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Show THURSDAY NIGHT SPEAKING Rap'haol and His Paintings. Mrs. Joanotte McKay Morrell spoke as follows: In many cities In our own country and in a great many more in Europe there are permanent art exhibits to which the school chtldren may go and become familiar with the master pieces of the world. 7t is unfortunato that we have none in Ogden, but the Superintendent, public school teachers teach-ers and club women who have made the effort to give us this splondld exhibit are to bo congratulated most heartily on affording us this rare op. portunlty. That this exhibit will ro-sult ro-sult in good cannot bo doubted, but na it is necessary to bo often In tho presence of great masters to become be-come familiar with them and their works, It Is to be hoped that In the very near future something permanent perman-ent may be established here, too, so that the public may visit it whenever when-ever it desires: then, when the opportunity op-portunity of going abroad comes to any of us, we can better appreciate and gather inspiration from the wonderful won-derful originals the masters have left us. Tho four greatest painters -who ever lived were probably Michael Angelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Titian and Raphael Ra-phael and the most renowned of these was Raphael. Ho has been called "Tho Prince of Painters," "Raphael, the Divine," and 'The Harmonist of the Rennaissance,'' and while It cannot, can-not, he said that ho did everything better than it was ever done by any one els.e, he possessed more qualities of greatness than any other painter. Michael Angelo might have had a greater power and vaster thoughts; da Vinci, perhaps, more charm and feeling; Titian, bettor color and brush worK, Dut every grace oi mina ana hand was Raphael's. One critic has said, "In the history of Italian art, he stands alone, like Shakcspearo In the history of our literature, and he takes the same kind of rank superiority not only of degree, but of quality Show me any sentiment or feeling in any part ancient or modern, and I will show you the same thing either as well or better expressed In Shakespeare. Show me in any painter, ancient or modern, any especial beautv of form, expression or sentiment and in some picture, drawing or print of Raphael s I will show you the same thing as well or better done, and that accomplished ac-complished which others have only Bought or attempted." To this rare union of greatness and versatility as an artist, we must add such personal qualities ns very seL dom meet in tho same individual. A bright, generous, genial, gentle spirit; the most attractive manners and the m06t retiring modesty. "HIb heavenly face the mirror of his mind; His mind a temple for all lovely things to flock to and lnhablL" Born at Urblus, 1483, on Good Friday. Fri-day. Father Giovanni Santl was an artist, ar-tist, Raphael's first Instructor. Placed under PenTginlo whon he was 12 years old. Peruginio's first great Influence in his paintings. "Nuptials of the Virgin," in Milan, Is best example showing this influence. influ-ence. At twenty he visited Florence and came in contact with the work of Fra Bartolomneo and da Vinci. Painted much while there. "St. Catharine," best example of Florentine influence and is a wonderful won-derful improvement over earlier work. At twenty-five he was summoned to Rome by Pope Julius II, who already al-ready had employed Michael Angelo, greatest sculptor of the time and Bra-mante, Bra-mante, the greatest architect Roman Influence last and greatest in his life; best work produced there. Decorated four stanzas In Vatican. Many oThls best portraits and Madonnas Ma-donnas painted in Rome, Made wonderful won-derful cartoons for tapestries for Sis. tine Chapel. Produced many of hie most famous Madonnas In first Stanza Stan-za of Vatican. Ceiling Four allegorical female figures representing Theology, Poetry, Philosophy, Jurisprudence and under each a picture 15 feet high by 25 feet wide representing the different subjects. Under Theology Dispute of tho Holy Sacrament. Under Pootry Mount Parnassus and the Muses. Under Philosophy The School of Athens. Under Jurisprudence Prudence, Second Stanza Blblo subjects of which "The Angel Delivering Peter from Prison" is probably the best. These are considered the best of Raphael's Ra-phael's works. Among the portraits are "Pope Julius Jul-ius II,'' "Pope Leo X," "The Forar-ina," Forar-ina," "John tho Baptist," and ono ot himself. After the death of Julius II, Pope Loo X commanded him to make designs de-signs for tapestries for tho Slstlne Chapel, these to bo woven In Flanders. Fland-ers. Thirteen wore made and for a time all were lost, but ton were found and are now In London, formln? ono of tho greatest art treasures of tho world. Tho tapestries are still In the Vatican but all of them together are not worth one cartoon. The subject sub-ject was "History of tho Apostles." Of more than 120 Madonnas, two best known are "tho Madonna of tho Chair," and "The Slstlne Madonna," tho former In tho Pitti Gallery at Florcnco and the latter in tho Dresden Dres-den Art Gallery. Madonna of the Chair Painted on wood; most wonderful circular composition com-position in the world. Divinely hu. man love of mother as she presses her cheek against the child. Chubby, I round baby nestling to mother liko a bird In nest makes It strong in appeal. ap-peal. Infant John the Baptist, third figure, carries a reed cross as if to herald death of Savior. It Is said to bo a real family group seen by artist and hurriedly sketched on the head of a cask. Slstlne Madonna Painted for con- vent of St Slxtus at Piaccnza. It is Ia vision, figures lifted Into purely Ideal and heavenly atmosphere. Most wonderful representation" of divine child and divine mother with power to sympathize with humanity. Christ child is most oxaltcdly treated, i St. Barbara on ono sldo kneeling 'In humble reverence, St. Slxtus on' other side interceding for humanity. Two cherubs below complete- picture. Draperies are wonderful. "In execution as in design, this Is probably the most perfect picture in the world." In th Dresden Gallery it occupies a room by Itself and visitors entering enter-ing are Instinctively silent They seem to come under the divine Influence In-fluence of this beautiful creation. After Bramaute's death, Raphael succeeded him In superintending tho construction of SL Peter's Cathedral and besides, was commissioned by Pope Leo to prosorve the art treasures treas-ures then being excavated in Old Rome, while engaged in this work, he contracted fover, was 111 fourteen days and died at the early ago of thirty-seven years, leaving the world 287 pictures and 676 drawings. "Tho only very distinguished man of whom we read who died without an enemy or a detractor." His tomb- is in the Pantheon at Rome and is visited by pilgrims from every part of the world who are anxious" anx-ious" to do honor to ono who has given us so much of beauty and Inspiration. In-spiration. Concluded by reading John Grccn-leaf Grccn-leaf Whlttlcr's poem, "Raphael." French School in Art. The pictures representative ot the French school in art that aro ex. hiblted In this display are the works of masters who lived in the last century, cen-tury, said Rev. John E. Carver last night. You havo probably noted that they are almost entirely portrayals of outdoor life. There is a reason for this. The great French master. David, was born in 17-18. He was an artist of such merit that he dominated dominat-ed tho French trend of painting. He was a historical painter and sougnt to make the canvas teach and interpret inter-pret history. As a result he painted characters almost exclusively and through his work and influence gave a fixed trend to painting In France that avoided the nature painting. This influence lasted for soventy-flve years and during that time nature painting was looked upon with such disfavor that It was practically abandoned. aban-doned. About 1S25 there arose a new genius by tho name of Delocrolx, who turned the French taste bacs. to na-turo na-turo painting and the result Is the many scenes of outdoor life portrayed by the French masters of the Inst cen tury. If we omit the beautiful work oi Madamo le Brun one of the best painters paint-ers the women have given to the world and who lived before this period per-iod we will find the pictures here are almost all from this now era. The first master Is Corot. His life was lived from 179G to 1875. It was a life of tragic interest His mother was a milliner in Paris when his father fa-ther married her and they two con. tlnucd in that work. Young Corot worked in a cloth dealers store until ho was twenty-six years of ago. Then his parents retired to a little country place along the Seine. Corot had spent his leisure hours painting and the country life gave him new desire de-sire in that work. Finding that the boy was determined to bo a painter his father gave him a pension of 1,500 francs a year and on this he lived for thirty years. Ho nevor married. He-tolled He-tolled early and late for fifty years at his art. He loved the grey bf early morning and evening and the grey of rainy and cloudy days. He has made the world love It, too. He is the greatest of the new nature' school. He Is ever willing to suppress detail to gain effect His greatest work now In America hangs In tho Corcoran galleries In Washington and is valued val-ued at $60,000. You have It copied here. It is called "The Wood Gatherers." Gath-erers." The name of Bonheur Is a very great one in art. Rosa Bonheur lived 1822-99. Her father was a great painter as well as her brotner. She Is famous for the boldness the robustness robust-ness and the portrayal of action In her animal work. Her great plcturo "The Horse Fair" hangs in the Now York Museum of Fine Arts. Cornelius Vanderbilt paid ?53,500 Tor it Sne can paint animals because she love3 them. Her first Salon pictures were of her pets, one, "Two Rabbits," the other, "Sheep and Goats." She was given the cross of tho Legion of Honor Hon-or in 1853 but It was withheld until 1S65 becauso they disliked to give it to a woman. During the siege of Paris her studio and homo were spared by order of the Crown Prince of Prussia even when the Prussia troops demolished, all about them. Wo said Rosa Bonheur loved anlmais. She at one time desired to learn to paint a Hon. She purchased a large ono and for four years kept him at her studio to study him. She won him frnm florooriORc in conllnnncs Leaving Paris slio sold him to tho "Jardln des Plantes," the large zoo-ologlcal zoo-ologlcal garden of Paris. Three years later she returned to Paris and went to Bee her lion. Tho keepers had treated him cruelly and the fierce nature na-ture returned. The Hon had been beaten blind and was half starved. Madame Bonheur saw him lying In tne cage and called to him. Ho leaped and moaned piteously for ner in his blindness. She rebought him and with her again he again became tame and gentle. She loved animals and out of her great love for them grew much of her skill. Tho name of Millet 1b a very great ono in the list of modern painters and none paid more of toil and sorrow sor-row and want to secure fame than he. He is the master of peasant palnterB because for fifty years ho was one of them. Born in 1S14 In a peasant home he tolled in the fields and bad no time for schooling. A minister taught him to read and then seeing the old prints In the Blblo ho commenced to copy them. His father fa-ther discouraged him and tried In all ways to make him stop painting. At last ho prevailed upon his parents to let him send two pictures to test his skill. The result was so much praise that his town voted him 100 francs a year If he would study art. After a few years study his father died and he had to return and work upon the little farm until his brothers could become able in years to keep tho home. He toiled then again at art but met only rebuke. After thir. ty years of toll wo find him so poor thai he becomes the porter in a little railway depot at a country station. Here ho swept and cleaned during tho day and morning and evenings painted tho "Angelus'' and watched by tho bedside of his nick wife. Thus two years of railway cleaning, painting paint-ing and homo tending were passed. This picture eold In 1899 for $100,000 but ho was very poor up to tho Inst years. His "Gleaners" Is his best work. His portrayal of peasant llfo and tho habits of the poor havo never been surpassed. Theso Chrlstrafl5 daye are days ot china painting. You have hero In Jules Dupre a china painter who arose to fame. His first years and work were spent In his fathers' china and porcelain works ag a designer upon china. The several pictures here of cattle cat-tle painted by Troyon and Van Marcke are of Interest for two reasons. rea-sons. They aro the masters In their Uno of animal painting and then they afford us an opportunity of studying tho teacher and pupil for Troyon was Van Marcke's teacher. The works of Jacque, Renouf, Brc-tou, Brc-tou, and Melssonler were alBO blo-graphically blo-graphically discussed. |