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Review Of Literature—Fine Arts—Exhibitions—The Drama, &C.
As a work of art it is chaste and correct . To the members of the Order it is interesting as a characteristic delineation of their illustrious Master in Grand Lodge . The official minutiae are carefully and faithfully preserved . The Medica Sacra ; or , Diseases mentioned in the Bible . B y
Thomas Shapter , M . D . This book is one of those curious productions which display acute reasoning and deep research , without being applied to any purpose that can possibl y be productive of benefit to mankind . Many from curiosity may read it , but few will be interested . It belongs to a class of literature not generally appreciated by the world ; too profound for common speculation , and too learned for any to comprehend
its critical acumen hut men versed in the original languages of the sacred writings . AVhile we thus candidly express our opinion , ive fully acknowledge the great industry and evident learning of its author , and can readily promise that his valuable time and attainments , if applied to subjects wliich can more readily associate with general interest , will find a useful success .
FINE ARTS . THE exhibition of pictures near the Haymarket presents a galaxy of talent highly creditable to the state of the arts . England has gradually been forming a school of painting , in which the excellencies in the old masters are combined with the peculiar tone and chasteness of its own ; the rich colouring of Claude rerives in our modern Turner , while
Lawrence ancl his successor , the president of the Academy , as portrait painters , stand unrivalled in Europe—David , the idol of the French school , sinks into insignificance beside them . Martin has a splendid picture for the ensuing exhibition . AVe know not which to admire most in this extraordinary man ; the rich , classical imagination embodied in his designs , his architectural wonders , which strike the
admiring beholder as reliques of a world forgot , or the gorgeous tone of colouring which pervades the ivhole . Justly may England be proud of a man who has created a school of so peculiar and intellectual a character , combining in its beauties the passion of a Raphael , the bold fight and shade of a Rembrandt , and the brilliancy of a Rubens . The celebrated statue called the Prophet , from the chisel of the
Danish sculptor , Thonvaldson , has just been purchased in Rome by an English amateur . AVe know of few specimens of that great man in this country , except those at Chatsivorth . The Emperor of Russia has , for several years , been adding to his collection : his agents , both in France and Italy , have bought up several
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of Literature—Fine Arts—Exhibitions—The Drama, &C.
As a work of art it is chaste and correct . To the members of the Order it is interesting as a characteristic delineation of their illustrious Master in Grand Lodge . The official minutiae are carefully and faithfully preserved . The Medica Sacra ; or , Diseases mentioned in the Bible . B y
Thomas Shapter , M . D . This book is one of those curious productions which display acute reasoning and deep research , without being applied to any purpose that can possibl y be productive of benefit to mankind . Many from curiosity may read it , but few will be interested . It belongs to a class of literature not generally appreciated by the world ; too profound for common speculation , and too learned for any to comprehend
its critical acumen hut men versed in the original languages of the sacred writings . AVhile we thus candidly express our opinion , ive fully acknowledge the great industry and evident learning of its author , and can readily promise that his valuable time and attainments , if applied to subjects wliich can more readily associate with general interest , will find a useful success .
FINE ARTS . THE exhibition of pictures near the Haymarket presents a galaxy of talent highly creditable to the state of the arts . England has gradually been forming a school of painting , in which the excellencies in the old masters are combined with the peculiar tone and chasteness of its own ; the rich colouring of Claude rerives in our modern Turner , while
Lawrence ancl his successor , the president of the Academy , as portrait painters , stand unrivalled in Europe—David , the idol of the French school , sinks into insignificance beside them . Martin has a splendid picture for the ensuing exhibition . AVe know not which to admire most in this extraordinary man ; the rich , classical imagination embodied in his designs , his architectural wonders , which strike the
admiring beholder as reliques of a world forgot , or the gorgeous tone of colouring which pervades the ivhole . Justly may England be proud of a man who has created a school of so peculiar and intellectual a character , combining in its beauties the passion of a Raphael , the bold fight and shade of a Rembrandt , and the brilliancy of a Rubens . The celebrated statue called the Prophet , from the chisel of the
Danish sculptor , Thonvaldson , has just been purchased in Rome by an English amateur . AVe know of few specimens of that great man in this country , except those at Chatsivorth . The Emperor of Russia has , for several years , been adding to his collection : his agents , both in France and Italy , have bought up several