| Show ton tan on in lordon rudolph St arige of dusseldorf Dess eldorf has lately completed after ten aca rs work a copper plate en graving of leonardo de ineis great fresco it is bai c that th I 1 a ii the first tinie picture jim been dareal tali d bv the cli graver rapha I 1 splendid en ta from a drawing of a autty f the tyna I 1 J writing and ah utiler plated i sued ai 11 co its in 1800 tave been more or let the history of work is instructive the at castellazzo Caste lazzo miring of the time of the fresco in the refract tory of mhd monks of santa mari a delta Gr lizie at CommISSI OlTo ed marco dOg giono a pupil of leonardo to paint them a copy for their refectory but being himself hary be expected to abstain from ducloe bow variations of ilia own A dravid dr awiD of copy which was far better preservation than the was madeford by matteini Kat excellent ur 6 who was more I 1 D tent oo 00 the artistic perfection of his work than it fidelity to the original then came the engraver who is credited tigh having work of consummate coi technical ex clllence cel lence but which cannot claim to be an elac reproduction of leon ardos a himself to the blut studied the fresco in its present detate and made use cfall avail ab aitches and uzl sketched chei ma 0 by the painters for his work some of which were to ba fenoid in england the result 10 what he believes to be a tion in copl et of the work as it came from lew rdo pencil exe cuta yas herft atly as modern art can effect 1 I he engraving bas been much prad pra d by german art critics |
