The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-03-22

seen in the distance, whercupon
John points Him out as the com
Ing Messiah.
THE CALLING or THE DlsCI \
PIES is among the most perfect OF
the pictures, on the very shores CT
iallIee. "Slmon ahd Andrew,
his brother, casting net rto the
sea, for they were fishers. are
seen to respond to the "Master's"
G III; a little further on James and
J ,hn with their father, Zebedet,
are sin the ship mending Their
n u.s." when they too, respond TO
the "ca!i,' and go forth with Hnn
as he first If that little Set We
derful band, that WAS destined toI
influence the world
The Marriage I'D Cana OF ="
the healing of the blind. =
and call that were
form "A continuous se1
scenes, which are de l.
OUT undue emphasis 20
upon any event I'll u q
the "man SICK of the T.. , Is es-
p-riany detailed as valuable
subject. the exact kind of house
N when the miracle took place
b ing ,s.d Lifting the palsled
man % he roof, Irt'lng him dow
among those assembled within,
the Indignation Of the Pharlsees
AZ they hear Jesus words, and
the final command 'take up thy
bed and walk are all thoroughly
and correctly shown, making a
valuable p!cgu,e Iii itself. The
raising Of Lazarus from the tomb
which tradition holds to day as
"Lazarus' tomb" is produced
with care that does no violence,
TO what is perhaps the most diff
cult subject in the series:
The last year of Christ's minis
try is crowded with strongly por-
trayed events, leading up TO the
Last Supper" and tue attendant
lncideuts. Events attending the
especial relationship of Judas are
given full consideration; begin
Mug with his protest when Mary
.wastes" the box OF precious oint
ment, and wipes the Masters feet
with her hair, are most carefully
aud thoroughly enacted. The
covenantiDg with the Chief
Priests for thirty pieces Of silver
aud finally the betrayal. OF the
betrayal it must be said that care
full and transformations work has
been done; incidents which nigh
be easily exaggerated have beer
kept within moderate bounds.
In the supper Ioom' a careful
representation of Christ ''washiDi
the disciples feet is given. Re
ter's protest is plain, followed b,
his desire for complete cleansing
OF The "I.as. Supper" 1t is eviden
great care has been taken 10 TO
: low the record, as also to depic
the occa> iOn AZ seen hy artists Q
earlier times. Reverence and da
. soIemnity are apparent. the giav
ty OF the dipping aud plesen in
=. the "sup" to Judas are answer
? to the question of Peter and Johl
- I'M aster, is it I!' The sect in Il
, Garden is full of detail, which
d only seen by careful Observation
, Peters assault on the servant I
- The High Priest, whose ear he ca
~ off. and Chrlst's immediate hea
4 ing cf the same are importan
, The fal lug back" of the sold e
4 at Chrisi's declaration II an y.
r is we'll shown.
]. After the arrest the So
Is pearance before Pile
r the masterpieces OF Of
y, The groupings here ii
,r best, "Christ before e, al
T.. Pilates endeavOr t. lease Hi
? are exceedingly strong picture
The "Ecce Homo" is a graph
reproduction ending with Pila
T. washing bis hands and glvi,
h sentence "set ye to it," L
c. knocking: scOurgIng, the crown
y. thorns, the casting lots for Christ
garments are all shown in une
agserated yet sad detail.
The procession TO Calvary Fl
lowing the presumed route origi
=" ally taken is strange seen
= ;, which, while true, arouses a CO
u =. tlict of thoughts as to how tho
u Oughly these scenes should be /
= produced; suffice 1t to say tn
- the written record has not be-
violated, cruel as IA that recor
IL 40 likewise il the portrayal T
as crucifix,Ou follows with the q
OF merous details. the reed g al
u sponge. the rerrntant thief, t
"a faithful women, the darkness, 4
W loud cry: ut is finished" al
r. "yielding mp the Ghost"
"a dies, making redemption CO
plete. and the worlds create
%, tragedy is over.
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