Art in America; a critical and historical sketch . desiredto establish his fame. When he did so far forget himself, we get a glimpseof the fervor and grandeur of the imagination that burned in that brain,whose thoughts were greater than its capacity for expression. It mustalso be granted that the works of Aliston have the quality peculiar to theproductions of original minds: it is not until they have been seen repeat-edly that they reveal all that is in them. Uriel in the Sun, Jeremiah/and The Dead Man Restored to Life, are probably the best of the fin-ished works by which the solemn, mysterio
Art in America; a critical and historical sketch . desiredto establish his fame. When he did so far forget himself, we get a glimpseof the fervor and grandeur of the imagination that burned in that brain,whose thoughts were greater than its capacity for expression. It mustalso be granted that the works of Aliston have the quality peculiar to theproductions of original minds: it is not until they have been seen repeat-edly that they reveal all that is in them. Uriel in the Sun, Jeremiah/and The Dead Man Restored to Life, are probably the best of the fin-ished works by which the solemn, mysterious, and impressive imaginationof Aliston can be best estimated. Without giving us new revelations re-garding the secrets of color, as he was rather an imitator of the Venetianschool than an originator, Aliston can be justly considered one of the mostagreeable colorists America lias produced. Few of those who recognize the late Samuel F. B. Morse as the in-ventor of our telegraphic system are aware that in early life he was an 3 34 ART IN JEREMIAH. [WASHINGTON artist, and gave evidence of succeeding both in sculpture and his preference was for the latter, we are inclined to think thathe was best fitted to be a sculptor. He became the pupil of Allston inLondon, and modelled at that time a statue called the Dying Hercules,which won the prize of a gold medal offered by the Adelphi Society ofArts for the best single figure. From that statue he afterward composeda painting of the same subject, which is now in Xew Haven, a work ofunquestioned power, showing thorough anatomical knowledge and a erea-
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