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gracefully  about  the  forms  of  the  Renaissance,  that  these  two
decorative  elements  united  with  each  other  quite  harmoniously,
although  they  are  in  themselves  incongruous.
In  the  “  Scuola  Professionale  per  le  Artigani  ”  French  taste  prevails
  almost  exclusively.  This  school  also  gave  a  comprehensive
survey  of  its  course  of  instruction.  The  drawings  of  the  “  Scuola
Tecnica  Occidentale,”  of  Genoa,  did  not  offer  any  thing  especially
interesting.
The  “  Istituto  Tecnico”  of  Alessandria  submitted  yery  attractive
  specimens  by  its  pupils.  Freehand  as  well  as  linear  drawing
showed  a  very  correct  course  of  instruction  ;  and  machine  and
architectural  drawing  was  particularly  well  represented.  The
topographical  drawings  were  also  very  praiseworthy;  in  figuredrawing,
  however,  deficiencies  were  noticeable,  which  made  themselves ­
  feit  also  in  Ornament  wherever  figures  had  been  introduced.
The  institution  at  Guneo,  of  a  similar  character,  had  sent  beautifully
  executed  outline  Ornaments  and  architectural  drawings,
and  pretty  drawings  of  furniture,  &c.  From  Milan  only  the
“  Scuola  Superiore  di  Agricoltura  ”  had  sent  some  drawings  by  its
pupils.  Among  them  there  were  to  be  found  landscapes  (Calame)
in  pencil  on  tinted  paper,  heightened  with  white,  of  especially  neat
and  clever  execution  ;  also  flowers  from  French  examples,  which,
however,  did  not  come  up  to  the  Originals.  Drawings  from  casts
of  Ornaments,  exceedingty  minute  in  execution,  were  sent  by  the
“  Reale  Scuola  Tecnica  ”  of  Pavia.  The  drawings  were  executed
partly  in  pencil  or  crayon,  partly  in  India  ink,  and  the  relief  had
been  imitated  to  the  point  of  photographic  illusion;  the  same
almost  excessive  execution  was  noticeable  in  linear  drawing,
where,  especially  in  the  perspective  studies  of  Stereometrie  bodies,
the  ne  plus  ultra  of  finical  execution  with  the  brush  had  been
reached.  On  the  other  hand,  the  really  constructive,  the  geometrical
  element  in  itself,  appeared  to  have  been  neglected,  geometrical
Ornaments  and  architectural  decorations  being  prevalent.  The
“  Scuola  Tecnica  ”  of  Lodi  exhibited  good  Ornaments  and  Indiaink
  drawings  from  geometrical  bodies  ;  in  linear  drawing:  constructions,
  the  Orders  of  columns,  and  mosaic  floors.  The  work
of  the  “  Scuola  Serale  di  Carita  ”  at  Lodi  was  less  attractive.
At  the  “Scuola  Popolare  della  Societä  d’Industriale  e  Belle