The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-05

order to translate perfectly ono must not only
be perfectly master OF both languages, but en-
ter into the very spirit of tho Original writer,
make it ones own, and transfer it entire into
the translation.
And yet. wonderful rs is this picture. thrro
are others in the Academy which may bo
well thought superior to this in conception aud
execution. Nlurlllo had laborrd much and
indeed the gems Of this collection were ali
painted in the former GLORIOUS church Of the
by him tram formed, with its convent. iutuuu
artillery barracks. A fnyoritc. subject wa. that
sweet franciscan SHint Anthony uf lHlma
whose f" like that of his brother monk st.
BrlnHrdiu" of Sicna. wa devoted to the work
., kimIIins IN IT," hear tan Italians me o,c
the Scriptures before giving his lesson in th"oI,
3gy at the J.. uniH%rsity lie is ON his
the saints and early fathers Of the Church.
ana the truth has brought him IT, his knees IN
an net Of Cr.'atic love and adprutipn Al of u
sudden dnzzling light his The Iowlycni of ihG
h13,o,ir mpnh student From out tn" lascs of tho
illuminated NQIumr hrfpr" him, Christ rises uu
~" lovely child, with arms stretched out to
us ,iavorltc disciple. and sweet words Of love
ana blessing for his lahors aud himself. Look
AT the" two far"s-th that uf the pure minded
STUDENT and ,clr-dcnying teacher and HAT Of
heads. such "mncint"d, luN"-it features and
G%r r nGrUS,omEd to l"ok hry9nd tho YEN ~ We
brown garments his bare feet and those hands
s3ihin that they seem transparent
that Of Murilos ST. fianc@ Of Ns.i-i""
which. # not ~ world-"nownrd IL Raphmrl's
TRANSPORTATION, deserve, to br So and ought
Tia" divim"-t lesson ever taught by the Chris
ants on both sides of the Atlantic who have
visited Assist with reverence. aud. like
Dickens, forgot near the tomb Of the grnllo
saint, aud passionate lover of Christ and Ills
Loor, all the prcJudiccs of birth and oducatun
The greatest painters and scuptors of Italy
generation after generation have left in Assist
ana at La Nprnln their IDitipSt ttIntIbntiDnS OF
the character and virtues of the scraphir saint.
de- not think amy one of them has eyer, an
preached in snhimity the picture before which
| am now standing.
There are in it only two figures projected
Inndscnp"-th" Gross on Calvary with tn" Great
Victim malice to it, and the solitary worshippcr
Master. IT. has been said that the Cross Of
CHRIST is the most eloquent lesson OF Divine
his youth. left his fathers house and every
worldly prospect to follow his Master Christ
Sc there he is bare" footed. with the coarse.
patched brown garment tied round his waist
with u cord; 1t looks like ON" of those old sacks
Which ON" sees cast over Il d"nk"v~ back ~
path III III" Tuscan Apcnnincs. Francis, foot
LIIrr, W3Ind ana Wg4rfy has com" T. Wh"ro
hm.nf mn on ,'G i Ll Mi!S d ,hr % me r3'%J
the world trOdd"n under foot. tu reach tn"
Mait"ri The left arm ,"nrirclcs III" "r"-e and
Leans ON the knees of the crurl"d aud the
flrG-oh SO diyin"ly .bcautiful!-looks upward
the Christ ian for Christ. But see the return
Christ dUtachcs his right hand from tho
cross. and stretches it down to lift His disciple
up n"arrrtn His heart. He looks into the eyes
Of the saint with infinite tenderness. You feel
they ar" speaking to each other aud hold your
breath To- catch Tia" words of love here spoken.
You look and look and listen long. and feed how
Old and yet how new aud everlasting are the
words spoken to the patriarch Of old who had
also left all things at God is bidding: Walk in
my rr"srnc" and bc perfect; and | shall he
thy exceeding great reward
Never in prose or poetry. by sculptor or 10y
painter was Il more subm" lesson moro sim
ply or NOR" effectively conveyed than on yon-
der narrow canvas. BEENARD O'RLILIY.