Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-02-02

the early age OF 81 years, from heavy
cold contracted while experimenting the
excavations among the ruins Of ancient
Rome. Five OF his pictures are here,
among them the mos: celebrated Of all
his works, the Madonna degli Ausidei.
for which $4,000 (s350, ,0OO) was paid
the largest price ever given for picture.
Michael Augelot painter, sculptor and
poet, or properly speaking, Michelangelo
Buonsrrote-was born at Tuscany In
l475. In youth he was apprenticed TO a
celebrated painter, and soon distinguish
ed himself from the other pupils by his
superior ability In his drawings and
models. The first work which made
him famous, done when but 20 years OF
age, was the Dead Christ, which Is now
10 the church of 81. Peter, Rome. Most
Of his painting is frescoing for churches,
the celebrated one in the Sixtine Chapel,
Florence, OF the Last Judgment, being
a. feet high and 43 wide. Also his great
statue Of Julius ii Is there. But two of
his works are here, the Entombment Of
Our Lord, and a Madonna and Child.
He died at the ripe age Of ss years.
Bartolome Murillo was born at Seville
in 1918, and died In 1852 from the effects
of fall from q scaffolding where he was
painting at church at Cadiz. His early
pictures were chiefly illustrative Of
humble life, but later scriptural and re-
ligious subjects. There are five here, the
famous Nativity Of the Virgin being the
most noted, and Holy Family.
We find but one picture by Leonardo
da Vinci, who was born In vinci In 1852.
II is said that he was endowed with a
com mbiuation Of intellectual qualities such
as probably no other man ever possess
ed. His uuresting spirit In Its search
after knowledge left no department oi
nature unexplored, and as an artist he
stands unsurpassed. The writings left
by him, though never printed, prove the
immensity Of his knowledge OF the
sciences. His crowning work, which he
considered the most arduOus was the
Last Supper (many copies Of which you
have seem, originally executed In oil
colors on wall in the Dominican Con.
vent Of Maria della Grazia In Milan
Therein the artist brought to bear all hii
marvellous power, all his technical
knowledge, all his profound study OF
human form, physiognomy and char
acter. He IL s'the man who had pre-
sented the solemn moment Of the Las
Supper with dignity and pathos nevel
equalled. In this sublime work tn,
ideal and the real were blended in per
feet unity, and the graudest and mos
difficult problem In art was solved"
Rembrandt van Ryn was born at Ley
den In 1905. His parents sent him TO ,
university of that city, but his inclina
ton for art, In which he was destined Il
excel, soon manifested itself. He sooI
went to Amsterdam where he remained
until his death, where the most Of hl
renowned works were executed. In tn
history Of painting he can be countet
second to none, and he takes bis plac
among those stars Of the first magnitude
whose number may almost be told up0I
the fingers OF our hand. There are fli
teen Of his pictures here, among then
the famous psintings, Alteration Of tn
Shepherds, and Christ Before PLATE.
Rubens (Peter PauD was born In 1917
and lived In Antwerp most OF his life
Thirty Of his paintings are here. III
died In 1910 possessed Of great wealth
accommodated from bis work.
Guido Reni was born near Bologna II
1875. He was . great painter, but some
what dlssipated. There are seven plct
ures here Of his, including the Magdalen
and Ecce Homo-the head OF Chris
,. crowned with thorns, from which mos
Of the pictures Of that subject are mod
elled.
OF the modern painters Rosa Bonheu
and Landseer are noted for their ani
mails, and Turner for bis landscapes, th
latter Of which cannot be mistaken 70
. there ID certain soft coloring and ai
I i mospheric effect, his own, exclusively
! We tried the experiment Of guessin
I when We looked at landscape from
! distance, whether or not Il was Tarnef'l
} and found ourselves never once mlstxl
sa. Ths impulse h strong 70 lls dow