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and on the left with arms outstretched is an
enormous Christ, like a gigantic crucifix or a
vision. The Cardinal, whose inflexible will is re-
flected in his features, holds in one hand a sheet
of paper and in the other a pen. He has some-
thing to record and will record it. It is to be the
supreme testimony which shall admit of no denial
—the testimony of one who will not be intimi-
dated, of one who has seen. He will speak of
Louvain in flames, and the crucifixion of the
Belgian people. He will speak of these things
because it is his duty.
Among the works executed by Besnard in rela-
tion to the war, this one will ever remain a witness
to his superb talent and largeness of heart, and

besides its high value as a work of art it will be
of inestimable worth as an historic document.
If only we might possess it some day in recon-
quered Brussels ! Jules Destree.
MOSCOW.—In modern Russian art the
graphic arts have hitherto occupied a
somewhat subordinate place, and the
number of those who practise and
patronise them is also still rather meagre. This
is especially true of Moscow, while in Betrograd
the Imperial Academy has in this direction
maintained the earlier traditions, so that the
architectural beauties of the capital on the Neva
have been perpetuated in various graphic mediums,
notably—to mention only two instances—the fine


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