Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-28
ART NOTES.

Ihe sixth annual exhibition of tbt
Architectural League of New York opened
on the 23d of December, and continues tc
January 10, 1891. A press reception was
given IN the morning ON the 22d, and 8
general reception in the evening. Works
were received at the galleries on the 12.h
and 18th, and will be collected and re.
turned at the expense of exhibitors. As
usual, the range of exhibits is wide. in.
Guiding designs for decoration. furniture
etc., photographs of executed work, car.
toons for stained glass. models of proposed
WORK, carvings in stone or wood, wrought.
iron objects, mosaics. stuffs, drawings and
paintings.
In New York recently there was an ex.
bloition OF brorzes and clay models, terra.
Gotta busts and medals by the Irish SCULPTOR
Albert Bruce Joy. 1t included reductions
from his bronze aud marble busts of Glad.
stone, Salisbury and John Bright, portraits
OF General Roberts, Earl Cairns, Prince de
Soims Braunfels. and medallions of the
late William Siemans. DR.. Longstaff. and
Dr; William Bruce Joy, the sculptor's
iather. There is also bronze female fig.
ure called The First Flight and Dor.
trait IN prorzs of the late Duke of Albany
together with medal from the medallion
OF Sir Humphrey Davy executed for the
Royal Society Of Great Britain.
One afternoon the Duke Lorenzo de
Meolcl IN walking through the garden
came upon young Michael Angelo. who
was busily chiseling his first piece of sculpt-
ure. The Duke saw in the stone the face
OF faun which the boy was copying from
an antique mask, bnt which, with his usual
impatlence of imitation, he was changing
so as to show the open lips and teeth
How is 1t, said the Duke, drawing closer.
tnat you nave gwen your faun q complete
se. Oh tee,h Don't you know that such
an q oio IL ieiioW was sure to have lost some Of
mem Mlcnaei Angelo at once saw the
IusIce VI .he crilcism. ARTISTS are not al
Ways fsaay 10 receive adverse comment.
M.clael Angeio himself was quick-tem-
pelec anu haru 10 move. hot word to
one oi ms poy companions on certain oc-
.as.on orougat SO severe blow IN the face
hana a. a.; uutnaai h porLralIs OF Michael Angelo
stnce nHo ~ snow MIN with broken
nose. nut the Dukes criticism was kindly
The vonna scnIntor @ "iry oo,,,d %atranreo' h' ana
until the Dnte waltaa wail
besinn;na ,ho oo-r'a,;a ou pelore
nnte saS tba fo,n,s Uitsoon. souo Mnen the
some ot tba taatt rsee asaia ne Iouno
soct e,s sL;IIf,,lI,, =, anu 'le empty
with This evidence Of tho loS,s n;1Sing D;1Singn,eu
tn seize and sct ,,,,on sro..;o a mn guess
nressa6 anew by h;. i:ion, ss;at; !1s aoa in-
Dnke made ;non;r;es 1.arnaS ~ snii' MI we
AnoeIo hsS horro,.aa stu ,eu .nat Micnsel
his own acconnt in bic oaoo GU .ooiS on
scn|ntnre Gbe r,ss 8 -. ' sa, :. nss ~ Degln
tbe stat,eyvS on5 andaJ a. uiaWing rom
hov's faiher TIE ra.,,I, - :eIuins ~ loi ine
tion was that tho nnha - -, 'N ng;a Iohsuila-
eelo nn5er his o., sroo;oI a'A Mionaei an,
6rotecfion and was sa .lIi Ill Il plas.oaase anu
had done II that M fsror saa,,ss eau "a. a,'sl ne
TO bestow rnon ths ena-oat;o eu 1.e', .oo s.ea'
Michael Angelo tben OIL * ~ H-u
ceived q tey A. ,ha 10, no. oiiiy re-
and an ensrt,nsnti, :, ue1 tho W. "a oou,peuie,
self bnt had q nlane a. tha ed,ri 49, aiace M ~
In fact a real ottaohn,a,,. .ne ..r DuA1 .aoie.
Micbael Araalo a.; ~ siSm 61,p up psiween
onentlv ca1ia5 tbo ~ -. DuAe, Hho re-
when be would anar " .s omn Ioohs;
;ntsol;os .eeL h;I pun so eau;HeI VI gems ana
and enter int iancya a yuuns sisi,oI opinions,
AIeronSsr R1o.i "Lu L'1l oouneen,lsI &c H ,aiks.-
o.' 90 'o'eaHy oe Ntchofas.
iEe poiicy OF state,alded art, says Birge
nna. matrlson, N ms article on The New De-
tcn ai1a1e m Ia fa,lsian Art IN the Atlantic"
10 l Deoeloerl, lnsugurated by Napoleon.
mas ooninueo under the various paternal
81, So, ,ernnen.s @ wnicn succeeded him. Mon
uhlents were erec.eu continually; palaces
mural paintines; the Ecole des Beaux Arts
W. "eie ri iounoed' and made free to the students
81 ari nations; me use OF the galleries of
Due pn3a louvre, ano afterwards OF the splendid
/. sis.s ue Inoustfle, was conceded to the
ss ,;I;.; ~, tne purpose OF thelr yearly ex-
nio,lions, ana medals OF considerable in
sins.c .slue were awarded to the most
uieri'o,ious ~ WORKS exhibited therein. All
snese thiogs were PAID for out OF the public
nrnns, aat NV. !; was consluereo SO natural and
proper tnlng 1hat the state should thus
sIIPPol! ~ ana encourage the art protection of
tne nauoh tnat no one ever thought of
qu.snoniDg me legality or the advisa-
oiity OF the proceeding. With French.
Men tne hnahcial part OF the business
never seemed worth discussing. With
them the vital side Of the whole question
was the aesthetic side; aud even to-day
those who are the loudest in their
question of political economy ent;,sIv
on one side. and base their ob;ec,;ons