DOI Heft:
No. 41 (August, 1896)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17297#0196
Studio- Talk
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" SUONA LA MESSA " FROM A PAINTING BY C. PUGLIESE-LEVI
indeed are nearly all the pictures by this artist, who
has the gift of rendering with the most scrupulous
accuracy the subtlest emotions of the mind. The
Portrait of Virginia Reiter by G. Grosso, a sort
of symphony in yellow, emphasises once more
this artist's great ability. G. Pellizza, despite a
certain suggestion of labour in his attempt to be
luminous, attracts attention with his Sul fienile,
which has great intensity of expression; while
among the other exhibitors P. A. Sartoris, A.
Mancini, A. Tommasi, and G. Previati are all in
their various ways worthy of note. But as I have
already said, the chief interest lies in the land-
scapes, which display vitality and variety. There
seems every reason to hope that to the illustrious
names of Calderini, Tommasi, Ciardi and others,
may soon be added those of quite a number of
young men, who each year are showing signs of
great progress in the exhibitions. Calderini has a
favourite subject in his park scene, which, treated
by his delicate brush, has the irresistible fascination
we have so often felt; for his subject is charming,
whether it be the grey tints of a rainy day, or the
rich gold of the autumnal sun, or the laughing
spring-tide. This time he has chosen a winter
scene, with lonely statues in the deserted walks,
and great trees, their tops in the clouds, and their
branches looking like lace-work amid the falling
snow. If I may be forgiven the paradox, this
masterly painting seems to convey the great voice
of silence, filling the imagination with its infinite
sense of rest. The various works exhibited this year
by C. Pugliese-Levi are full of promise, and his
La Marcita and Suona la Messa place him at once
among the foremost of our landscapists. They
are fresh and charming pictures, free from all
affectation of style, and imbued with sincerity and
expression. La Marcita gained the prize offered
by the Turin artists for the best work in the
exhibition.
Narofjord by A. Normann, which has already
been exhibited at several exhibitions outside Italy,
is remarkable for its extraordinary perspicuity, and
the sureness of its treatment. G. Belloni, a young
artist who has already made a name, exhibits
a sea-piece called Sinfonia, and a landscape—■
Crepuscolo, in which his sympathetic qualties are
re-affirmed. A. Morbelli's Lncensum Domhw is
interesting as a study of atmosphere. In sculp-
ture the best things are the large monu-
ment by L. Bistoifi, La Belhzza delta Morte,
and the works of D. Trentacoste, with a certain
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HRu, >
" SUONA LA MESSA " FROM A PAINTING BY C. PUGLIESE-LEVI
indeed are nearly all the pictures by this artist, who
has the gift of rendering with the most scrupulous
accuracy the subtlest emotions of the mind. The
Portrait of Virginia Reiter by G. Grosso, a sort
of symphony in yellow, emphasises once more
this artist's great ability. G. Pellizza, despite a
certain suggestion of labour in his attempt to be
luminous, attracts attention with his Sul fienile,
which has great intensity of expression; while
among the other exhibitors P. A. Sartoris, A.
Mancini, A. Tommasi, and G. Previati are all in
their various ways worthy of note. But as I have
already said, the chief interest lies in the land-
scapes, which display vitality and variety. There
seems every reason to hope that to the illustrious
names of Calderini, Tommasi, Ciardi and others,
may soon be added those of quite a number of
young men, who each year are showing signs of
great progress in the exhibitions. Calderini has a
favourite subject in his park scene, which, treated
by his delicate brush, has the irresistible fascination
we have so often felt; for his subject is charming,
whether it be the grey tints of a rainy day, or the
rich gold of the autumnal sun, or the laughing
spring-tide. This time he has chosen a winter
scene, with lonely statues in the deserted walks,
and great trees, their tops in the clouds, and their
branches looking like lace-work amid the falling
snow. If I may be forgiven the paradox, this
masterly painting seems to convey the great voice
of silence, filling the imagination with its infinite
sense of rest. The various works exhibited this year
by C. Pugliese-Levi are full of promise, and his
La Marcita and Suona la Messa place him at once
among the foremost of our landscapists. They
are fresh and charming pictures, free from all
affectation of style, and imbued with sincerity and
expression. La Marcita gained the prize offered
by the Turin artists for the best work in the
exhibition.
Narofjord by A. Normann, which has already
been exhibited at several exhibitions outside Italy,
is remarkable for its extraordinary perspicuity, and
the sureness of its treatment. G. Belloni, a young
artist who has already made a name, exhibits
a sea-piece called Sinfonia, and a landscape—■
Crepuscolo, in which his sympathetic qualties are
re-affirmed. A. Morbelli's Lncensum Domhw is
interesting as a study of atmosphere. In sculp-
ture the best things are the large monu-
ment by L. Bistoifi, La Belhzza delta Morte,
and the works of D. Trentacoste, with a certain
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