. The Drama; its history, literature and influence on civilization. t enjoyment. In the strictest in-cognito he journeyed by way of Munich, where hestudied the picture gallery and the collection of antiqui-ties; by the lake of Garda, where he began his metricalversion of Iphigenie; by Verona, where, in its stupen-dous amphitheatre, he saw the first specimen of Romanarchitecture; by Vicenza, where he was attracted by thegrace and harmony of the classic Palladio; by Padua,where he admired the frescoes of Giotto; to Venice,where for the first time he was able to taste the charmand richness of sou
. The Drama; its history, literature and influence on civilization. t enjoyment. In the strictest in-cognito he journeyed by way of Munich, where hestudied the picture gallery and the collection of antiqui-ties; by the lake of Garda, where he began his metricalversion of Iphigenie; by Verona, where, in its stupen-dous amphitheatre, he saw the first specimen of Romanarchitecture; by Vicenza, where he was attracted by thegrace and harmony of the classic Palladio; by Padua,where he admired the frescoes of Giotto; to Venice,where for the first time he was able to taste the charmand richness of southern life. As he proceeded further,Ferrara spoke to him of Tasso; Bologna showed him thegreat masters of the academic school; Florence inter-ested him in many things; Assisi drew his attention, notto the triple church of St. Francis, with its unrivalledmuseum of religious art, but to the little ruined templewhich no modern traveller would notice, but for thename of Goethe. During his first stay in Eome, theconstant companion of his studies was the painter Tisch-. Oh, gaze not so. rcvt Twas with such looks that Clytenmestra soughtAn entrance to her son Orestes hvart,And yet his upraised arm her bosom pierced. IlHIGENIA IN TAUKIs.—GnKIHK IPHIGENIAAfter an original painting by E%.. Ckarlemont „ IPHIGENIE. 63 bein, who helped him to disentangle the many difficul-ties of the old and new quarters of the eternal Goethe soon renounced his ambition as anartist, he tried almost every branch—drawing in pen-cil, etching, painting in oil, and engraving on copperand wood. His failure was due mainly to want of time. Jpfjtgeme. Goethe lived chiefly among the German artists andmen of letters who frequented the Cafe Greco. Amongthese were Angelica Kaufmann and Moritz, whodeepened his knowledge of versification and preparedhim for the composition of Iphigenie, the first importantfruit of the Italian journey. It is in very strong con-trast with Gotz von Berlichingen, for it is w
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