Evening star., 1921-04-10
Notes of Art and Artists

An exhibition Of enlarged photo
graphs of cathedrals in Great Britain
be opened in the Corcoran Gallery o
Art Thursday afternoon with
private view and reception.
This exhibition has been assembled
and will be set forth under the aus
pices Of the National Cathedral AS
sociation, and will have as its centra
feature a group of photographs from
the architects drawings of the grea
cathedral of St Peter and St. Paul
which is to stand on Mount ST. Albar
in this city. witnessing, as do the
great cathedrals of the past, to the
Christian faith of its builders. provid
ing a place of worship for all people
our national city as the cathedrals o.
the old world do over the cities il
which they have been erected.
The cathedrals of Europe are great
monuments of art, and by their sheer
beauty attract not merely worship
ers but visitors from all parts of the
world. Chartres, Rouen, Rheims anG
Amiens are, or were, busy little
towns. centers of industry. but they
are chiefly famous on account of theil
.
ample Of Gothic art
Gothic art was to a great exten,
the aftermath of the crusades. The
impulse which sent men to the Holy
Lands in the face Of the greatest dan
gers and difficulties to seek for the Holy
Grail found expression later in the great
Gothic structures reared by COM
munal effort to the glory Of God
The development was in a measure
logical and was called forth by the
af he W W.
, evolved from the old Romanesque
through the introduction OF the
pointed arch, probably suggested by
Byzantine structures and to meet
which were available. On the other
hand. however, the Gothic style of
architecture differs from all that
went before and was an out-flower-
ing such as had not occurred since the
golden age of Greece. The cathedrals
and thirteenth centuries are evidence to
one OF the greatest democratic move
ments that the world has ever known
the people Of the several communities
in which they stood all taking part in
the upbuilding.
English Cathedrals. which in some in
stances show the art carried to even
greater perfection, were reared in what
might be termed a more aristocratic
manner through the instrumentality and
ders and the crown. In most instances
il win be found that the English cathe-
dralS stand apart and are surrounded
with grounds which give them exquisite
the midst of the towns, the people
live and perform their daily tasks
literally beneath their shadows.
1t win be interesting to note in
these photographs OF cathedrals that
are to be shown the different forms
rr,h ioh
Gothic style took on in France, Ger
many. Italy and England; how there
is certain similarity and at the same
time originality in the various mani
festations; how the pointed style gave
way to the decorated style and later
to the flamboyant style. 1t will also
be interesting to trace the develop
ment from the Norman to the Gothic,
the gradual refinement in line and the
Encouragement of openings, the latter
largely in order to increase light in
the interiors and give opportunity for
the Introduction Of the stained glass
which was one of the glories of the
medieval period.
These Gothic cathedrals were liter
ally composite works OF art. including
in their fabric sculpture. wood carving.
metal work and stained glass of the
highest order of merit. Both at
Chartres and at Amiens scriptural
stories are pictorially told in stone,
fhe one unfolding the life of the
Virgin as legend relates, the other the
tragedy OF John the Baptist as set
forth in the New Testament. The
vero artists of no mean ability. and
they 1abored with fervor, as well as
comprehension of the essential prin-
ciples of all art.
The photographs making up this
Interesting exhibition have been
chosen with the utmost care to show
those features of the various ca
thedrals which are of most interest
historically as well as artistically. To
those who have had the privilege of
seeing the cathedrals themselves they
will be most significant To those who
!. have not, they should give intimation
: OF what these great cathedrals are.
ChaFtrea. and Ami ems. and Rouen, and
Rheims. the last, alas. now in ruins;
Milan. Cologne. Burgos. Toledo: in
Paris. Notre Dame. and in England.
Canterbury, Gloucester, York. Litch-
field, Lincoln. Ely. Exeter. and others
equally as famous will be shown.
The exhibition will continue free to
the public under the usual regulations
governing admission to the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art. from April Is to 80
inclusive.
r. n. Miller, who passed away last
week at the venerable age of ninety
was tfte ufSl oi Ftdi OiSUNcIlOD
TO permanently establish his home
and studio in this city, and he was the
last of a notable group who for many
years lent distinction to life at our
National Capital The other members
of this group were +. II. Messer
Richard N Brooke and Max Weyl. a
splendid quartet, men Of high ideals
Of gentle disposition. of unusual
artistic insight and ability.
Mr.. Miller. in his early days, gave
considerable time to illustrative work
For Robert Burns Tam O'Shanter'
he made series of illustrations which
were handsomely brought out by one
Of the then leading publishers. Mr.
Miller was best known for his land
Scape work. his paintings in water
color and his etchings, but the human
Interest was always keen with hin
'sHd he delighted in introducing fig
lTcE into his compositions. Many viii
recall with interest and pleasure
picture which he painted and eXhi-
i4ted here of a young girl, one of his
own daughter, standing in the mids
of daisy field.
AZ one time Mf. Miller had a sum.