped no variety, being corl-
1f1llna pr l1G pF1USttl0tH}. l'Cr3nnCtiye.
claroscuro, nlisi tile scleilco of con,iu,sittola
secln to llnyo been unknown. "Wi!rrl two
figures hayr to be- represcntcd behind ono
i!as the outlines Of thc tirst ilEur%o; % lie nati-
rai consequence is that sho further OF tic
two 'uuks iarger tl,an tho nearer" Probably
every oms who hns lacked oyur !,
voltline or Egyptian Illustrations has
s'ssa 's e!t TIL: r pScSSr,y S M, wt9t ts sosass s
lalltc.l rcd, animals brown. birds blae md
yellow. Sometimes q ynrnls| Of Eiue or
resii, wns nprlieI 10 thc tlIlislctl nlcture.
whicl, my account Tor tiso freshness wllicli
the colors sill retatn. From l4oo u. e. to rs
tic purIod OF greatest prosperity il, EEyptiall
art. ~ @'7' '''>'''
Prot. Woltmann next deals with tho history
of ,nIntlns II. aIIcient Grccca nt,I it,jv' iIo
clullus for (;recin,, nalnturs rotin, rnIk viii
Tic t;rccIalt suilptols. I}cciiininr viii,
Tojysilltos. al,5ut 4tW i. c.. Zc.iXis. l,arrhn.
siOs, Ti,na1tilcs, protnectes, utitl Appciics
We're celebrated In nrnsa md ycrsc. f,nuhts
nv to tlo nlerits of Greek puinti,t. uro Il,,, to
tho TACT tint no slnele work Of nlly Of tiieso