The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-28

from want, and in his early manhood. as he
spent his time at painting, he endured many pr.
vations.
With high hopes CT winning ,enovr b.
went 20 Paris III 16o6-and returned r5 Vepie-
after futile struggle e. win bare recognition
He earned his living BIZ making plates for
dealer OF fashions That seemed the best use 20
Nillch De cCcl4 put ms talents de utterlE
discouraged. he was losing al ambition. he feIt
that he was 20 be hack, nothing NOR
One day he saw picture Of a Turkish
beauty Jne lace partly concealed by a white veil
lie paused drawing the fashion pIate-ah. he
thought, and paused
Ihare was quality IN the picture that APP
pealed TO hlm, there was charm IN those mad
denlng, haunting eyes. He felt an inspiration
courslng through hIm-how he would Ike 70
paint the unveiled faces of the women OF the
Orient
With 200 francs IL his pocket. Zonaro
started for Constantinople. He rook third-cass
passage But be was not compelled 20 sleen
with other enlgrants-he painted portrait Of
the captain and was assigned better berth.
As the great city of Constantinople rose be-
fore him he felt warmth az his heart his en-
thusiasm kindled, and the wonder and awe be
felt during those first moments were later ez-
pressed in his splendid picture Of the Mosque
Of the Sultana VaGde'
Here you see a mountain of bull inrs--
horses of wood and stone tossed pell-neli into
an iudIstlnguishable heap-surm0unted by the
swelling dome of the mosque: the house Of pray
CT rising serene and beautiful above the haunts
Of struggling men. And below the majestic pile
Of masonry. with its splendid domes and futed
mlnarets. there IS the pOpUace-yeiied women
7usy merchants. bearded dergishcs. IL is Turke,s
the Turkey Of every day,
LonarOs success was sudden. It was unex-
pected
He arrived in the o--v in the latter part o.
December. and one day idly painted little pic
ture Of Western Christmas He placed It in
the window OF g merchant Of Pera. 1t was
bought almost Instantly. Another was ordered
and sold. end still another
Then twenty-five, fifty. seventy-ive q hun
bred were taken Lonaro doubled his prices and
began painting studies r. men and women For
eight months he worked fourteen OF fifteen
hours a day. He painted mostly IN the open air.
For years there had been deep prejudice
against painting IN Turkey, and one day ZOnaro
YES brought before the Prefecture. He was told
that # he were caught painting on ths street
again he would be sent II prison
Under the protection of Ambassadors he
opened art school Despite his high prices
this was TeI attended. Zonaro continued 20
PANT; his fame spread. He painted "The Public
Writers for the British Ambassador. Munir
Pasha, grand master of ceremonies, purchased
ms II travelling BARRIERS, and the Prince of Maui
rocordato former Minister from Greece. tho
Mosque Of the Sultana Nalide"
HIS pictures now hang IN the private gal-
res of King Humbert of Italy and Queen Olga
Of Greece One of his warmest patrons was Ferid
pasha. the acting Grand Vizier
in 1896 Lonaro presented his picture. The
ErthoErul Regiment on the Bridge" to the Sui
tan 50 pleased with the painting was the mon.
arch that ne conferred on Zonaro the "Order OF
the Nedpdle and created for HIM the post OF
Painter TO his Majesty the Sultan and the o.
toman Court This position had never existed
officially. although Bellini and GuilleInet had
borne the honor rs & title under Nahomet IL
When ~ Paul DcSchanel president of the
French Chamber oi@Oeputies visited CONSTANT
nOple the Sultan deemed Zonaros picture the
most worthy present be possessed and gave il to
him. At present 1t hangs in the Chamber OF
Deputies.
BY appointing Zonero official painter of tho
court the Sultan with sweep OF his hand wiped
away the Old prejudice against art As result
the National Museum. which formerly existed
but IN name, ranks among the most important In
the world today. the Academy of Fine Arts
which was established twenty-three wears ago.
has been invaded bv students who wish 10 study
art, and since 1901 four salons opened in the citv
After q wears work Zonar6 completed a
magnificent painting The Attack" which be
presented to the SUi>an. It pictured Turkish
troops rushing forward with drawn bayonets So
painter the "Order of the Oimanle7 and gave
him one of the finest houses at his comnlaud
Here Zouaro lives with his wife. two little
daughters and sister. lie paints every morn
ING During the afternoon he receives all visitors
who call upon him.
One Of Zouaro's best known pictures IS @Ths
Hcwlng Ruifai Dervishes.' Il shows the der
wishes after pursuing the Tarik, or road leading
to Paradise, falling on the ground in a paToIys-1
of ecstasy
Ano5her picture shows a dervish at prayer.
With closed eyes the bronzed-fsced old man
strikes an attitude of devotion with both hands
held before him