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:he massacre of the Mamelukes , who, at his command,were shot by his soldiers. In both these copies not onlyis the general effect of the original picture faithfullyrendered, but the intention and feeling of the artist arepreserved in a degree which could hardly be expected,when we remember that the process by which thesecopies are executed is a purely mechanical one. (CouncilMedal, jointly with Class XIX.)
7. Different kinds of Printing , such as Lithographyand Lithochromy %
R. J. Lemercier, of Paris (558, p. 1205). This artistexhibits a number of lithographs, which from their force,depth of shadow', and fine gradation of tints and generaltone, must rank among the most remarkable specimens ofthis art which have yet been produced. Prize Medal.
Lithochromy.
Exgelmann (192, p. 1183). This celebrated estab-lishment has well sustained its reputation by the series ofadmirably executed specimens of lithochromy, which itexhibits.
A. Gat.li, of Milan (711, p. 1043). A youthful femalefigure, to which the sculptor has given the name ofSusanna. The forms are pleasing and the movementpretty, and the work is very carefully executed in marble.Rut without the addition of the two Elders it would beimpossible to recognize the subject. Prize Medal.
A. Sangiorgio, of Milan (722, p. 1043). A colossalbust, in marble, of the poet Vincenzio Monti; the con-ception of this work is very spirited, and the executionmost masterly and careful. Honourable Mention.
I. Fraccaroj.i, of Verona (710, p. 1043). David in theact of slinging the stone at Goliath. The motive ofthis figure is very spirited, but a little strained; thefeatures have a noble expression. The youthful characterof the head does not accord with the rest of the body,in which the muscles are too strongly marked. Thisartist also exhibits a statue of Achilles wounded in theheel. Prize Medal.
L. Marchesi, of Milan (716, p. 1043). Eurydice . Inthis figure, which is of marble, there is something verypleasing in the general expression, but the execution ofthe details leaves much to be desired. Honourable Men-tion.
Printing in Colours from Wood Blocks.
B. Graphic Delineations on Plane Surfaces.
G. Silbermann, of Strasburg (374, p. 1194), is theinventor of this mode of printing, and the coloured im-pressions from wood blocks exhibited by this artist are inevery way remarkable. Prize Medal.
Although the facsimiles of the illuminations and initialletters of ancient MSS., exhibited by the Count Augustede Bastard (1717, p. 1258), are worthy of the greatestadmiration on account of the extraordinary truth andskill with which they are executed, yet these worksought hardly to have been admitted into the Exhibition,as most of them were finished by hand.
Here ought not to be omitted the name of Mr. C. E.Clerget, of Paris (799, p. 1219), for his designs gene-rally, and his exhibited works in ornament. PrizeMedal.
A. Sculpture and Works of Plastic Art.
1. Sculpture on a large Scale .
The only parts of the Austrian dominions from whichlarge works of sculpture have been contributed are theItalian provinces, and especially Milan . In these worksmay be remarked a strong tendency to Realism.
G. Strazza, of Milan (713, p. 1043). Ishmaol. Thisname is given by the artist to the figure of a boy lyingon the earth, expiring of thirst. The dry and meagreforms, characteristic of this period of boyhood, are ren-dered with a truth which borders on the repulsive. Theexecution is masterly. The head, which is evidentlystudied from some type quite foreign to the subject ofthis work, conveys an expression of exhaustion which isalmost painful. In the representation of this subject bypainters, an angel bringing help to Ishmael is alwaysintroduced, and from the absence of this figure thegeneral impression produced by the work of M. Strazzais most painful, and unrelieved by any mitigating cir-cumstance. Prize Medal.
R. Monti, of Milan (746, p. 1044). Eve after theFall, arrived at the full consciousness of her crime. Thisfigure, which is in marble, is appropriately conceived;the motive is pleasing, and the execution is very careful.It has consequently obtained from the Jury a PrizeMedal.
This figure was not so generally admired by the publicas another work by the same artist, representing a girlkneeling, with a thin veil thrown over her face, but thepreference was-not rightly given. Though extraordinaryskill is shown in the execution of this veiled figure, truejudges of art must always esteem it a mere specimen ofdexterous workmanship, and they cannot but think, thatin thus deviating from the undisguised representation ofthe human features, the artist has renounced the onlymeans by which beauty, character, and expression canbe distinctly rendered iu the countenance.
Enamel Painting .
Nigg (615, p. 1038), Painter in the Imperial PorcelainManufactory of Vienna . The Holy Family, after a pic-ture in the Imperial Gallery at Vienna , 'attributed toRaphael. In this copy the forms are rendered withtolerable fidelity, but the pale tone of the flesh veryinadequately represents the warm powerful colouring o*fthe original picture. The artist has succeeded better ina flower piece, in which the colours of the flowers aremost carefully rendered in all their original trutli andforce. Honourable Mention.
Painting on Glass.
G. Bertint, of Milan (737, p. 1044). A design, in thecentre of which the poet Dante is represented seated: onhis right hand is Matilda, on his left Beatrice. Thispicture is set in an architectural frame, in the Gothicstyle. It is very seldom that we find in glass painting somuch artistic expression as has been attained in thefigures, more especially the female figures, in this work ;and their effect is heightened by the remarkable harmonyof the deep soft colouring. But, on the other hand, thearchitectural frame is utterly at variance with the tasteand principles of construction in Gothic architecture, andtwo great black spaces, in the upper part of the picture,have a very disagreeable effect, from their contrast to thdrest of the design,which is meant to produce the impres-sion of a picture. From the arbitrary mixture of theArchitectonic and Pictorial systems of glass-painting inthis work, its effect as a whole cannot be agreeable to thebest judges. Prize Medal.
P. Bagatti-Valsecchi, of Milan (616, p. 103S). Apainting on glass, representing Lucia Mondella, theheroine of Manzoni’s celebrated romance, the “ PromessiSposi .” As a specimen of genre painting on glass, thiswork is very remarkable in drawing, colour, generaleffect, and manner of execution. Honourable Mention.
Lithochromy.
The Imperial Printing Office of Vienna (362,pp. 1025-2S). The work, “ Paradisus Vindobonensis,”exhibited by this establishment, contains a great numberof lithographs of flowers and plants, which are repre-sented in form, colour, and every other respect, withremarkable truth to nature. Prize Medal.
The Italian sculpture of the present day cannot bedescribed as possessing any one general character; someof the modern school still imitate the style of Canova, asfor instance, Bienaime; others again, like Teuerani,follow rather in the steps of Thorwaldsen ; others, likeMarochetti , have devoted themselves, in conception andrepresentation, to the romantic school.