, 1881-10-15
Fulume H., Part XIV. 1ly Utx>r1e Grove, -.
G. l.. Nuw York: Macmillan L. Co.
ART.


NEW ART hooks.
IA Short History Of Arth Is The titto nf n
bunk BY julia Il. Dc Forest. This fs n work
Ht,ll,ltl fur tl.u tsr of students. nstl Is mere,
~ introductory 10 Tie Many mure col,lpfc-
llHnsfyc standard works OH tlla sa,ne subject.
u Etnssary of architectural a,l,l art terms. nj
Index giving thu pronunciation Of names. and
valuable Chart enabling The r.ader aU scc nj
n glanco tho ttn.e WHEN cach artist lfvell to
what natLonnItiy y he telongci, and tie mime
Of his aorere!ut', has heen prepared by the
author. Necessarily, In attempting 10 cover
80 broad a fell, condensation became n
Necessity, but this part of the work lias hect,
well done. The book fu!tiEls Every PROMISE
nf its Hlitl'or, aMl will tr9ve ai' excellent
l'nnttbnok for others bes1es teaellers md
art-sttldcMts.
Andrea AfanteRnn md Francesca llaih-
1ltnl are tho two 1tnlia'l artists Of the
iittrei!t Il century gf wlOse lives sketches by
twenty-slxtl! voI,line In tl'e series u, Il;
htstrated Niu9rnphtes Of f;rent Artists"
MADtc1,la occupies The foremost piacG; AMONG
the artists uf the Inia-lseilnissnnre. llt WAS
snssi. It ists"t x,: aud s eSSi%s 'a ,t II n' WIKI lx
author tI!IMka ti,at iii kMowl"dea and
nnstery. Of thu hnnlap, forln,, IN skill md
finish it workmanship. IN wealth Of Imagery
!s;sssi Eia.a Ffs!e,::se" l!s;laiint ls en;isi
Of tl,ls artist III 'Enalisli, mid Miss
Cartw right bus been obliged to ,lcpeilh fur
writer's: rransla was o1'e of 10 Ereut relIE.
!nus artists ot wtlt!,n Fra at.eclco Is best
known, excepting, oi course, Raphael, wlIn
founded *el!,ol OF his ow!,. Az 0atw"ril
Ills creations nre uti'natrd viii, y warl'ler
humanity md u nnlre Vigorous life. they
lave a!l the charm Of 9It,wing ,cnors md
stfoilKly-c1lItrastctt light hst shallow. while
secular tnalNenees are all0Wett n larger part
In lte rich ornament md noble architecture
| which snrroun'l then."
--Townsrfd slact,onn makcs his first ap-
pcain,lce anol4 publishers witt, Il new e,i-
jon OF Farrar''s .'l!lstory Of Sculpture.
l'a!nting, nnd Arcl,ltsctnry." Tl'!s eaiti;o!,' Y q,
part @ deyuted % to arclitteetnn:, nmi tie w!.alc
| carefully revised. Tile WORK IL chiefly bibll.
UgrnplIical. ,reterrhK under all brasces ot
tle three subjects t. yaIual!l9 bucks III th!.t
slncic subject ft,r tbs student Of nrt to
reatl or study. Brief 1essons precr.!e all tlo
| numerous subdivisions uf the hunks. which
| lmclutte short biographies a1d fncts chnccrII-
Ing ancient 0r modern examples worth study
irgs. it Is d work Intended nn|y for Tic
student or teacher, and Is merely Il series Ut
| typical Lessons.
III Is not qnIte clear why Mr.. Warren's
"Ar.istis Treatise on tho Human Figure"
snilld Heed Ill rtlttOr II, nltlitipr to MI MI
Iiart!-l}uoks, the nntlo vi Sns4M IL. Carter.
apprars on the t!tlt-paEe MS etittr. It Is not
y new WORK, but Ii a.Sood one. nGvcrtil''-
| less 1t seeks tn 5|,UW thr errDrS In the pres
natufn! composition NJ distinguished fruln
| conventional. alld treats mildly 0f color
| A!lLl clitHruScttrU.
Il new edition Of Mrs. Sl!etld's Famous
| Painters nhu Paintings" lns been Issued by
j. X. Osgotnl L. Co. Tia work Is Ill nrtIst-
q short sketch uf every, artists iitu and y.
account nf Ills principal works. The rec0rtt
Is chronolngscat. hut excludes t!iHsn born
w!thf1lthls century. Tile, tiew editYn l,is
tl!tio1ls t. the text. The catnlog ot palntlngs
has also been extended ,tld rendered n.nye
ro,npEete. Tho new Illustration IL Guido
l;eni's CrucItixUn.
ART NOTES.
The Tile Club will leAve 0sl Its annual trip
nj tie end Of this mot,tli. Lung lslalM will
probably be tho scene Of the clubs artistic
explorations
'rhe lIuston Museum Of Fine Arts Inns dr.
cisted tn hold TN exhibition In November
The reasoM given IL that two other txhll'l
tlol,s nbout tlle sa1ne time interfere Will. It,
and Its success would only WcAk0n the others
4 citizen OF Chicago has secured the onl,
piece uf wurk shown by ST. tAltticlls III the
recent exhibition. 1t Il Il replica Of tho bus
relief uf thu young French iln4trr, llNst!Ei
! IL Page, Wl,tr! WIS shown Iii successive tN
hthlttn!ls IN l'nrs. London, aud New ork.-
Ncte 1'uh Times.
The system nf circulation OF nrt-works he
tween thu Luxembourg aLl the E!ilcrlt'S IL
t1Ia secondary cities Ut Frnilce ii to lir IL,
creast.tl til rapt,tiiy. TlIo very choicest pieces
| will bn detoslted In the LNtlrre. All t!it
others viii gradually tind their way INTO t!lt
PROVINCIAL tntlsru,ns tnr longer ur Slaorte
periods; stllle of them for utI ila!cti!!il stu
Tho +tmcricu,t Il RrrfcW emls Its exist
ence with tbs next nusnleE. II WIS me u
the best .of Its kind Issued III thy l1nstr!:
Suites, md II will be missed III art circles !
wns tie lirst publication, wbicl, went HystG
lnnticully 10 work to present to Alllerlc!1
tho excellent wUrI tst'Hf hy American s:tctl
ers. Mr.. ki1tl!rr, the cas!lur. WIS y lti1lli q
lcnrtl,ng uinl skill, a1ld DISCERNING In his Fl.
lection Ut tuplcs. i Is L. sorry continent .,
MDltc tnste III tile United States TINT such
periodical IL unable TO ubtAin the rctluiai
support 9lltl patronage.
The winter loan exhibition at thu Afetru
| pOlltutpAtt[sGIlnl OF All, New YORK, Will y
utrlltt III tile alst An!o.!g t!lu recent K!lt
tt the museum Is Il c0iectlan 0t I'M su't'
Kel,y.ngtuh rlNsirr Gusts ri Ivory rarvlNEs
The Hcutid Ways tlat "aslnNg TIM pruM!iiell
pictures III the new collection wi be lll!tt'
srha Knitting 1.esshll,'' ttallatt's 'ltallAl
N[Diher,' M Arab GnNrlt,' By lsnllilnt, anti I
reduction By cnJnnet uf MS 'Plstt!re,' wille
aiming Il lumber which VII! bu loa.led b.
Alr. l.. Il. Letter, Of chirHgo."
| THE REV. FULTON AND C0NkllNG.
III fhe Editor ns The Ghtcaoo 1flbuns,