The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 (1893) (14593809670)

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Title: The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: White, Trumbull, 1868-1941 Igleheart, William, (from old catalog) joint author
Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Publisher: Philadelphia and St. Louis, P.W. Ziegler & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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344 FINE ARTS. every school of painting in the empire, nearly every city of notebeing represented. In portraits, that of Professor Virchow, byLehnbach, is probably the best of the collection. Spinners isexcellent. *Sheep, by Zugel, and Catde, by Baisch, are finepaintings. In room ^^3 Eranswetters Christ is an exceedinglystrong painting, as is The Rolling Mill, by Menzel. Lehnbachsportrait of Pope Leo is above criticism. Gysis Carnival inGreece is a charming composidon. In room 31 the strongestworks are The Review, by Schmidt; Balancing the Egg, A
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THE tvOi.i.iNG MII.I.. Piof. A. Menzer(Berlin). Portrait, by Lehnbach ; A Winters Landscape, by Hildebrand,and the Congress of Nations, by A. Von Werner. In room 30are a fine marine and river view, a desert scene^ and a mountainlandscape. In excellence but few, if any, of the exhibits surpass that ofAustria. In room 36 are five panels by Hans Makart, representingThe Five Senses. These are fine nude female figures, and indrawing and colors are unsurpassed. Never Returns, by Payer, FINE ARTS. 345 is a strong though sombre canvas. Other fine pictures are: Equestrian Portrait of Washington, by Huber; Von Blos3* Children withOrange ; Bach-ers Mother ofChrist; a Land-scape, by Russ ;a Portrait, byTemple ; an In-terior, by Probst;^ Sunday, by Bro-zik, and a Land-scape, by Fischer.In room 35 is Bro-zlks magnificentpicture, The De- :^;fence of Prague,***Hinchls ^Prome-theus; Knupfers* Mermaid andMan ; Von Def-friggers Menand Girls Drink-ing : SchmidsSufferLittle Chil-dren ; Werthei-mers Vinion