The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-12

upon a terrace, are sleeping soldiers.
while an angel leans upon each end OF
cloaked figures OF the three Marys are
seen approaching. Tintoretto repre-
sents Jesus az bursting out OF the rock
or the scpulchre with such force that
the rent stones threaten 10 crush tho
guarding angels themselves. Rem
brandt attempted the same theme. lilo
represented the angel in the act OF re-
moving the Stab covering the scpul-
chrc from which the Christ is awaken
ing. In tho foreground tho shadowy
forms of soldiers tiec in terror and dis.
order. and one OF them is overturned
head hrs,. by the lifting of the slab
These representations. thus hastily de-
scrihcd, are not among the master
pieces OF their painters, nor are they
surrounded by Incidents OF particular
Interest
The MRryn at the Tomb.
One of the most beautiful OF the
great modern paintings dedicated to tho
hrst Easter morning Is that OF Hof.
halted just inside the deeply chiseied
doorway of graf tomb. far within
rection in burst OF light. Two OF tho
women have dropped to their knees.
One hears the bowl in which they had
f3ouSucrcau. the modern French his
tor!cal and portrait painter; has used
the same theme. Az seen In the ac-
conipanyinE reproduction. he repre-
scnts the three Narys gathered at tho
door OF the tomb, where they ind tho
huge stone rolled away and the in
terror Of the Scpulchrc glowing with
heavenly Hight. In another painting,
Easter Morn" Bouen crcau paints tho
rocky cave, at the mouth of which sits
the angel In the foreground are two
OF the holy women. amazed al tho
white. haloed figure of the risen Christ
standing before them. banner in hand
''Noii Nc TnnKere."
After the resurrection. the next
have inspired many of the great paint
ers was the scene in the garden when
Mary, Magdalene. after mistaking Jesua
for the gardener, approached Him and
received the admonition: Touch mo
Yet assembled to My father" This
of the masters under the title "Noli
Me Tangere." Perhaps the most beau
tiful. of these is the painting by Cor
reggie: which hangs in the Prado Gal
lery. Madrid. He shows tho Magdalene
fallen upon her knees. while she looks
passes before her with one hand point
Ing TO heaven The hand with which
drawn back in this view. but in the
scene by the great Titan she Is en-.
withdrawing from her the white robes
in which He is partially clad.
In this picture Titan oddly enough
l,
TO carry out the story that Mary mis-
took Him for the gardener. and Lo-
renzo di Crcdi. u Contemporary. also
placed hoe. although n much stoutor
Implement in the hand of tie risen
Christ. In the painting of this scene
by Barocci, who belonged to the next
generation, tho meeting seems to take
place indoors, and Mary has a small
jar in her hand.
The Supper Mt Emmaus.
The reSurrected Christ's appearance
to the disciples OH their way to EN-
maus and His supper with them there
are the next Easter events which havo
inspired great pictures. For the Daint-
ing or this supper scene by Titan (re-
produced herewith) several well-known
dignitaries OF the time were used as
models. Thus the disciple on the right
with pilgrims hat is Cardinal
NiIpens; the other disciple represented
Is Ferdinand the Catholic. while tho
landlord of the inn is Charles ", and
the page is Philip II. Another ccie-
hrated canvas devoted to this theme Ia
that of Rembrandt. hanging in ~"
Louvre. Paris. 'h'
The incredulity OF ST. Thomas pho
until he inspected the crucidwin,,,
wounds. refused to believe that no ho
held the resurrected form OF his Mas
tcr-the event which gave MS nM,
phrase. "doubting Thomas''-has boon
represented In numerous great nai,t
inBs, notably that OF Rubens. NV H.,
the Antwerp Museum. A great cnn,,a az
depicting scene directly folloWin"s
this Is one Of Raphael. showing ths
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