Telegram-herald., 1888-07-12

Tie unbiased speesstoe eones ssag ircna
gzs eonlezzD Dlaliea u tals gre4E pieiare vita
tie satisfscl.oa iaat Ls a4s sseB : Es4i seeas
Il aetaal lie sasctei eef8Fs ala eyes. IesFe
ls 80 sEleaps a. ngsnnczsi0n. ncE sBy
ideal ecncspti0n - osfaddls ths Eiud.
TIE senamsns.l iees snbodisd n ths sup
possd aiyias eFigia u lesas i sn'issly sa-
affiliated. The pictaSs Is. IA faef. dsstEuc-
Gss u lhs orsAst0x lea Of chILszlaAity. lhs
tFanscsEcsntzl nunegggeFy Of nsdeayssl
art = sasSi4nfed 1Y iAs ressisaa Of ever
a4y lie. ne regulation ninbaF : Lot thsEss
0elors "a stands enly tie stroBg
aud intense nglrs of isnsii-
a. prstsBdsr 10 cToEn. % which
ba bad 30 cain. Tie Church awarded
him tAe -ooEshlp 81 6oa o. tEe dscfes o.
L1nat4ntIEs. buL here ia tnls picture ss
have Only lie 9risoRef. We dsring IeloTlusr
las m4n MO Eas IL advances VI La age.
and sEo "a accused 0f IrJiss - psfTsrt tie
fundamental AVS 0f soeisiys The nan sc-
cused a being c0DiaTeF. a nsc4Omancer
an1 Ins possessor Of sitchcrsIt, ne chief u
a uly sac secret society aad the leader OF The
social habits and possibly the freedom OF
his people from tie shralid0m Of priestersft
sad TIE Roman YOKE. We can almost hear
tBe High Priest acease him 0f lncitng the
people 10 IsOsiilon against he lave, Gus
toms and regulations OF tie hslrarchy ful-
AZ over the s0cal aud religious LIE o. tne
Jews. u 4lLsTaDtI 70 set aside the rights OF
property, % despos the owners Of the soil
and TIE capitalists Of their well earned Tor
tunes and 10 do away with monopoiists
Gals phAs says. Look az this Communist,
fhis social outlaw and nihillst, who pro
poses 70 roo Us OF our property and 10 divide
the same among The rnDble that follows
him. his claim, that be is thr ki8g OF the
Jews, IS a moekery and deiusiOn. and s.so
rebellion sgainst imperial Rome. We
do not want King who Is al enemy Of our
-h0nored Institutions and OF our right
eoGs priesthood"
Tbs picture Is and will remain the puzzle
and despair Of the orthodox believers; there
il lot an ideal face and figure IN the whole;
even the face OF Jesus lacks that uiumiEa-
ton. supposed 10 proceed from the God
head Il shows the rehnsd hauteur Of an
intellectual mind and = superior disdaln Ot
his sccusers. but not the angelic humilis-
ton snd resigns alton Of q man ready TO be
sacrificed. The other figures support the
ideas OF this reformer should prevail. The
sttenuatsd features Of the asceuc Derwtst
contrast well with the sensual expression of
the fat Pharisee sitting next 10 him, who Is
possibly a contractor furnishing provisions
aud supplies the Roman soidlery in Judes.
some critics want To ind q "Msdonna" In
the solitary woman with her child, but the
face OF the womon bears no angelic
beauty. neither any oysrpoUering pity
or sorrow. IL is the common place
ccuntenancs Of common Syrian woman
who PROBABLY lasted 10 have her husband
attach himself 10 the Salvation Army
marching Ia the footsteps OF Jesus. What
would become of her and her child il her
husband Was going 10 leave his work and
good wages, and To desert her. 10 tramp
around with these Galilsan fishermen and
the doctOring carpenter from Nazareth
III she shows any pity or anxiety 10 IS Tor
herself and her family, whose ties are
threatened TO be dissolved by the strange
doctrines Of this man. who commands his
disciples and followers 10 leave father and
mother wife and children, and distribute
bis property. The compressor lips OF this
woman say: NO, my husband shall not
commit this folly"
The speaking faces OF the ugly rabble
evidently IN the paw Of the Pbarisees).
shout: Look at Him. A nice King He
l.. Where Is His crown? Where are His
eharsOts. His soldiers, His guards aud His
armOrs? Stone Him. Put Him down. He
has no friends.
To put a mantle on the shoulders of the
Roman soldier In the foreground must be
considered a mistake Of the artist; no at
tending guard or sentry would appear IN
such clothing on sctual duty in the palace
OF the Governor. The artist missed good
-. - frsr arI
Try in his armor and turic; this Is all q SOL
der of the period wore in the shape of
clothes while on duty. IL may be also said
that for a scene laid in hot, sub-tropical
climate. too much clothing Is exhibited on
the persons Of the rsbble. The costumes OF
the High Priest and Pharisees are correct
and brilliant. The effect OF this great work
of art is startling. for by o coUsummate
skill everything stands out life-like from
the canvass. The artist himself seems TO
indicate his own convictions in regard TO
religious doctriues. for he evidently be-
longs 10 The class Of non. conforming agnos-
tics.
Some other critic wants TO detect in the
person OF the woman a latent reference to
the coming rise OF christianity; but such
asuppositi0n Is wholly inadmissib,e on &C
count Of the utter commonplace aspect of
the wOman's face and figure, who Is one OF
the common people. drawn TO the hall of
justice by curiosity. There is not the slight
est ground on which 70 base any "inspirs-
ton or revelation" There is nothing Of
the kind in the whole pictnre. And therein
consists its chief merit there is no symbol
ism attempted. The picture comes as near
TO truthful rendering of q scene from
Eastern life IS the reas0nner of the artist
sllowsu him ~ exhibit in coiOFs.
FREE LANCE.