DOI Heft:
No. 371 (February 1924)
DOI Artikel:[Notes: two hundred and twenty-one illustrations]
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21399#0132
STOCKHOLM—BUENOS AIRES
again in the magnificent epitaph—hewn
out of one piece of marble—in which all
the figures are life-size. This was much
admired by the Bishop of Central Europe,
and when he visited Jugo-Slavia he went
to Strossmayer's Cathedral, Djakovo,where
in the crypt the monument stands. His
words were : “It is the most beautiful
religious thought wrought in stone that I
have seen.” a 0 0 0 0
Another fine work is The Poet-Teacher
(Dositije Obradovic) erected in Belgrade
in bronze. This imposing statue is twice
life-size and represents a teacher with
poetical views. There is an interesting
historical fact connected with it, for it
stood free and unharmed in the midst of
the bombardment of Belgrade, and, though
it was only provisionally placed in the
square, the inhabitants of Belgrade regard
it as a good omen, as it was so miraculously
spared. 0 0 0 0 0
Also may be mentioned here the monu-
ment of Krainjcevic, a lyrical poet in
Sarajevo, as it was seen and appreciated
by the English visiting Jugo-Slavia after
the war. 00000
He has made a medallion of Dr. Franjo
Racki (first President of Southern Slavs’
Academy of Science and Art). King
Nicholas of Montenegro, Strossmayer and
Racki were the three men who first made
known the idea of unification of Southern
Slavs, which was favoured by Gladstone
and therefore for us English a most
lovable and interesting figure, as was said
by an English teacher resident for fifteen
years in Jugo-Slavia, who heard and knew
of the appreciation expressed by com-
patriots and their allied friends when they
visited that country after the war. E. D’A.
STOCKHOLM.—Artists, some at least,
in their love of the beautiful, often,
one would imagine, indulge in alluring
visions of creating a home in which their
idea of beauty may find a pregnant
expression. Few, however, I fear, have had
the good fortune of realising these dreams
even in part—fewer still have achieved
the perfect consummation. Professor Carl
Milles, the famous Swedish sculptor, is
one of these favoured few. In singularly
picturesque environs, such as the neigh-
bourhood of Stockholm possesses, with
114
vistas of rocks and blue waters and stately
pines, the artist has created a home and a
garden which, by itself, would have sufficed
to make him famous, had not his work
as a sculptor done so in full measure. 0
Although based upon a well-conceived
and carefully worked-out plan, chance
at times has been allowed to play in, for
instance in the two delightful columns
which stand out with such striking effect,
and one of which, at least, was discovered
by Milles in a yard full of debris, and which
turned out to have come from the old
opera house of Gustavus III. How admir-
ably these slender classic columns blend
with what, in other ways, is so typically
Swedish, but then Sweden has her clear
lofty sky and trees which would grace
a Greek or an Italian slope. 0 0
Professor Milles’s house is not an
Aladdin’s palace, sprung full-blown into
existence during a night; every year has
had its allotted share, has helped to com-
plete the artist’s visionary scheme, adding
new treasures, fresh delights. There is an
ingenious blending of formal and natural
beauty, pergolas and loggias, with frescoed
walls, steps and walks, and a singularly
beautiful square pond, overhung by weep-
ing willows and rich in choice and rare
water-lilies. In the flagged walks small
cushions and clusters of lowly green
plants break the grey monotony of the
stone—everywhere the owner's care and
sure taste make themselves felt. 0 0
Last, not least, the fact that this is a
sculptor’s garden is evidenced by Milles
having bestowed upon it fountains and
statues of his own creation, in their
flattering surroundings endowing the spot
with the charm of festive and extremely
decorative art. G. B.
BUENOS AIRES.—Little is heard in
in this country of the Argentine in
matters artistic. Yet in Buenos Aires
there is considerable activity and a lively
interest in art on the part of the citizens.
The National Art Gallery, founded twenty-
seven years ago, possesses a collection by
no means to be depised, though the build-
ing itself might be better adapted to its
purpose. The Thirteenth Annual Salon,
recently held, contained much interesting
and progressive work. 000
again in the magnificent epitaph—hewn
out of one piece of marble—in which all
the figures are life-size. This was much
admired by the Bishop of Central Europe,
and when he visited Jugo-Slavia he went
to Strossmayer's Cathedral, Djakovo,where
in the crypt the monument stands. His
words were : “It is the most beautiful
religious thought wrought in stone that I
have seen.” a 0 0 0 0
Another fine work is The Poet-Teacher
(Dositije Obradovic) erected in Belgrade
in bronze. This imposing statue is twice
life-size and represents a teacher with
poetical views. There is an interesting
historical fact connected with it, for it
stood free and unharmed in the midst of
the bombardment of Belgrade, and, though
it was only provisionally placed in the
square, the inhabitants of Belgrade regard
it as a good omen, as it was so miraculously
spared. 0 0 0 0 0
Also may be mentioned here the monu-
ment of Krainjcevic, a lyrical poet in
Sarajevo, as it was seen and appreciated
by the English visiting Jugo-Slavia after
the war. 00000
He has made a medallion of Dr. Franjo
Racki (first President of Southern Slavs’
Academy of Science and Art). King
Nicholas of Montenegro, Strossmayer and
Racki were the three men who first made
known the idea of unification of Southern
Slavs, which was favoured by Gladstone
and therefore for us English a most
lovable and interesting figure, as was said
by an English teacher resident for fifteen
years in Jugo-Slavia, who heard and knew
of the appreciation expressed by com-
patriots and their allied friends when they
visited that country after the war. E. D’A.
STOCKHOLM.—Artists, some at least,
in their love of the beautiful, often,
one would imagine, indulge in alluring
visions of creating a home in which their
idea of beauty may find a pregnant
expression. Few, however, I fear, have had
the good fortune of realising these dreams
even in part—fewer still have achieved
the perfect consummation. Professor Carl
Milles, the famous Swedish sculptor, is
one of these favoured few. In singularly
picturesque environs, such as the neigh-
bourhood of Stockholm possesses, with
114
vistas of rocks and blue waters and stately
pines, the artist has created a home and a
garden which, by itself, would have sufficed
to make him famous, had not his work
as a sculptor done so in full measure. 0
Although based upon a well-conceived
and carefully worked-out plan, chance
at times has been allowed to play in, for
instance in the two delightful columns
which stand out with such striking effect,
and one of which, at least, was discovered
by Milles in a yard full of debris, and which
turned out to have come from the old
opera house of Gustavus III. How admir-
ably these slender classic columns blend
with what, in other ways, is so typically
Swedish, but then Sweden has her clear
lofty sky and trees which would grace
a Greek or an Italian slope. 0 0
Professor Milles’s house is not an
Aladdin’s palace, sprung full-blown into
existence during a night; every year has
had its allotted share, has helped to com-
plete the artist’s visionary scheme, adding
new treasures, fresh delights. There is an
ingenious blending of formal and natural
beauty, pergolas and loggias, with frescoed
walls, steps and walks, and a singularly
beautiful square pond, overhung by weep-
ing willows and rich in choice and rare
water-lilies. In the flagged walks small
cushions and clusters of lowly green
plants break the grey monotony of the
stone—everywhere the owner's care and
sure taste make themselves felt. 0 0
Last, not least, the fact that this is a
sculptor’s garden is evidenced by Milles
having bestowed upon it fountains and
statues of his own creation, in their
flattering surroundings endowing the spot
with the charm of festive and extremely
decorative art. G. B.
BUENOS AIRES.—Little is heard in
in this country of the Argentine in
matters artistic. Yet in Buenos Aires
there is considerable activity and a lively
interest in art on the part of the citizens.
The National Art Gallery, founded twenty-
seven years ago, possesses a collection by
no means to be depised, though the build-
ing itself might be better adapted to its
purpose. The Thirteenth Annual Salon,
recently held, contained much interesting
and progressive work. 000