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ART  EDUCATION.

sesses  tlie  most  of  these  institutions,  Silesia  and  Moravia  ranking
next,  while  throughout  the  otker  crownlands  (with  the  exception
of  Galicia)  tlieir  relative  distribution  is  tolerably  even.
Tabular  statements,  which  hacl  also  been  provided,  gave  more
detailed  information  regarding  the  establishment  of  the  several
schools,  and  showed,  that,  previous  to  the  year  1872,  there  were
only  ten  in  the  whole  realm,  —  at  lleichenberg,  Steinschönau,  Vienna, ­
  Bielitz,  Brünn,  Aussig,  Haida,  Gablonz,  Hallein,  and  Asch.
Since  the  year  1872,  there  have  been  established  twenty-three
new  schools,  —  at  Rumburg,  Graz,  Rietz,  Znaim,  Innsbruck,  Imst,
St.  Ulrich  (in  the  Grödenthal),  Gablonz,  Hochstadt,  Landskron,
Rochlitz,  Rothmühl,  Gmünd,  Tachau,  Walkern,  Mondsee,  Zwittau,
  Hallstadt,  Graslitz,  Schönbach,  Petrowitz,  Carlstein,  and
Hohenelbe. 1
The  following  is  a  short  sketch  of  the  results  of  the  several
institutions:—
School  for  Glass-Industry  at  Steinschönau  (established  1855).—
In  the  general  school  drawing  is  carried  on  in  three  groups  (or
stages),  as  follows:  Group  I.  Composition  of  Ornaments  on  the
basis  of  geometrical  forms  (linear  drawing)  ;  Group  II.  Composition ­
  of  Ornaments  in  Gothic  style,  to  All  given  spaces  (leaves
treated  as  Ornaments  with  the  pen)  ;  Group  III.  Renaissance
Ornaments.  In  the  section  for  apprentices,  besides  elementary
Ornaments,  there  are  practiced  flowers  from  French  Originals,  and
the  “  Renaissance  Intarsias  ”  published  by  the  Austrian  Museum,
but  more  especially  forms  of  vessels  (from  various  museums)  ;
also  figure-drawing  (after  Julien).  In  the  section  for  masters
and  journeymen,  drawing  is  continued  in  the  same  manner,  and
most  superior  specimens  were  to  be  seen,  in  drawing  as  well  as  in
modelling.  The  glass  vessels  exhibited  were  likewise  very  tasty,
and  gave  evidence  of  a  gradual  abandonment  of  the  old  French
style,  and  of  a  return  to  the  Renaissance.  In  the  People’s  School
of  the  place,  which  should  prcpare  for  the  special  school  in  elementary ­
  drawing,  the  System  pursued  is  unfortunately  not  the
correct  one;  compass  and  ruler  are  employed  in  part,  and  landscape
  drawing  is  also  cultivated.
1  A  large  number  of  similar  institutions  will  again  be  opened  in  the  course
of  the  present  year  (1873).