The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-07


Judge ~ one Of force and muscle.
Somehow. even if It's rank treason 90
say 50, Michael Angeles conception Of
the Son % Man does not touch the
heart as heinH a msrelful Radsanaer
the beloved Shepherd. of whom the
teacher OF Betheny spoke. By Ills
side sits the Virgin. who shares ats
throne with Him. Here r. enc OF the
tenderest and lovei'sat OF the naas-
ter's creations and around her are
saints and martyrs bearing tho in.
atrumenta of their euffesing. Back Of
the Virgin. and on tho left Of the
savior. ths dead arc rising and on
the right Of the picture. the doomed
souls ara being damned AID Dragged
into Hell Down they SO. The devils
drag them farther and farther down.
until Charon ferries them across the
styx.
Many delightful human stories ara
told by vasari. and the sixteenth cen
tnry writer's. concerning the making
of this picture. First og ell Michael
Angelo was never paid a penny FOR II.
lie regarded Il. as his gsft 90 the glory
OF God. lie painted the hksneaaea of
most Of hts friends. I'm the goodly
company Of tho ApossIesi and be put
hts enemies. a. least certain Of them.
preFnaturely IN Hell In ne extreme
corner. u the nathermoss Hell be
drew Bragio of Cessna. who vontsFed
20 find fault with tho work. Tha story
goes on 70 cav that he audacsoualy
put tho likeness Of ona OF the reign
ing cardinals there also.
Now when this prince OF the church
heard o. the artists piece Of ttnperts-
nenco and sacriiege. he earrisd the
matter 10 Pops Julius. II seems. fer
some obscure reason. this particular
cardinal was not in the ponfifictal
favor. Perhaps Michael Angelo knew
whore his bread was 0atfered. So all
tho good ths cardinal gained from
protesting 90 his Holiness was tho
doubtful information that since tho
master had immorfaIlxed him BY
painting his portrait az al. he had
10 ter be- glad that no was IN Hell.
9th erwise hsfore the century clnsed.
no one would remember what had be-
come Of aim.
Seeing that Michael Angelo Buon-
arrotl had been dead all those cen
turtles. and that the protestant Saind II
ever in part iconoclaa site. theirs rises
IN ms mind today. with the same
cl@arnews that II was originally con-
when I studied this picture 50
closely. that ! had a cFick In my neck.
and my eYotmlis Ghrohhed. this pro-
est. There is one philosophical fault
ln the worlds masterpiece. Here II
is--To the ieft Of the Savior. and q
lltsie above Him, IL painted a figure.
which is said % be God the Eternal.
reaching down 90 bless IFgs son. IL
BAT Aas Of a. So - -
the beauty 90 the c0untenmnce OF this
small figure leads the mind 10 think
as much. then there r. something
wanting right here Something want
Ing too. IN tire faith that can lead
this wonderful fatherhood
II God.
Behold. tho great eternal hroodsnw
spirit 81 the Universal FathsrI Hera
e a subject worthy OF al art Had
he master attempted itT And then
he answer CONFESS No. Genius never
attempts the impossible. and the only
conception TITS children can ever gee
Y the Omnipotent II what they
glimpse in the faces Of the cons II
Nary. We are not like the H0tfantot.
sr that precocl0us lid Of cur own
ace. The first takes mud and makes
Il it ga image Of the Almighty. while
his hoy IN the primary class when
Tor playing In school said: n
IN drawing a picture az Cod. ~You
'ans, said the Mortified teacher.
Ne one knows what God looks ifkes~
Yes. I know said the prmoecuniea
40 --''Isat They win. when I finished
his picture
In the point - this STORY. hMve
truck the keynote OF Fay dlssatlsfac-
ion. had come to Rome. 10 tina
9asisan. and Into this Holy 81 Holes.
he Eisilne Chapel wanted 10 sas
he wUfld's masterpiece wanted =
,icsuEe Of 0od-Ana I rad behaaa a
'icture 81 tha Son ~ Mary. ana the
'hiisiren q mnn; hat Michael Angeie
Aaa indeed proved his genius. he haa
'0k attempted tho inapossgbla-