The sun., 1900-12-30
rms IoCKxASoFg CARTOONS.
Raphael Drawings IN Collar er Esh,s'sior ~
the Americas Art Gsiteries.


Tho toukmanor cartoons 81 Raphael for
tho Vatican tapestries, tho arrival of which In
this country with n short account Of their
known history was published In rur SuS ~
Thursday, will be rlnc.d on exhibition to-
morrow NJ the American Art Galleries TO
remain There during tho week The c,hi-
bition of those drawings In tho United states
IL an important one and IL In every way In
tcrestlng Tn" cartoons arc seven Ia mum
her. Illustrative OF Incidents In tho lives ~ the
Apostles and are entitled respectively Tho
Miraculous Drlught OF Fishes" Feed NV
Sheep" or ns It IL catnlogued Guard My
sheep The Apostle Pauls Sermon IN tho
Arcopngus at Athens" The Apostles Paul
and brrnabns az TDstra, The Healing OF tho
Lame Man" The Death Of Ananias. and
The Sorccrer Stricken with blindness
The large canvases occupy oil the walls OF tho
first gallery. 4. They were brought hero.
as has been told. by their owner. the Countess
de Dobrychine ot Russia
Tho old colors. OF softcnod tones. the
vigorous drawing, the strong modelling OF
muscles and the expressive faces Of men and
women. with tho bold grouping for the pur-
pose OF telling tho Biblical stories plctur-
esqnely and with intensity, fix attention AZ
once. The room becomes RaphaelcsQuc.
Tho faces notably In some of the cartoons
an mastery and the timidcst sCeptic asks,
Who but Raphael could have done thcIn'
History makes no answer beyond giving to
these title quite as clcnr. at the least. to tho
claim 10 being RaphGcls hlndiwork as to
those known as RaphRel's cartoons at the
Kensin&ten Museum. The history OF the can
vases With references 20 original records 10
given In a preliminary sketch to the cata-
loRne. Many OF the original references have
been sought out and verified since the ex-
hihiHon Of the cartoons few years ago In
the Louvre
In The Mracllous Draught Of Fishes"
Christ sits on the edge OF boat. In Feed
Nv sheep" His figure is molcstic though
In the simplest garb. as he stands in field
pointing with one hand to sheep grazing
at Ills feet. and talking to the Apostles on
the other side Of him. Peter with his keys
knecllne In front Of tho others and the dubious
Thomas expressing his mental b, his physical
attitude. The imrass!onoi Paul in the Are
oraaIs is surrounded b, the most varied group
OF people Of man feelings The painter
gave his imagination free play In the scens
at Lrstra in picturinS the captivatei Idol
aeurs, children happy because ignorant OF
the whole significance of the affair and tho
resentment o. tho Apostles. who take the
effect on the peOpie of their miracle each
according tn his nature
In none OF the cartoons perhaps IL there
stronger charac trri2aton than in The Healing
of tho Lame Man"and Tho Death Of ananias"
Il: the former, action and rcpose in the sams
figures and In the catastrophe OF the liar
horror. revulsion, ana the satisfaction ot
cupidty undiscovered, with goating and
benevolence and the soemnity Of judgment.
all representei in the mixed grouping Of
persons brought together for the painters
story. Varied. also. are the types making
up the spectators At the punishment Of the
sorcerer but perhaps the most interesting
depletion in this drawing Is that Of the sud-
cenij alfhcted man. moving In his blindness,
seeking for something to make him confident
Of his surrou ndings