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ART EDUCATION. 
workmen. It is to be expected that the other manufacturing cities 
will follow this example. 
Turning now to a closer inspection of the work of the pupils, 
we may premise, that the drawings throughout were animated by a 
fresh artistic spirit, and that in the preparatory classes, where draw- 
ing is taught in the proper sense of the word, the course of instruc- 
tion is quite correct. We were unable to comprehend, however, 
why, in view of the pronounced tendencies of the school, copies. 
frorn old French Ornaments in crayon should still occur here and 
there, as the style of these Ornaments is diametrically opposed to the 
square, exact character of the flat Russian models. But it must 
be remarked, that the works published by the Museum öfter noth 
ing very striking in the way of examples for the study of execution ; 
and it may be, therefore, that the French examples are simply 
used as models of treatment. The drawings of the higher classes, 
from Byzantine and old Russian models, were exceedingly good. 
The decorative studies (in body colors) were treated with great 
technical skill; the style exhibited a tolerably free application of 
Russian national elements. But the strength of the school was 
shown in the drawings of vessels, ecclesiastical Utensils, frames, 
&c., for execution in precious metals, which is quite natural, con- 
sidering that Moscow is the principal seat of the goldsmiths. In 
the drawings of furniture, the ground-forms (quite correctly, by the 
way) adhere to the modern German and French fashions, while 
the preciseness of the national style appears only in the orna- 
mentation. The very beautiful calligraphie specimens also deserve 
to be mentioned. Designing for textile fabrics is likewise prac- 
ticed very thoroughly, but it leaves much to be desired in regard to 
harmony of colors. In this branch French flowers were again 
to be met with in the designs. 
Geometrical drawing is practiced very thoroughly in the ele- 
mentary courses, and projections and perspective are also treated 
very comprehensively ; these subjects are succeeded by the special 
courses of architecture and machine-building, in both of which 
branches very good specimens were submitted. The verclict on 
figure-drawing must be less favorable; Julien’s examples are 
copied in crayon on white paper, and too much value is attached 
to shading. The drawings from casts were treated too much like