Evening star., 1928-05-06
The Story of Civilization
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Gentle and Giovanni, the sons. and
NicoloSa. daughter, who brought into
the soft Venetian style a new influence
By marrying the powerful Mantuan art
iSt. Mantegna These four men were
the preparation: the fulfillnent came
with Gianoellmi's pupil, Giorgio Bar
hareI1a
He was called Gioreione - Big
George e"-because there was so much
20 him; but his life. which began in
1878, was al too short ending when he
was only 80. one wonders what he would
have done with Micfelangelo's four
score years and nine He belongs to
the Sllbtier artists of the Renaissance.
beloved by Pater and all connoiSseurs
OF nuances; he had studied Leonardo's
style as well as the Bellini technique.
and now he played with backgrounds
falling away into undistinguishable
distances and eyes looking beyond life.
Fer a while he painted holy pictures.
Like the others Of his time. and drew
the attention of all Venice with
his meditative -St Sebastian: then.
as soon as he might, he secularized his
brush and made such masterpieces as
The knight Of Malta" and the sPor-
trait 81 Man Finally. his art ma
turing into perfection ne produced The
Concert and the Sleeping Venus: in
one he painted inspiration and profound
rapture, turned the very soul OF music
into light and shade. and filed the pic
ture with the sweetness of unheard mel
ocles, in the other he studied with pa
tient love every curve Of beauty's body,
the soft texture of the flesh. and the re-
pose Of sleeping limbs. the departed
glory Of woman's hair, the delicate
sculptufy Of nose and ears and lips and
the quiet mooesty of natural nudity
MoTeih, hardest 10 please Of all critics.
and oblivious Of PraxIteieS. pronounced
this prize of Dresden's gallery the most
beautiful Venus in the history Of art
Fate Of Giorgione
Time was hard on Gio-zions. and
psrsimonious with him. He painted
many frescoes IA Venice. which yasarl
has described. but where they were,
only blurred spots remain. So time
wages its var against art. and vows
vengeance on all beauty. Even OF the
works that remain none is indisputably
Gs0rgione's. and the very praise we
give him lis darkened with doubt
While Gioygione was laboring 20 his
own honor and 10 that Of his country"
says Tagari. 'fhe was also much in So
ctefy. and delighted his many friends
with mis- admirable performance in n1u-
&c. Al this time he fell in love with a
LADY, who returned his affection with
equal warmth and they were immeas-
urably devoted 10 each other But in
the year 1911 il happened that the lady
was attacked BIZ the plague. when
CtoTg1one also. not aware OF this cir
esnx1ance. and continuing his accus-
toned visits. vas infected by the dis
EASE. and that with SO much violence
tfasf IN very short time he passed into
another life" Death came 20 hin Jug;
IS he finished his tutelage and had
r1ace himself a master Of his art
Men Gle. bit man lives on. and We
netsau painting continued ruthiessiY.
t1oufb GloTgione lay in his grave
SeYenteen years before ClorgIoYe's
death Liepstod coTreggio had been
born At the little town from which he
Yeceaged his name. Antonio Alieari "a
CoFfeggIo. nature took away with one
rsnc and gave generously With the
other We hear Of Allegrl first as
EeDnllebS LAD. aided and aoetted I'M the
strange passion f0F art By a rich woman
~ TIE io@G. he was 80 grateful that
ne studied and worked hlnlseif into tz-
hzastioYl. At Parma ne painted fres.
coeG On the wallf and ceiling Of the
great cathedral. Here al the outset ao-
I'eaFe9 the softress os contour and Tie
giow Ot aooanalug color. which we're
70 cEiaFacterlze Coreggio's style here,
TOO. HzS the first attempt Of an artist
~ pierce q ceiling by painting clouds
sglc SKY upon IL 30 vefaelOusly that
ss ore lookfo upon i one saw nc cell
lE2 there Al all Titan said Of the
isehcoet iD the elp0la that the yasf
CONS nl2ht pe inverted and flied with
R9ac snc set no. De worth al rasicn
- #hen sooEne6 G1th C0rFe2gios hand
I]os8 u heeB excessive praise? And
80 tocay men offer millions fof the
works ~ tae6e Venetian masters ard
f3nc tnemaelses refused Artists live
sf p"YeftY tast art dealers may be
Tieh
Famous Iad0nmsa
There 1s . tenderness IN Carreggiq
~heh MAKES even bis senauality harm
lett anG asgene and indeed here Wa
venetian painter who Yetoiced n1uch
W JS9ifsylHg saints Every one ot
El8fkf1e Maconna& Is nous Holy
algnf itlc Birth ~ Christ tbe Ma
Donna DELLA ScDdella, tf1e Madonna
celia Ilngsfeils" the Madonna " ST.
Seofge" ga Hi13cb the lQgter Of the
saint = arfDDf sI4d TIE sglend0r ~ his
ire and halr Dy1cb tne peaka of art.
1iif Madonna ana Child with St
Frafleie aIc 81 John" eanotbef tseak~
IRE r. DfesceL's eHglatle gallery and
the Madonna h6oring the Infant. ~
Na}leh olAAo Romano, painter and
architect said he hsc never seen such
perfect C0lofln2 Et! more renowned
f the "hoiI ne Tangere" ak It Is
wrongly calico for nothing could be 80
fsf ftoFn the thought agld gesture "
ChF2sl ~ tfe k14eeliHg MaQdaleg ~
iGe colo command do not touch
re Rather 1Hs eGaeIlee 81 the picture
- g}e fsstaeg s8k feels IA the lure ii
tGF Masters pefaonaliiy one almost
jAesfa hft SaY <H PQnplils hBd !
Fss Hsas13 tfIis how the young
artsi, Gffglano ds Cafpi ifsYeled al
TBS Asy from BGlpgas ~ M9dens o.
49, sfe efEBs3 9f fnlA picture sua
&hsn forgot ID rs ne Ea8 Al 3ts k4ce