Identifier: americanartamer01mont (find matches)
Title: American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Montgomery, Walter
Subjects: Art Artists Art
Publisher: Boston, E.W. Walker & co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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When they St. Agnes wool are weaving piously, 258 AMERICAN ART the lovely Madeline — As down she knelt for Heavens grace and boon, and the flight of the lovers, are noteworthy specimens of his skilful brush-work. Mr. Garrettevidently treated his subject con amove, and no wonder when we think what a poet for paintesrJohn Keats is. What splendid colors his marvellous hand has laid on in the verses whichare illustrated in the drawing of the kneeling heroine —
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The Guests Arriving. Drawn by Garrett. A casement high and triple-arched there was,All garlanded with carven imageriesOf fruits and flowers and bunches of knot irrass.And diamonded with panes of quaint device,Innumerable of stains and splendid dyesAs are the tiger-moths deep-damasked wings;And in the midst, mong thousand heraldries,And twilight saints, and dim emblazonings,A shielded scutcheon blushed with blood of queens and kings AMERICAN ART Full on this casement shone the wintry moon,And threw warm gules on Madelines fair breast; Rosebloom fell on her hands, together prest, And on her silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint: She seemd a splendid angel, newly drest, Save wings, for Heaven. — Porphyro grew faint: She knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal taint. 259

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