| Show RARE OLD PAINTINGS I 1 V IN DRESDEN GALLERY special letter yin X THE quiet city of dresden iiii I 1 met astonishing 1 for although our american women so go through college and practice law and medicine they are not in advance of their german sisters in all things it la is an everyday occurrence in all the large cities of germany to see the women as well as the men holding a lighted cigarette between their fingers shortly after we arrived in dresden we were sitting on the terrace of our hotel when a man and hia his wife or dered coffee and cigarettes apparently unconcerned but so many americans blared stared at them theta that the following evening the woman smoked her cigarette before she came come out on tho the terrace surely there can be nothing more beautiful than the elbe at night when the stare stars shine on the water the river looks like a belt of allver studded ath millions of brilliants the water Is calm and would scarcely over ever stir except in the wintertime when it rises were it not foi the immense log rafts that are sent fram saxon switzerland some of these iron bound logs are so heavy that they require sit six men to work them they are cot tot brought to dresden but are mostly bent to hamburg where the wood la to utilized in the building of ships besides these women omen and the color of their hair Is all that the name of the artist sue sug beats we tere delighted with the celebrated bolet cecella cecelia the er ex pre salon on the musicians face and the position of her hands are such that I 1 almost heard strains from the organ as I 1 gazed upon the picture still these are but a few of tho the riches of the italian masters m that this grea great gallery owns it prizes among its rarest possessions Corros gloa much copied holy night in this picture mary la Is bending over the little one and the light reflected from tho the child illuminates her sweet and lovely face wite the othere others gathered around the tle manger are filled with wonder as they look upon the child beautiful picture of the madonna v ith the christ child and st john ie to also in the royal picture gallery one of its choicest gems there vms as but one raphael throughout the ages and one andrea dd dal sarto this florentine wad was a perfect master of color and form and had lie ho pos hessed more inspiration no one can tell what heights he might have gained in dresden there are only two genuine works of andrea del sarto one ii au the betrothal of st cath crine erine and the other Is 1 the picture of abraham about to offer isaac As the father raises his knife to kill his ten tep R V n 14 r t 71 0 f V BETROTHAL OF ST CATHERINE andrea del sarto rafts tufts pleasure boats ply on the river to schandau and to meissen and email small boats that look like gondolas and are propelled the same ay take to the opposite bank where private and public bathhouses are stationed at dresden several deveral attract attractions lotis are near the old bridge on the left bank of the river on the left loft as you up approach from the neustadt neu staat Is to tho the druehl torraca torra cp and opposite are tho the roman catholic church and the palace dut but tho the great feature 0 interest in asden D asden Is to the royal picture gallery it possesses many excellent work works of madonna wh wih the christ child and st john rembrandt van dyke and rubens rubens flu bene most interesting picture Is I 1 the last judgment aich is a sketch of the large picture in the at munish it la Is ex on account of tha treatment rathe than for form and color the exar plon rion of baan and suffering from the na Is 1 natural titian la Is represented by seme lovely stricken son ho he hears the voice ot of an angel from on high telling of reprieve the gnat picture in the dresden collection Is madonna ladonna A dl di san sisto I 1 which was purchased hy by the gallery in 1753 17 and until then had adorned tho the high altar attar in the monastic church of san sisto at piacenza tho the colors look as fresh as an it they had been put on the canvas canine but yesterday and the blending of tones la Is beautiful the robe of tho the madonna ie Is blue and red thai that of st sextus is yellow touched with red and st gown Is green trimmed with yellow and blue rho subject Is wonderfully well conce canceled led the green have been drawn aside and mary sweet aud and gentle though self possessed has descended to earth to give the christ child to the world though only a babe lie ile wears the intelligence of 9 v grown man she does not hold the infant to her breast but rather as if it she desired to present him to humanity saying he Is lour king receive him popo pope sextus 11 II and st barbara are on either side aide of the madonna waiting to accept the child pe ing through a veil that divides heat heal en and earth are thousands of angel hela while two angels are resting on the earth with eyes on the christ cb ch id dav after day we went back to this wonderful rid erful picture and it ever bespoke we same sweetness and loveliness lovell nees with feeling of regret we left the painting that has been a source of in to thousands of painters with greater regret we left the gallery that had disclosed to us come some of the greatest dutch flemish german and baltan masters mast cra but with deep let re r tet et we bado farewell to lovely dresen made beautiful by its silver it t am its fir gardens splendid ma mar r lie aes and rare paintings the cit city that a source of inspiration to the paint a the musician and the poet aada 1 |
