New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-23

these eprravings Of Mr. Cole fiaclhe i"S
plate of the Mona Lisa beside one OF 'he peS'
Photographic reproductions Of hat mas'ciP'''
ever made in Paris has proved TO us MS S"p0'''
mower TO recall the beauties o. TIE plcV"c -
really give a hint of whac It's beauties arc me
educational value OF the cngravin2S Is l'cIe"N"
by Mr.. Stillmans brief but lf'clcnt cohmch'aI5
ON the lives and works Of the artlss' ann p@ ~
Coles own unassuminG text. ihc.o are i'
omissions which We are i.clincd to lc2rct' thouA"
e +. obvious that the lire had 10 be &Iawn some
where. An example of Pintuirlcilo wo"" nave
been very acceptable aGL useful. the most ahcc'-
ing Of All 81. Scbastians, tha; of Sodoma, would
have been equally welcome: Antoneh' da Mos
sina and Nelozzo ia For coIG both nave pro-
,.ided intcrrstirr subjects: and, since tarpaccic
was 70 be included the glorious st george III
tba church of San Giorgio dcali SchiaVohl' aC
Venice has waited 40 long 70 be properly rePio
duced and il such an altogether perfect WIFI Va
it's painter that We should have pie"rreu 10 W
the fragment from ono Of the pictures III ",o '
I--ula, scries which Mr. Cole las engraved. MI
S,i,lmans preference for the later, evidently Oh
tbe ground that they give higher proof OF Gar
poccio's preeminence as slorS-tciler' - o"'
which he will not end upheld very VldeN' h"'
the gallery Of pictures as it is Is an uhil!Acu "'
licbt. and ought to be spread throughout 'i''
country.
Nrs Van Rensselaers collection OF ESSAYS VI
twelve of the cathedrals of Enlland presents ~
Golf as q book which the test CT tine Is very Hhc'|
70 prove TO be of permanent value Ill ITO o''t
notification has the same subject been uca.eu WIN
ANYTHING like the same consideration LOT ."e Hi'"
n,blic Mrs Van Rensselaer, writes of the art OF
,bo ca+hedrals without bias, Of their history Will
ont pcdantry. of their charm without cHagS'fa-
,iop ond the combination of qualities Ill her style
,,d IN her copccption of the scheme OF history
sritablc in magazine writing (which GOES TO make
vor, populor without depriyiaS 1t CT serious IN
rort} is much TO be approved IN the pres III
..apce For the cathcdrals OF England more WAN
those of any other country ma MosV Va |,''
admirers among travellers Of general rath'r NAN
succial culture Yet the point WHICH W. W.
emnbasize ia the fulneSs of her techhicai A"o"'
cdge On that after all, her book Is pasc' anu -
dinc tho latter TO the tourist for Its easy
a., ~ s,roostivc narrative aid TO the student lot
~. so.s and il, criticism, we may ddd lhat 'lo
facts have been as carefully asccr'aIhe" az" ~
criticism as iudiciously considered aS VIC '''
tive has been ariistically wrought lrec e'''
were originally printed in the Oen'"' s
ai,o ord they have undergone some revision III
the course Of tier transition IT pln ''e pa, ..a
asioSioal % those of a book We cannot pause
for IN
soolinc At random for illustrations OF the auth'r
i..,ar. chonres-tnose which she attributes
-. aoror s.u6v of the Gothic Architecture ~
80 ,,e find them IA the first two chap''I
u,u;+;ro her opening article loEr or I'VE Se"iH
ooo Mrs. Van Rensselaer, failed to brih. ooO VIC
Structural idea Of pure Gothic. hr"i',''
s;nca the appcarance Of Mr.. Charles H. Moo'o
siss4rtation ON the character OF 'h"t s|lo "
erchi,ecture dissertation or winch sic "~
edges the value, she has given cue p'o'"' 49,,
IN. fact that perfect Gothic churcn ''"'''.
virtue of a system Of concentrated ~"
corntor,hrus,s7 and not "by virtue oil l"'i' "''
IN tho ease Of Romancs4ue crectonH-" '"' W."
h.orino as IT, does upon N" very liie an" '
hs~ bindings. naturally coioTs her 49, -
ond amin. Turai,.c 10 thc scc'h' o""P 49,
This volume, that on Cantcrpui!' ., ia
'niI 90 tho famous choir much clearer than III
| the earlier paper, because, In au''''VD .toro
o.i,.o motives described as French them 'n''o
.'"'' ,.n1;oi+ rccocnition Of the constructive
c,oo darived from France. The us"i III - oi '"''
i''" - o,iosr determined r. their adherence 'o
os''' .:1 hot construction is the vital point
the principle theO
in architecture. 49,, e,r,, RI mind
:, which travellers lamong "hom '.''
po,ssaIacr will probably find most rr"'iN "P
- .bn English cathedr; 9. ~ 'I'' ''''''
80 general rather than SPECIAL culture W. 90
.hc tourist who thinks hardly more o. ~ '.'''
80 literature Of poetry tian OF nature o'' Nv
o,,,,ohepds the great ecclesiastical iapilcN 81
land "a units of complex sltnihcah''' WIZ
emo, the iuacination Is nelthcr purely a''''",1'
nnrclv spiritual Tor purely interest" III ~
.,ica1 ,,a, but is all Of thes" things anu "'",
more. That is what taey really are 10 ''
protostapt mind. Mrs. Van R"rssclaer p as
lii h gtf a. Z.
necessity which faces Yon in EnelSh 'N''''.'''
! Almost everywhere, sh" says 70" IL"
vonr name in a big book like hot'l r'ris'.. az
w., si,noncc before yol can enter the CHOIR
Put as long as religious sentiment III us no,
risostations holds its place in the wo''d Eng
,"h ana American tourists will Ind it imp-ssoe
90 eptcr Canterbury, Peterborough, Durham sans
t,,n, ~ any other Of the churches discussed IN
,bio hook in that spirit Of the curiosity sec"o'
| ,o.io, , sbe,y-placc which their indi 's"hc'
. +1o faith of the Latin races has made on" Of ''
| oe, nainfl thinrs to be met with in the cAurcHe'
m t,e Continent They sec an English ca'hcnai
| tbrorob eyes which look with anectloA on an
nc associations: they are in harmony WIN us
storied past with the national character Vi ''o
.rvces stlll held within its walls, with the luhu-
/ sc,nn or oven with the town IN WHICH IL i s''
They do not view it with the feeling OF oe'"o''-
mont which usually marks their a'utnu' 'o""'u
an Italian or French church. And' aithocs" a"o
| :, onr;nned ne a specialist has made her studies
! - ro and writes as one as FAR as the nature Of
| 80. ossavs reouires we think Mrs Van Rensselaer,
aocs tbn cathedrals enough in the way OF the
,orr;s, r. establish an understanding between her
self and the unproiessonal reader for whom ier
" Sketch of English Cathedral Building Is III
tended Mr.. Pencils beautiful drawings OF
which there is so generous a supply IN tie oooK'
will 20 far to assist in bringing about this under
standing. His style retains all necessary truths
and is vet extraordinarily free and artistic. Ills
work needs good printing and this it has fcc'lVe''
although a few Of his pen sketches have been
given an unpleasant glitter by the very blackne's
and sharpness of the impression on the poiahe1
nap,r This is a good book in every way one OF
fine best which have had their genesis III tho
"a.