The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-23

now much more luaftCe could L not TINT
this masterpiece Of com position and execution
is most eloquent poem2 But Of this you may
judge even from the very imperfect description
Tho Cnstodla Is, In plan. circular temple
~ feet high. divided into four stnrirs, each OF
lhrcc upper ones being two liths lcss IN height
than that imnlcdl a,cly beneath II.
In the contre Of the first story,D Arfd plnced
astntu"tc of Fath seated ON throne. crowned.
holding in h"r right hand the chalice and Host
and ~ hcr lett tll lhharum. Under her feet is
aglobr with chained monster. symholichl 81
Error Overcome. ON one Do of the throne Is
hnowic,h:r u winged inquire kner,lng ~ ndorh-
anoring. Outside ~ these .nro slHiu.4 of 81.
Potter and ST. Paul. to the right aud left respcot-
wrought starry airch is ihe Holy Dove. tie
source al suprrnHl knowledge. IN front OF you.
on one OF the siN srn,s i"rmeu ny ,lle hem,
! st. Augustine the othor five seats al round be-
| ing occuu,rd hySt. Ambrose, ~. Jerome. st.
Gregory the Gr"nt, ST rhonas Aquinas who
composed tho Cntr" office and mass Of the
hbs'"d s;ac5,m"nt. and Pope Urban ~. who
sttuted the solemn feast of Corpus CHRIST.
All these statues and figures arc eighteen
inches II gh, admirably designed uud executed
every head characteristics OF tho parsonage rep,
resented. Bctwc.u tn" rolumns nrr slx niGhrs
ll"d with Ailcgorical figures uf the other
s Ss ,m nn, 1nap ,I is youth, hold
wafer and in the other a branch of hysaop' All
embl"nht,r 81 the cleans ny OF the soul from
in the lois hand u vessel fuli oi chrism uirri
uolnting with tho indrv Of tho other nj tie
n
ieHSn-f, Pennqcr bears in tho right hnnd a
wand. tho cubom Of snir tun jurisdlrt,an or
judicial power. and in the left "A Roman u,if-,s
the symbol oi r"ruyorcd freedom. Further on
Is FNtrrmI lhr'tnn. an atcd female figure
" ",j,h hrSnn a "i 9'l on Of which stands an
ot help bestowed on the aeoniairg soul Order
l~it priest vested in iull sacerdotnl vostmsnts.
WIN chalice, host and censor. Matrmony is
which, caduc"ns-like two serponts arc cen Tn.
twincd. and III HIS left yoke.
N'li HOOK upon tnp exquisite Ionic pplnmDa
;" IreSh anu t!enninS, ~ II they had Just left
the The Il artists hand, and follow from bHiow
gracefully around each column. nj coverr.
with their shining clusters Of grapes, and be-
bold relief who stretch forth tlrclr hands 10 Gull
thc dolcious fruit. And overhead in the
Arches are cherubs with their arms full of ears
You are charmed NJ this rich and harmonious
fancy, which tells its tule SO well. But look
down onco moro To tho basement If this first
story. You SEE that every one of tho tweive
pedeslais has on its three sides three tablets,
with bold rollers. every figure clearly cut and
mo perspective wonderfully managed Go
round from column 10 column you viii rcud
n succession, eighteen stories from the Old
Testament re!9tln:; to the incidents pre1Gura-
tive Of the Eucharist; and eighteen other sun
lects from the New Testament benring on the
sIine subject. The frieze is tilled with allo-
sorIcal IEures and emblems. all typical OF the
l have been Just examining anew-a great
favor ut such u ume-this extraordinary work.
end Two parties Of Protestants from the United
ing the cathedral. could share any wonder and
| admilntion. One can hardly cohesive that
tVory portion and detail of this shining struc-
ture are the work Of tho patient chisel directed
by one mastery hand. one bright and inspired
mind. Apart from do"trin;u opinion. you stop
md study with increasing interest and delight
this handiwork OF the slversmith and sculptor
This iirst story howecer only leads the mind
to contemplate the second. In the central
sp;ps, you see tho throne ol soIii god on which
IL placed the Inonstrahc. hoidng the blessed
sacrament II j. supported by the en' blemutic
figures Of the Four Eynngeiists. and outside Of
this stand. two 10y two tho statues of Sevilie's
most Il .ustrIous s"intS-Slints JuSttt and Ru-
ina Saints I.eand"r and Tsidore. Santa Her:
mencgid and Sebastian, Saints Servandus and
GrrmanuS Saints L;.urnanus and Ciirpophorus
Saints Clement and Forcntins. Tho artist
here seems even To- have surpassed himself
t'nd the thirty-six reiefs on The faces OF the
ped stats: your eye takes in ut n glance the
saerfi,es q a" Cd law, vomiting, down through
s,lfroetyensss with which each story is told
are statues rnpre senting the principal effects
on the soul q the tncramentai git; ,,-.-
the yliirl story is the Lamb EnthrrnH,i MS shown
company OF elders, while the tablets on the
pedest,ls set forth tho various scenes Of eter;,
nal enjoyment-the reward Of earthly trials and
virtues practscd amid tribulation.
:, aG 10y In tne fourth story Is ta9 Trinity on
in mnte aSlonlsiment. at this wonderful ere,.-
sS sn Of @r @ SS cn and Gs s sgEtarss
more carefully the Monument" in which this
silver tempt" is to be placed; And went 70
repairing the ruin wrought in the vaultiD2 OF
the right transert by so many years Of msfor-
tune, revolution. and neglect. He Is also to
complete the north and south iaGades. which
remain "a they were in tho fifteenth century.
In Il few moments We both were u beneath the
rain in the beautiful French German tracery
OF the gr! lining and creeping along tho narrow
galleries beneath the cicrestory windows.
OH what n world of color sculpture and
printing 70 look down upon from the lntersec-
tion Of the transcript From our lofty walk We
could take in the immensty Of The edilce with
upon the unrnOfod vauitng-for roof there is
none-we could see. outside the vast quadrant
gle Of tho cathedral proper the great ediices
which cling and cluster to IL IA appeadaEes.
the Royal Chapel the Great Sncristy the Chap
ter Hail. the Sagrario o. Chapel Of the Blessed
Sacrament a mn.n nccnt church edillcc in
itself; and then the Court Of Oranges with tho
vast Offices, aud ti" COlumbne Library. and.
iSS fo ma 10 es P' fwdS sky
Tower Of the Moor erected for an astronom-
| zeal observatory.
| ARCHITECTS wonld come here 70 Seville to. study
| under Prof. Casanova while he is CARRYING on
his great lahors OF repair and completion. This
| would be for them II practical school; whcre
| they conld learn IN Oun ciiIro tho principles Of
! the best Gothic architecture; study sculpture
| In new and wonderful aspects and study IA
| well the masterpieces Of painting, with the
| most perfect s'.eciMeHs Of the pd.ereSptp or
ornate classical architecture.
From the c,1lcstoly windows or the tranSCpt
had u glimpse 81 the western ni,d" aisle
whore they have hung tho hugo pliars with
SCARE, and gnId nrornd the f,ois'yS w, Monn.
night when the custO'Gd is there. ana the whole
place nbaze with its 100 silver lnmns and its
800 huge wax tapcrs GEREARD OEEGLLY.
Tho dew. In Russia.