Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-15
UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT BY
 ART STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
Old Masters in TahIeaux-Address by Carroll Beci<with of New York.

X unique entertainment was thor oughly enjoyed by large audience at Slater hall on Wednesday evening. This was given by the Norwich Art Stu dents association of which Mrs. Robert W. Perkins is the president, and took the form of lecture by Carroll Beck with of New York, accompanying Old Masters in TableauX.
 Music by the Harmony club was a delightful prelude to the tableauX and was interspersed between the different parts of the artistic program, giving the music lovers a treat in harmony with the beauty of the pictures. The first three tableauX, taken from the work of Carpaccio, Lotto and Giorgone, were respectively the charming angel with the lute, from the Academia in Venice, the portrait of Madonna Laura gracious in pose and rich in detail and color, and the handsome portrait of a young man, noble in it's simplf- city of treatment. These were posed by Miss Hazel Fletcher Mrs. J. FL dred Brown and Miss Sarah Loring.
 They were followed by the delicate profile portrait of the beautiful Bea- trice dfEste by AmbrogiO de Predis Miss Ruth Lord) and the well known portrait of his daughter LaVinia. by the great Titan (Mrs. Edson F. Gal laudet), a superb young figure in rich satin dress
 Carroll Beckwith Upon Italian Art.
 MT. Beckwith was then introduced by Principal TirrelI and his short talk upon Italian Art and Its Influences was received with enthusiasm. He said these pictures take us back to the time of the Renaissance in Italy. This was truly a breaking forth of thought and of art. Today there is another renaissance period-but it is sfaT ,1fy Jtgra, religious fervor and tdeality which in spired the Italian artists are left out now. But they are only asleep. They are innate in the American people. They have imagination and inspira- ton, now bounded by material and scientific ideals.
 Carpaccia was Venetian draughts- man-and not feeble one. His fig ures are spIendidy drawn. Lorenzo Lotto. called Lotto the Dreamer was a friend of Titan who produced much work of religious and poetic char acter GiorSOne next to Titan was the finest painter of the group. He began painting at the age of r and possessed a handsome and charming personality. AmOrogio de Predis was possibly the painter of the portrait known at Beatrice d'SEte. It is not sure. Titan to the painters is q god, one to whom they look back with the most ardent admiration and enthus- 8 no other artist is his equal. He ere ated the Venetian school of art.
 From the Dutch School.
 Pictures from the Dutch school came next beginning with Ter Borch's Concert (Mrs. Charles D. White and Miss Ada l.. Richards distinguished for the glow of rose colOred light on the graceful girl in the foreground and the coolness and delicacy of the back ground. Following came Franz Hals's Singing Boy (Miss Marjorie Brown ing) a jolly and spirited young figure. Vermeer's Pearl Necklace (AIiss Lucy Loring) showed the difficult problem of 2 girIish form in pale yellow against paler yellow background. a picture showing delicate gradations of golden tones and being striking con- trast to the warm reds and browns and heavy shadows in Rembrandt's splendid portrait of himself (Miss Nancy Lucas}.
 The Dutch school was then touched upon by Mir. Beclwith. He said: We have come down 200 years and come north to Holland It was a time lige our own of commercial prosperity. Men were busy making money and buying pictures. The artists put no great ideals into their work. but painted well the people of their time. Form and color the two things necessary to an artist were theirs. Ter Borch paint ed about t5 concertS-peoDle grouped around musical instruments Today these are priceless. Franz Iials was 2 Dutchman of DUtchman rather 2 careless but a sitpnrD painter. The Pearl Necklace By Nermeer is a very small picture. almost priceless. Only about % works of his are known and arc Urueuaii. interesting. Rembrandt painted himself often. His was q most romantic career.
 From the French School
 Four pictures from the French school were next given. Wattaau's daintily frivolous young courier. Indifferent (Miss Mary Lester) was the first, which gave place to a char acteristic subject of Greuse's q pretty and sorrOWing girl (Miss Mildred Cary) bending over her dead bird The portrait of the lovely daughter of Louis KY, Princess Louise, by Nattier (Mrs. Gilbert s. Raymond) was carefully copied even to the slightly artificial grace of the delicate hand holding the flower. This was followed by Madame Le Brun's piquant and vivacious DOT trait of herself Alr. Beckwith spoke now of the time of Louis XIV and XV, a gay, attra CtiVe, flashing atmOSDhere full of charm and gayety. Watteau's Courier was wonderfully true to the life and costume of the French court for which he painted ell was a mas ter painter. Louis believed in and pro noted French art and made the French the creators of styles in art which has meant millions to the na- ton. These two created the beauty of towns villages and parks in France. the result of which is found in our art commissions of Il American cities As to English art there is none more widely represented in this country than the English masterpieces of the time of Sir Joshua Reynolds whose Age of Innocence (Miss Constance Learned) was a lovely child looking into the l future with thoughtful eyes. the rapt little figure white against the dark 1 background. This is one of his best known pictures and was the only ex- ample given Of the English school and i ended an evening of rare interest.
 Most of the tableauX had been vgien i at various times this winter in the l association meetings as part of the i plan of the program committee. Mrs. 1 their reproduction Miss Nancy Lucas ! 9s stage director, and Miss Rose ! TrumbUll in charge of the lighting were assisted by many other members of : the art association. Combined with i Mir Beckwith's delightful remarks . and the music by the Harmony club . the result was most artistically pleas { ing.
 Steamer Block Island will complete her relief on steamer New Shoreham's l. run from Providence to Block Island Monday and will relieve steamer Gen era1 on the Wickford run. When the Wickford completes repairs the Block Island will come to the Norwich Block