Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-13
CITY TEACHERS MEET.
An Address On Tho Renaissance By
Hrs. HIb.Tlty, Of Ohio.
a Large class OtEsnized tor tho study
Of Art-tbe qusiisd works
the italian Painters.


Western Female seminary OF oxford,
ohio, s,okc this morning upon the
subject Of "rho Renaissance" before
the teachers Of the city schools. The
address was an able cne, and was H..
tened 10 with grse.. tertat.
Al tue close OF the address, class,
which Ia expected will reach one hun.
dted members, was formed for the
study Of art, under the direction Of
MITE. Habufley. Tho class will meet
on Tuesday evening aud Saturday
morning.
The course will consist Of twelve
lectures, ani will bo upOn the great
Italian artists.
The following Ia brief extract OF
what tue lady SAID!
the rcBl quality Of tho Renaissance
was the intellectual springiug up at the
end Ui the twelfth nnd tue beginning
Of tue thirteenth century. 10 il im'
possible 20 state just wen 70 began. IL
represents the transition from the dark
agrs " the rise q more intullt ciual
times. During the middle ages.
wealth hesau 10 accumulate, and the
way prepared Tor the Btuuy u art TIE
| Rguaissunue represents a revival OF past
nft aud nu attempted Improvement Of
! the age in which o. illutishCi. In the
! fifteenth century thospirlt and chsFac
Ter Of tue Renai,shucc Il Iufished.
All mulnt practical Application In
nil thu Affairs u life, Ho VINO would
Z study tue character Of the Italian
during TO tenaluanCc, must study
their art. Michael Angelo brought M %
masisflul manner knowledge Of the
ara OF a former day. The artists VI tue
Fifteenth century brought out with
| great genius tue knowledge OF the
| Renaissance IN iia prestige aud pglmy
days. Toe Egyptian sculpture can not
| core with that Of the Italian. lttcpfu'
cents an nge Of tuIestiu0n, aud has
never been copied 10 auy extent
Sculpture was the art par excellence
| OF tno Hfcrk. FROM the fuius OF thciI
cities may be iouud the productions oil
splendid talent. Above al the artist,
ut tho ume in that county was
pnidinp. The Greek poetry 10 lesl
shown OF r1ompliind iu sculpture. II
WAS necessary iur tue Greek % have 4
ull knowledge Of his subject. Tue
catacomUs %. Rome furnished an up'
pofluniiy Ior renewing AMI placing
up1nafirm foundation the at Of tn'
pIusuut day.
The painting Of Christ Ia the irs
attempt at pictorial painting, sui tut
uisu.d model for the sublime talen
Ia art which followed. The CrusaiuTl
opened tho WY Tor better state u
civilization. Commerce was oncour'
aged, nd Il punished with new impe'
ius. Following this mivemont came
CIVILIZATION winch lowered above tina
OF former times. Painting u tus slim
plest OF al arts, yet it combines thu
products aud intelligence VI tue peopl
VI all nations.
Thste are many things which can
not be shown In painting; take for tx
ample tue spirit, of the Trinity. Ate
painting OF tho picture OF Christ, an
the people were allowed TO see the labo
OF tic artist, shouts ruut the air. a
with oc-tagy they viewed tue beAuiiiu
production OF tho artist, aud the p,nc
where the WORK was done has sinc
been held tn great veueration.
Art may dow on forever and ever
through All the ages, but never agSii
will II reach, SAID the speaker, the tide
mark Of the old Italian paiuIcfa.
Tho italian artists are grouped a
iolIOwt:
Fromthe yearl270 to i35O-.Cimabu'
Giouo, Tatleo GRddi, Andrea, Ofcagul
7 SimOno Mrmmie.
From liIU to l47O-Masacoio, III
Angclco, Fra Filiippo, Lippi, Fl
npino, Lippi, Sanueo Bntlicelll, ~
. Urea Mautrgua, Benozlo, Goz1 ili, Luci
Blguoteln, Ghirlaudujo.
From liT0 TO lhj0-Leonardo u
Viucl, Raphael, Michael Angelo, Co
reggie, Fra Bartholomew, Andrea ID
Santo, II Sodoma, pierodi COsluO.