se compositions in middling and small sizes as well as in wood
engravings. The object is to provide something which has real artistic
merit in place of the wretched pictures which are offered for the
devotion of the faithful in so many churches and in Catholic
prayer-books. The Pope himself, to whom the first colored drawings have
been shown, takes a lively interest in the enterprise, and will probably
recommend it in a special circular to all the bishops.

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CHARLES MULLER, a German sculptor, whose group, "The Singer's Curse,"
Received the second prize at the Exposition of 1849, at Paris, has
arrived in this country, where he proposes to take up his residence. The
_Tribune_ states that "The Singer's Curse" will soon be exhibited to the
public in this city. It was suggested by one of the finest of Uhland's
works.

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The city of Paris is about to erect along the grand avenue of the Champs
Elysees three hundred statues, in marble, of Parisians distinguished in
the administration of the city, in letters, in science, the fine arts or
commerce. The statues will alternate with beautiful little fountains, and
will form rows on each side of the avenue.

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POWER'S STATUE OF EVE is now-having been rescued from the waters off the
coast of Spain--on the way to New York, and it will soon be here. The
Prince Demidoff has purchased the figure of the Greek Slave, originally
commenced for Mr. Robb of New Orleans, for L700, being L100 more than Mr.
Robb was to have given for it. The Prince has placed it in a room by
itself, in his palace at St. Donato, near Florence. He is one of the
finest critics of art now living, and his collection of masterpieces
constitutes to the man of taste one of the chief attractions of Italy.
From a letter of Powers now before us, we learn that the model of his
"America" was finished, and on the first of August the marble was about
to be commenced, in the same size. This the sculptor and his friends
think will be his greatest work. We are happy in being able to mention a
fact eminently honorable to a distinguished American gentleman, in this
connection. When the statue of Eve was lost, Powers wrote to the
underwriters to pay the insurance ($6000) to Mr. J.S. Preston of South
Carolina, upon whom the loss was to fall; but Mr. Preston instantly upon
hearing the circumstance directed that