New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-12

On The sis1tne Chapel where. as he says, there
are admirable paintings by Botricelli, by Slgnor-
eli by PeruginO. but where one can see moth
ing save Michael Angelo. And the emotion Of
first seeing this immense world created by Mich
sel Angelo" he adds, seized me with e delight
&c awe such as could imagine 10 have stirred
In the soul Of Adam when he awok6 and beh=l5
The world Other things are beautiful, exquisite,
subtle, but these things seem to contain all
beautiful and exquisite and subtle things. and 10
disregard them In the passion Of this over
whelulng life which burns through every line
there IS for once the creative JOY OF the artist,
fawless. unirrpaired. unchecked, fulfilling its
desire Is not even the Greeks have done for
desire IN them was restrained by z sense OF
delicate harmony. 10 which il was the trium-
plant seIf-sacridce O. their arr 10 conform
This Is vel said and there is more like il Mr.
Syuous's book
We See also. however, the Un1rustwortniness
Of the Cecadent and inpressiOnistic critic when
hnd this author in his next breath, talking
Of Raphael as the instinclive-y triumphant per
fectiou OF the ideal Of the average man as a
miraculous painter. yet miracle which Just
fails 70 interest one" All this because 8Ir.
Symons sees in Raphael more Of the hand than
Of the soul He has failed completely TO perceive
the extraordinary qualities Of pure genius the
wonders Of composition, for example. which
Raphael put into MS great mural designs The
critics lapse is explained when he passes 10
Pin-0ricchiC. TO 1--we under the decorations of
Michael Angelo" ne says, would be as exhaust
ing as 10 live In a world in which every person
was person Of genius. To live among the
decorations Of Raphael would be 10 live among
people Of 100 placid, TOO aUiable disposition, and
700 limited intelligence; it would become q
WEAKNESS But one need never cease TO 1--we
happily among the men and women whom
Fe- FrrF
thst were never woven so finely by hands. in
mea6ows Of gold flowers, that never grew out
q the brown earth always finding heaven. -
heaven Of chrysoprase and chaIcedOEy, AT q turn
4 The way and without surprise; for these and
they abode have the beauty that we desire TO
enc IL the world. IL what is most homely.
obvious and frequent II il" IN other words,
VITA the true instinct OF the literary deeadent,
AZ. synols does not apDra-se 4 thing for what
X Is but apr q ises II fO- what II means 10 him,
~ us peculiar temperament We regret 1t
&c We 20 on reading what be has 10 tel Us
Z Rome, enjoying his pages IN spite OF or
'e and feeling the more willingness 20 pr
-4' because, again and again. he conrrive5, IN
D-'e OF himself 20 say the right thing, in
as sArewd remarks, critical but sympathetic.
LAT much abused sculptor and architect
'--f- The Roman essay is the longest and
5 Best IL this book. The one on Venice is
---'oAI as good, and This has worthy COM
D1i-on in the essay OF Seville The EcapcliLan
study rs not q success and we have nor been
---A impressed by Ar. symons on Prague
MOSCOW. Budapest, Belgrade and Eoaa- But MS
-asL paper. that On CoustautinopIe is almost as
1t-2Iac1ory a. the Roman one The book IS
very daintly printed. and The author has shown
excellent judgment in uIustratiae II 7-ith nho1o-
s-atlres chiefly from old prints
-eis VINO ren.en1eI the book VI spanish
- e9s'ohs "hich Colonel Hay first published
's years ago-and the book is widely renenl-
oered-will hail with delight The new edition rf
2 which has jasl been brought out f,r .r, a4ri
days "Castil1u Da.-r F. ana If n.-
a1 taC Tr
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