The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-26
She SPOKE ON ART
Interesting Review on Works
of Great Geniuses.
llALY PRODUCED MOST
How the FIorentine Dome
Was Originated.
MOS
llALY PRODUCED

In spite of a temperature rapidly ap-
preaching the zero mark quite number
Of the members OF the local Chautauqua
circles whose love OF art oveDcame their
natural aversion 10 exposing themselves
10 the Inconvenience Of wintry night.
frlIdged Though the snow and skated
along the icy sidewalks that lead to the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Piatt. $50
North Topeka avenue, last night, ana
listened 10 an address from Mrs 4. Z.
1Turdock on their faVorite topic.
Mrs. Murdoch spoke only OF the art
which was produced in the period from
The 18th to the 10Th centuries, and IL
Illustrated her remarks with pictures OF
the masterpieces Of which she spoke.
Frequently during the address she held
picture OF a Famous painting or work OF
architecture before her art loving audi
tors and asf1ed them 10 tel what the
picture represented.
Most Of the assembled ChautauQuans
ware too MODEST to answer the questions
Cr else their memory had failed them at
The critical Tpoment OF those who did
answbr the questions asked by Mrs. Muir
dock some spoke in a voice SO low that It
was scarcely apldible
During the a ddTess the pictures were
passed 70 the assembled Chautauquans,
that they might examine them closely and
thus obtain q better idea of the subject
which had been discussed The audience
was deeply iuter,l sted IN the remarks of
Mrs Murdoch, as was evidenced by the
elose attention 81 ven TO her
Most OF the painters. sculptors and ar
Chitects Of whom Mrs. MurdoCk spoke
were natives of Italy, the country that
has produced more artists than all other
nations combined. Mrs. Murdoch said
In part:
d. Flr-
mean that they did not originate any
types, but would take those which had
been used before. tn Ough each painter put
SEINE originality into them. Some of the
painters were very realistic III their work
In one famous picture Of the 'ResurreC-
iion' the dead are represented as coming
from their graves, some with but half
of their flesh on others mcompletely
clothed, and others with one foot stil in
the grave. Michael Angelo in his paint
ing Of The Last Judgment carries out
similar idea. though most Of his people
have all their flesh.
In the middle ages al painting was on
ecclesiastical subjects. The opportunity
giving the painters by the building Of
churches resulted in much progress in
the art.
There is an interesting story told con-
corning that masterpiece of sculpture.
Angeles David It Is said that the
Die which had been discarded Angelo
believed that in any piece OF marble was
the possibility Of a great work if the
sculptor had the time To produce II.
THE Pantheon is the Oldest building
81 Rome which is stu in Use. Tradition
says that e was dedicated TO all the gods
and that Pope Boniface VI rededicated
It tC all the saints. From the dedication
OF this church has come the observance
Of Al Saint s day. Here is where Raph-
aG is buried and here termoparily rests
the remains of Victor Emmanuel.
Much has been said of the dome Of the
cathedral II Florence, for up TO the time
81 thc construction OF that dome. none
bad been built ON a church The archi-
tect who designed this FIorentine dome
obtained the idea by studying that of the
1atheon, and after much opposition and
oorsion succeeded in having one placed
over the church at Florence. Angelo
t,adicd the Pantheon dome and the one at
Florence, and from ideas thus gathered
he planned the dome of St Peters cath
edral in Rome.
The manner in which paintings We're
made in those medieval days is interest
Ing Paintings on canvass was IN
known. A mason FIRE prepared a wall
by covering il with plaster and on that
the picture was made with water colors.
'CorreggiO's Holy Night is wonderful
because of the marvellous light which
Fhines over the Virgin Mary and the Holy
Child
Rome never produced an artist. All
the artists OF Italy who were in Rome
came from other parts OF the country"
Before the address of Mrs Murdoch.
Miss Mabel Ladd sang Golden Love- by
Melting, and Sailed by OsgoOd