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ART EDUCATION. 
away with in Russia, the industry of the country will again bear a 
national character, and will be sougkt after and valued for its 
originality. The Exhibition very interestingly illustrated the 
efforts which are now being made in Russia; and it was to be 
regretted, that in this case, as in so many others, the dismember- 
ment already complained bf prevented the possibility of a simul- 
taneous view of the whole field. The various parts of the picture 
which should have unrolled itself systematically before the e3'es of 
the visitor, could only be seen bj- laboriously searcking for them at 
points far distant from each other. The “ Society for the Encour- 
agement of the Arts, at St. Petersburg, for instance, exhibited in 
the main gallery ; the Museum of Art and Industry, together with 
the Drawing-Söhool “ Stroganoff ” connected with it, had its place 
partlyin the Northern pavilion of the “Amateurs,” partly in 
the Northern transept of the Industrial Palace; while the 
most interesting productions of industry were allotted to the inter 
national market in the Rotunda. It is not impossible, therefore, 
that some important features may have been overlooked, in spite 
of conscientious research. 
We will first look at the Art-School “ Stroganoff, ” at Moscow, 
as it was best represented at the Exhibition, and gave a very 
good presentation of the various phases of its activity. 
The S3’stematic course of instruction of the preparaton' and 
the special classes was shown in numerous portfolios, and bv 
large tableaux on the walls. Besides these works, to which 
we sliall recur later, the manuals and copies published liy the 
Institution for the purposes of instruction were also on exhibition. 
The copies proceed according to the usual course of instruction up 
to shaded Ornaments ; but the st3’le of the Ornaments used is princi- 
pally B3'zantine and old Russian. There were also shown suitable 
aids for teaching in linear drawing. For the further improvement 
of the pupils, Provision is made in the rieh eollections of the Indus 
trial Museum, which was opened in 1868, and which is especiall3 T 
devoted to the development of the school in the direction of 
national art. The aim of the Institution ma3 f be more particularty 
detailed as follows: to provide skilled artisans for the art-indus- 
tries, to emancipate industry from slavish imitation, and to edu- 
cate it to originality. The most important influence upon these