CopenhagenAndItsEnvirons

the picture. T h ere is a dep th o f shadow w hich am ou nts to darkness in the p rin cip al effect; b u t it is a degree of darkn ess n ecessary to the te rro r and th e su b lim ity o f such a subject. T he p ro p h e t stand s elevated above all th e oth er fig u re s, b efore the portico o f a tem ple. T h e d ism ay of the holy m essenger is m ost strikingly blended w ith the ex­ pressio n of his p ro phetic en th u sia sm ; b u t at the sam e tim e he seem s full o f confidence inspired b y his m ission. It is not the dism ay of d astard ly fear, it is h o rro r m ixed w ith indignation a t the con­ tem plation o f guilt. H is look, his air, his attitu d e, e v ery featu re o f his countenance, the expression o f his lips, and m anner o f addressing his h e are rs , all seem to bespeak the m ighty oracle — " Yet fo r ty days, and Nineveh shall he overthrown /” — F o r the assistance o f v is ito rs , therfe is placed in ev ery room a sh o rt description o f the painting s it contains. T h e gallery is open, g ratis, ev ery S u n d ay from 1 2— 2 o’clock. F rom 1st. M ay to 1st. S eptr. e v e ry T u esd ay from 3 — 7 o’clock, and ev ery F rid a y from . 11— 3 o’clock. In S ep tr. ev ery T u esd ay from 2 — 6 ; a n d in O ctober from 1— 5 o’clock. Den Moltkeske Malerisam ling, Count M o ltke’s Collection o f Paintings, is in T h o tts P a la i, th e front building o f w h ich is n ow the*

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