The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-24

OF the new lnOuHut WHICH nus Npult "
her she has dropped her earthly task
aud has accepted her divine mother
hO0l. With folded hands and bowed
head she stands. a halo floating over
her. Save for that one touch OF golden
glory, there ia no color in the picture
which does not verge on amethyst or
white. Beautiful as is Pearce's An
nunciation," however. it was lett for
France to give the greatest conception
OF ali. This is found in THE Virgins
Thread" by Lucas. Mary sits uDon
the housetop, sleeping. her spinning
wheel forgotten. No angel brings the
message to her, but in her dream her
soul penetrates the heavens, and TO her
IL son has come. The light from the
halo around her head falls upon her
face and bosom, the reflection oil the
divine vision presented TO her The
lily OF the annunciGtion stands beside
her, the visible. token of the blessing
sent to her. Birds have alighted on
the hank OF yarn upon the wheel, and
fly throughout the world with the
thread, symbol OF the message so soon
to be sent abroad. This picture, too,
shows only violet tones and white.
There are unnumbered "HoIy Fami-
lies" in the gallery. In Austria 10 one
by Adal Seligman, which attracts much
attention. 1t shows Christ in the car
penter shop, just awakening to his di-
vine mission. lie has dropped his work
and holds in his hand manuscript,
which he has evidently been reading.
On the young, earnest face is written
all the high and noble thoughts which
gave n lite for worlds redemption. In
the background Mary and Joseph watch
their son in wonder and amaze. At
that moment the chrysalis was broken,
and the child that they had watched
passed from under their control Tor
ever.
A wonderful contrast is Simmons
Carpenters Son" a new world concep-
ton oil the same thing. In the picture
it is only an everyday boy, in we'll
patched clothes. who sits on the car
penter's bench and dreams day dreams.
In the distance the parents evidently
discuss the future OF the boy, whom
the father considers an idle ne'er-do-
well, but in whom the mother has per-
feet trust.
Carl Melchus has painted "The Ma
tivity" rs no one else has dared paint
it. The interior is that OF stable in
Normandy, and that he might use
amethyst shades he chose the twilight
hour. The feeling with which the pic
ture is painted is intense. Mother and
babe lie there so helpless, Jesus in
tiny manger, sound asleep, Mary on
pallet at the feet OF Joseph, who looks
at both with love and wonder. The
whole form OF the mother, relaxed and
weak, expresses pain and suffering.
Just behind the rude cradle, fashioned
from a manger, is lantern, and the
beams from it cast over mother and
child halo family reflected on the
watching man. This is one thing which
can be seen in all modern pictures OF
tho "Holy Family" The mother and
son are always in the light, which seems
to reflect from them upon Joseph.
There are many "Flights Into Egypt"
but among the most beautiful is that OF
the French artist, Flameng, albeit it is
but bit OF fresco painting Still,
Flameng is one OF the greatest decorative
painters OF the day and his work is
well hung upon the line. He belongs
to the pleino aire or Open-alr school,
and his work is full of poetic feeling.
Tho "Flight Into Egypt is fanciful,
painted purposely without any touch
that would suggest real everyday life.
The side panels show the angelic choir
singing praises. The center portion is
a picture OF the outer wall Of an Oriental
city, beside which Mary and Joseph
have camped. In regard to the halos,
dress and attitude, the drawing is de-
cidedly conventional. Whether inten-
tionaliy or not the artist has introduced
one bit OF humor. The ass, the patient
beast OF burden, which made fight from
Herod possible, is painted IN most
natural fashion, and nibbles the grass
as only half starved animal could do.
The picture is in prismatic coiors and is
ono which holds attention.
LhermiLte's Friend OF tho Lowly"
was the talk OF the day when it APP
peared. In it Christ is shown sitting
in the home OF French peasant, pre-
pairing to partake Of the humble meal.
In one respect the artist has not quite
carried out the teaching OF the modern
school. While he shows the workmen
and their wives in everyday attire, he
has painted his Christ in dress differ
ent from theirs, which shows him not
quite fearless i'll carrying out his con-
ception. In consequence, while the
picture is accepted as n brilliant illus
tration OF the new thought, there is
suggestion OF tho incongruous.
Purely of the impressionist school is
Ernest Duey's Jesus Walking on the
Water" 4 boat is seen in the fore
ground, and in it. just awakening, the
startled fishermen. From behind the
shadow OF the great sail peers one, who
gives the tidings: "Behold, there
cometh Jesus OF Nazareth" Jesus
walking on the sea seems no longer
miracle to one who looks upon the pic
ture, for it is spirit, not man, who
comes. A form clad all in white, and
emanating from it light, which is
thrown across the water, even as tho
light from the moon. Above halo,
aud all around the purple shadows Of
the night.
A picture purely OF to-day ia Jean
Beraud's descent from the Cross"
A picture teaching only one lesson and
that the lesson Christ himself taught,
that every day and every hour he is
crucifed. The group gathered at the
foot OF the cross is made up Of nine
teenth century folk, common, everyday
people. Men tenderly bear the poor