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Younger men is Gidcomo Martinetti. who
master and who has s received Several com. IN:
| missions from tho Chpuchin convent at Jerusa.
lomi. He has, however been touched by the
snirit Of modernity His religious pictures
distinguished tho Older masters and partake Of
the character Of mas1ueraGe Of Port, Pris;
The work he has now In his ST. studio is a al Last
up like Arabs. Of tue desert, got up for
holiday, With, striped Algerian blSopsSs. sss
OF the conventional type. dressed In the con-
yenuonai rcd and blue clothes, This artist has
been been IN AlEers and has painted many Algeriannl
late, however. he has not been able to work at
all, Is his Dyes trouble him continually. ALSO
studies and Needless Of the modern ldons OF
pien az, is Amos Cassoli known to tourists
Sy his SFS B''o na the kPs 0dop at FET
representing the battle Of LeGnano, the
battle in which the Lombard TOWNS triumph
deal Of motion and life and Is very correct his
totically and in drawing. Indeed. his correct
o. waTm bs s eaE mnnto and s Sreese
But for all their painstaking character and
Archaeological correctness they leave to my
smell too much OF the lamp. Perhaps he might
have eNpanded into great painter; but
from tbe U Ho to assa Na b Sm
IN pursuing his historical works. So Ia des air
be abandoned the attempt, painted little :, pot
chiefly young ladies desirous to learn art or TO
dghble in It. His studio Is crammed. especially
With foreign woman o.nin, STUDENT LnGish @ and
years make him a desirable teacher. and it is
not easy for parents TO lind Italian painters
this wise he has earned his livelihood,
and art has heard Of him no more.
to IL"
lalies, breasts by announcing that he had
earned enough money by teaching TO keep him
once more about TO paint q large picture. A
painter OF the first rank. who especially
rather than 6istorca themos Is Seano ts
He is known by bis picture. whose theme is
purely local. the Expulsion, Of the Duke Ath-
to students of Florentine history. This lic-
ture IS very important. because tho artist has
eFssa and It's
amount first OF opposition. then Of imitation.
1t is notable for careful study elegance, and
there is want Of Air and space in tho com,
position. = lack OF what the Italians call
si9nmc,o His next It most mPortant work Is the the
caravan that starts from Cairo for Mecca.
This WAS painted By order OF the khedive Is
fine picture. and some Of your readers may re-
member that It attracted favorable notice at
Vienna in ~ 1873, But having gone 70 Egypt, this
an influence After that he painted for u gen
teman in l.ombardy u large and beautiful pic;
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where Dante salutes Beatrice and the women
laugh at him. the scene so ingenuously told by
the In this picture the artist tried over
lack OF atmosphere and light, making many
studies for it in the open mir. Tor the doctrines
In Italy also. Unharply those studies iniurad
his eyesiEht, which has suffered permanently
In near 9 Is ams foa Sr
many beautiful Sketches and ideas for
pNt,. 81 f,,h hNf too
lie showed me some color sketches long
ago that were really grand, Unfortunately like
% his he Is very lay az s6ns and
strong motive. Having no children. and
living out Of the line Of court patronage. partly
due to his republican opinions; he does rot
work at all now, except to lot down sketches
for his pleasure. lie steadfastiy refuses to
give lessons. though two OF the hest Of tho
younger painterS-ChelaZZi. the Hover painter.
and Lorenzo Gelati, the landscapist-owe thor
4 strongly marked individuality is that Of
Giovanni Fattori, who was among the first
Tuscans to emancipate himself from the older
o In ss Tt Fs m ID b
leads to the freer, more natural art and divides
it from tho academic. His pictures are apt
own sketches: the country takes a somhre
color Under his brush. 4 color the Italian
has hef f his 0uPes rs are Tosn sn hs h
than with the brush. Brush Nevertheless, his .Sfi Wort
He Sa studio on the Eery aSb 6a
Of Fine Arts building being entitled
tion-a very large studio with skylight.where
he is usually to be found when he is not in the
studying after nature IN that Wild
OF Modern Pictures, and here hangs his most
n"tod hot work Ths ltSli"R Camp After
Iower, Of drawing horses and soldiers
grim reality, reca ling some OF the French mas
n c nj hat n-nl
long on view at the Florentne Art Union OF a |
woman ploughing with two oxen. But his |
studio Large door studies S @ IN H' the a s
remma. one In especial Of number OF the Ma
remma herdsmen branding the, wild colts, a
ruth to nature, The picture, like most OF Fat |
GrLs ,Rn,o, * Srt really no more then aH.u big
Se' wRf Rfn rvns 'n5s
p district; Sith white cattle oF ,butteri"
sble studies OF horses. each OF whom he seems
o know personally discussing their characters
axes pupils. but only rs a great favor, teach
ng, however, In his capacity OF academy pro-
9SsGr @ ,r strongly Original H. ne; too @ Is hammered
Q keep on painting little genre bits. chiefly
Ind market where larger works are rejected
His friend and neighbor, Bruzzi, Is as fond
u sheep as Fattor Is Of hTrsef and as sheer
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'ut Of doors and his pictures prove it-lull OF
ca!ity and atmosphere. But his sphere Is linn
ted. However he can say with Musset . Non
ERE 1rest pas grand, mas "a GOis dams mon
oyTe" Indeed, animal painting may be said
o bo rather new departure for Italians.
md such work rs there is seems 20 find
ts centre In Florence Luigi Gioli and
jecconi are its abI0st representatives. the
ormer painting chiefly horses. however, varied
t times with oxen the latter only dogs. Gioll
las not perhaps 80 much originality as FAttorl
n his treatment OF his horses. but his method
; less rough. CuriOusly enough, he seems
more attracted to old, hard worked ones. than
o young and fiery colts. He evidently desires
. make hem look real his sympathetic lee
ng for them Is most markedly evident. As
or Cecconi he is clearly In love with
ogs. especially with the hunting kind.
he manner in which he catches their express
ion. their attitudes Is excellent and he does
ot fall into the trap of over humanizing this.
'4ich In later days Decane tho defect Of Sir
dwin Landseer His best work perchance is
hat which has hung for years unsold in the
allsry OF tho art dea'or Pisani. the GOupil Of
lOrence, reDresenting a pack OF hounds rest
lg on steep flight OF castle steps on hot
lltry day. low, monotOnous scale OF colorinG
inderS these works from attaining to first class
lnk but the painter Is young and may Yet
improve. Still. wha' encouragement II thOre
hen ones bost works remain thus unsoldI
More successful in the pecuniary sense, less
lcccssiul In the artistic sense. TO my mind. at
ast Is Michele Gordigtaui, the son Of the cele-
uted COMPOSER Ol music GOrdiglani Is the |