, 1898-12-20
THE W0MAN's CLUB
ORGANIZATION OF THE ART
DEPARTMENT CAREFULLY
REVIEWED.
Interesting PAPERS Presented at the
Various Meetings of the Depart
ment and Discussed in an Able
Manner-Past and Future Meet
ings.

This week is presented Il review of
the Department of Art, of which Mrs.
Emma Knight is chairman and Mrs.
Eleanor Fox secretary. The work of
this department is to be devoted to a
study of italian art and is divided into
nine sections as follows:
/. Dawn of Italian painting as a fine
art-12O0 to 1910, A. D.
9. Last of mysticism and the begin
ming of realism-13OO to 1850, A. D.
3. Second generation of classic real
lists, development Of the dramatic ele-
ment in painting and the more skillful
use of color-145O to 1900, A. D.
4. Leonard De Vinci, the Universal
Genius-1452 to 1919. A. D.
Z. Michael Angelo as a painter--1475
to 1864, A. ID.
6. Raphael Sanzlo, the common cul-
mination of spiritual elevation and ma
tural beauty-14S3 to 1920, A. d.
I. C~oueggio, the greatest master Of
Chiaroscuro-1494 to 1884, A. D.
s. The Venetian school; the great
colonists, and modern realists-145O to
1900, A. D.
8. The last revival of painting in
Italy; the electric and n~aturalistic
schools-1575 to 1856, A. ID.
At the conclusion of this series of
meetings the entire work will be pub
lished in a pamphlet form and will
make an interesting document.
The following are the programs which
have been carried out to date and the
topics covered by papers:
Program Nov. 10th, The Dawn of
italian Painting as a Fine Art-12OO-
1910, A. d." Leader, Mrs. Marriott.
| The papers presented were a follows:
The three nurseries of new art:
| Sienna, Pisa and Florence A. F.
Brown.
1.-The two great repositories of It
| allan painting of this period: The
Church of St. Francis at Assist, and
the Campo Santo at Pisa THE fore
runners of Giotto: Nicola and Guinta
| of Pisa; Guido and Duccio of Sienna;
Andrea Taft and Cimabue of Florence"
! Mrs. Downey.
"Giotto, the leading master of the
period: Outline of mis- life, incidents
showing his character, ana proof of his
- .l,-.,, ~ s.Tyl,a ur.nat liter nv
contemporaries of Giotto, and their in
~fuence on art" "Giotto's masterpieces
in frescoe painting; the series in the
Arena chapel at Padua; the series in
the Church of st. Francis at Pisa; the
several chapel series in the Church Of
| Santa Croce at Florence General
criticism of the works of Giotto in COM
parison with the work of his predeces-
sons Mrs. Marriott.
Program Dec. 1st, The Last of Mys-
| ticism and the Beginning of Realism
13OO-l450, A. D." Leader, q. F. Brown.
The following papers being presented:
"Giottesqui, or the followers of Gil
otto: Taddeo Gaddi the militant; ST.
more Martini, the spirituel." A. F.
Brown.
''The great subject Of the period, the
Last Judgment; Andrea Arcagua; the
master 90 masters of the Triumph OF
Death, in the Campo Santa at Pisa
Mrs. Eggleston.
New impetus given to painting by
the Goldsmiths: the creation of Chi
berti's bronze doors of the Baptistry al
Florence" Lucy Cordiner.
Fra Angelica, the last master Of Pure
Faith: history and character of the
man; select works of the master; Last
Judgment in the Cathedral of Orvieto;
Coronation of the Virgin; Descent from
the Cross; Madonna Of the Star; ange
pictures" Lucy George.
'Masaccio, the greatest master o.
realism in painting; his ~frescoes in the
RrancafYi chanel. in THE Church Santa