THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, I9i2.
PAGE SEVEN
"Glory to Ood In the highest, and on
earth pcaco, Rood will toward men."
Nineteen hundred years have passed,
and the Child has become the leader
of the nations. Only three Important
countries are now outside of Chris
tian rule. Of these Turkey Is being
dismembered, Japan is seriously con
sidering the Inclusion of n large part
of Christianity in her state religion,
nnd China has gone through a revolu
tion many of the leaders of which
were Christian converts and which
resulted In establishing a republic aft
er the model of our own,
Not only Is the whole earth being
brought under Christian domination,
but the Christian nations themselves
are Hading new depths of meaning In
the Master's utterances, and new Cults
nre springing Into life to enrry Into
effect some of his neglected teachings.
Never in history has there been found
n word so vital that Important new
movements for humanity were found-
The Star of j
Bethlehem
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to the early days of the church
flint a luminous angel shining like
led the magi on their way. An-
explanation was that the Holy
took the form of a star, as he
Fward did that of a dove at the
lof the baptism of Jesus by John.
beautiful talc of the star of Beth-
is contained in the second chap-
! Matthew:
Ivr, when Jesus was born In Beth-
b, In Judea, in the days of Herod,
Ing, behold, there came wise men
the east to Jerusalem,
lying, AVhero Is he that is born
fof the Jews? for we have seen
rtar in the east and arc come to
kilp him."
rod Is troubled on hearing this
Icalls In his chief priests nnd
Is to learn where Christ should
rn. They told him in Bethlehem.
Iiccount goes on:
ten Herod, when he had privily
the wise men, inquired of them
Intly what time the star appeared,
id he sent them into Bethlehem
laid, Go and search diligently for
foung child, nnd when ye have
II hltn bring me word again, that
y come and worship him also.
wen they had heard tho kiDg they
ted, and, lo, tho star which they
ion in the cast went before them
came nnd stood over where the
child was.
leu they saw tho star they re-
' with exceeding great joy."
did not return to Herod, how-
iclng warned in a dream.
her story of the Nativity that
Lde an equal appeal to artists is
tho shepherds. ThlB occurs in
Knd chapter of Luke:
there were In the same coun
rpherds abiding In the Held,
watch over their flock by
lo, the angel of tho Lord
kpon them, und tho glory of the
uone round about them, and
re sore afraid.
ue angel said unto them, Fear
Dehold, I bring you good tld-
reat Joy, which shall be to all
Ito you is born this day, In the
IDavld, n Saviour, which is
Lord.
bis shall be a sign unto you:
d on It so long after its first promul
gation. Now for the first time in history is
there a real and tangible hope that
universal peace may come, thus fulfill
ing the nngellc prophecy made to the
shepherds.
Still the star shines ncross the ages,
and still is heard the heavenly voice of
"Peace on earth, good will toward
men."
I The Madonna j
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l Dy WALTON WILLIAMS I
Copyright. 191!. hy American Press
J Association.
WITH tho painters of the mid
die ages the Madonnn wai
tho most popular subject
This was especially trnc ol
that supremely great school that Hour
Ished during the ltnllnn renaissance
period. In earlier Christian art tho Vir
gin did not so largely figure. It was
only with the council of Kphesus nnd
Its gloilllcatlon of Mary as the "moth'
or of God" and the development of the
doctrine of the immaculate conception
not only as to the birth of Jesus, bul
as to that of Mary herself that the
ascendancy of the Virgin both in tho
church nnd In church nrt was estab
lished. It was not till the wonderful rennls
wince eifi In Itnly, the golden age ot
art, however, that the Madonna be
came the favorite theme of painters
The vrgue started with Fra Angellco,
Fra Itartolommeo and others of the
first painters of thq ra and reached
Its height tinder Itnpiinel. The three
great figures of the rennissance period
in art were ltaplmol himself, Michel
angelo nnd Leonardo da Vinci. Augelo
painted n few Madonnas, some of them
unfinished, but they do not rank with
mot of his work. Da Vinci has one or
two Madonnas that nre up to his other
great paintings. But It was Raphael of
nngellc face and character; Raphael,
the prince of painters of all ages, whose
Madonnas, both In number and quality,
outrank those of any other painter, an
cient or modern.
Raphael's "Sistine Madonna" Is not
only his own masterpiece, hut by uni
versal consent ranks as the greatest
painting In the world. Only less fa
mous than this is his "Madonna of
the Chair," while his "I.a Jardiniere,"
"Madonna of the Finger" and many
more aro celebrated.
Raphael Sanzlo or Santl was born
in 14S3 and died of a fever at Rome
when thirty-seven. He was the son
of a painter and studied at one time
under I'eruglno. Ills first work to
become famous was "The Coronation
of the Virgin," which appeared in 1503.
"The Marriage of the Virgin" was
painted the next year, shortly after
which Raphael went to live in Flor
ence, where most of his Mndonnas
were finished. Ills fame had now be
come so great that he was called to
Rome to decorate the Vatican. It was
not till toward tho end of his life that
Raphael developed his own style nnd
did his greatest work, the "Sistlne
Madonna" being his last great paint
ing. He was also an nrchltect and
was appointed tho chief architect of
St. Peter's in Rome.
Another Madonna, a reproduction of
which Is here shown, Is n detail of the
painting by Hans Holbein the young
er, known us tho "Madonna of the
Meyer Family." It represents the Vir
gin nnd the child Jesus being worship
ed by Burgomaster Meyer, his two
wives (one deceased) and some of his
children. Just why Burgomaster Mey
er, his two wives and children should
be immortnlized In this holy company
Is not apparent The burgomaster
paid for the picture. Members of the
family aro omitted In tho reproduction.
There were two Hnns nolbelns, fa
ther and son, both pointers. The
younger was practically a contempo
rary of Raphael, being born In Bavaria
In WOT. One of his best known por
traits is that of Erasmus. Several of
his religious pictures aro also cele
brated. Tho painting of tho "Madonna and
Child" by C. von Bodenhnusen, hero
shown, Is more modern.
MADONNA OF THE MEYER
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ls lying In a manger.
Jdenly there was with tho
Itltude of tho heavenly host
Ld and saylnsr: