1^6 RECOLLECTIONS OF
and Hall of Glory, are replete with art treasures which
command universal admiration. It is no wonder, therefore,
that Bavarians thought it desirable to erect a place in the Park
specially devoted to their statuary and pictures.
Foremost among the works therein exhibited is a large
cartoon by Kaulbach, representing Luther bringing light to the
•world. This composition is treated in a masterly style, and
the figures are full of life and expression, but it is difficult to
understand why the painter has grouped together not only all
great men cotemporaries of the Reformation, but also many
who lived some centuries before.
Hercules Musagetes, by Genelli, of Weimar, is a fine picture
divided into several compartments, and is intended to be exe-
cuted on the walls of a pavilion.
The canonization of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, by Liezenmayer,
is an impressive scene. The Emperor standing by the shrine
of the saint, places a crown on her head, and acknowledges
her as " Queen in the kingdom of God."
Piloty sends two fine paintings : Father Dominicus exhorting
the soldiers before the battle of -Weissenberg, and the Death of
Casar.
The return of the Austrians after the battle of Solferino, by F. •
Adam, is a heart-rending illustration of the horrors of war.
The defeated soldiers, wan, emaciated and smeared with gore,
are painfully dragging themselves along the dusty road, the
stronger assisting the weaker to walk, whilst the most badly
wounded are carried in an agonizing state on a peasant's cart.
We may also mention as fine war scenes the Great Hetman
of Lithuania at the battle ofChoczin, by Brandt, and the Storm-
and Hall of Glory, are replete with art treasures which
command universal admiration. It is no wonder, therefore,
that Bavarians thought it desirable to erect a place in the Park
specially devoted to their statuary and pictures.
Foremost among the works therein exhibited is a large
cartoon by Kaulbach, representing Luther bringing light to the
•world. This composition is treated in a masterly style, and
the figures are full of life and expression, but it is difficult to
understand why the painter has grouped together not only all
great men cotemporaries of the Reformation, but also many
who lived some centuries before.
Hercules Musagetes, by Genelli, of Weimar, is a fine picture
divided into several compartments, and is intended to be exe-
cuted on the walls of a pavilion.
The canonization of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, by Liezenmayer,
is an impressive scene. The Emperor standing by the shrine
of the saint, places a crown on her head, and acknowledges
her as " Queen in the kingdom of God."
Piloty sends two fine paintings : Father Dominicus exhorting
the soldiers before the battle of -Weissenberg, and the Death of
Casar.
The return of the Austrians after the battle of Solferino, by F. •
Adam, is a heart-rending illustration of the horrors of war.
The defeated soldiers, wan, emaciated and smeared with gore,
are painfully dragging themselves along the dusty road, the
stronger assisting the weaker to walk, whilst the most badly
wounded are carried in an agonizing state on a peasant's cart.
We may also mention as fine war scenes the Great Hetman
of Lithuania at the battle ofChoczin, by Brandt, and the Storm-