If You Have Never Had The Pleasure Of Gazing Upon Niagara You
Will Want To Pause Long Before Frederick E. Church's Painting Of
It, For He Seems To Have Caught Some Of Its Fleeting Beauties
And Transferred Them To Canvas.
This picture had a startling
effect upon Europeans when it was exhibited in Paris.
When they
compared the falls of Switzerland to it, they gained a more
definite idea of the vast expanse of our natural wonders.
You will not fail to admire the painting, "The Road to Con
Carneau," by William Lamb Picknell. How well he has painted this
scene of quaint old Normandy. As you gaze at the vast stretch of
marshy country, with stone roads, marked by milestones, you
begin to appreciate the wonderful genius of the artist. You can
readily see that evening has come and you seem to feel its
message quite as much as when gazing upon the "End of Day" by
Corot.
Our day here recalled our visit to the Luxembourg gallery and
the Louvre. How much better it is to see part of these
magnificent palaces dedicated to art than to be used by
worthless rulers.
One can never forget the impression made upon him as he gazes at
the halls which are filled with the grandest works of antiquity.
Any of these standing alone would challenge the admiration of
all who see them, but the "Venus de Milo" and the "Winged
Victory" stand out in memory among the innumerable works of art
as the Alps tower above the vales of Switzerland.
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