ISII.T Literary and Philosophical Intelligence, 
im 
ring the very first thunder-storm, the 
lightning burst the stone, without displa¬ 
cing it. 
Two brothers of the name of Rtepen- 
iiAUSEN, have iately published the History 
of the Art of Painting, consisting of con¬ 
tours, or outlines, of the best pictures of 
the ancient masters, from the time of 
Cimabue, to that of Raphael. This 
xvork is accompanied by biographical 
notices respecting the painters. 
M. Kiesling, of Vienna, has distin¬ 
guished himself as a sculptor at Rome, 
by a fine colossal groupe, representing Ve¬ 
nus presenting an olive branch to Mars, 
while Love is employed in detaching his 
sword. The same artist has composed 
the model of a Genius holding a Crown 
of Laurel in one hand, and with another 
unveiling Nature. 
FRANCE. 
An immense column, formed of marble 
found near Boulogne, and to be called 
the Column Napoleon, is now erecting 
there. It is 162 French feet in height 
and is square. On the sides are two lions 
of bronze, cast by Houdon, seventeen 
feet in height. In front is a representa¬ 
tion in bronze of Marshal Soult present¬ 
ing the model of this monument to Na¬ 
poleon in the name of the Army of the 
Coast; the figures are fifteen feet in 
height. On the sea-front is a represen¬ 
tation also, in bronze, of Admiral Latouche 
Treville, with marine attributes an>d alle¬ 
gorical figures of prudence and strength. 
These two bronzes are cased with por¬ 
phyry. The column is surmounted by 
three eagles in bronze, cast by Getti, 
seven feet in height, supporting on their 
displayed wings the bust of the assassin 
of the Spaniards. 
A Dissertation on the Effects of the 
Upas Tieutb, has been lately published 
at Paris by M. Delile, by which it ap- . 
pears that he has employed artificial res¬ 
piration for the purpose of recovering 
animals, while under the influence of 
this poison, with success. IM. Delile de¬ 
scribes the UpasTieuib as causing death, 
by occasioning repeated and long conti¬ 
nued contractions of the muscles ol-res- 
piration, on which it acts through the 
medium of the spi'nal marrow, without 
destroying the functions of the brain. 
M. Carnot, in his new Treatise on 
the Defence of Fortified Places, recom¬ 
mends the besieged to fire howitzers 
loaded with grape-shot or musket-ball, at 
an elevation of forty-five degrees, when 
the enemy have made their approaches 
within a certain distance, which may 
be effected without their being exposed, 
and the shot will do more execution, not 
being stopped by the enemy^s vvorks. 
An engraved Life of Raphael, in twelve 
prints, has just been published. 1. The 
Genius of the Arts is represented jilacing 
young Raphael under the care and tuition 
of Poetry, Painting, and Music. — 2. Ra¬ 
phael is figured setting on his father’s knee 
and attempting to sketch his portrait. 
— 3. Fie takes leave of his mother.—4. 
His arrival at Perugino’s.— 5. He sees, for 
the first time, the works of Michael An¬ 
gelo, and Leonardo da Vinci, in presence 
of Fra. Bartolomeo, and Ghirlandajo.— 
6 . He separates himself from his friends, 
to repair to the court of Pope Julius II, 
—7. The arrival of Raphael, and his re¬ 
ception by the Cardinals Medicis(LeoN.), 
Bembo, and Bramante. — 8. He paints a 
Madonna, which had appeared to him in a 
dream.— 9. The interview between Ra¬ 
phael and Castiglione: here, the Genius 
crowns Poetry and Painting in the persons 
of the two friends.:—10. The death of 
Rapliael ; his scholars are assembled 
around his couch, and in the back ground 
is seen the transfiguration. — Il.Tlie por¬ 
trait of the great painter.—12. The works 
of Raphael. 
M. DE CiioisEUL Gouffier lias at 
length gratified the public, by a con¬ 
tinuation of bis Voyage Fitioresgue de 
la Grece. Many of the engravings of 
the second volume are from designs by 
the author. Copies have arrived in Lon¬ 
don. 
AI. Gregoire, an illustrious French 
bishop, who has always proved himself a 
friend to humanity, is now employed in 
preparing a new edition of his work, en¬ 
titled, “ De la Literature des Negi'es 
in which he has collected all the efforcs of 
that ill-used race to whom some deny 
intellectual powers, cither in respect to 
literature or the arts. 
HOLLAND. 
The Royal Society of Haerlem has 
proposed the following question for an¬ 
swer, before the 1st of January, 1813: 
An exact catalogue of the birds, and of 
the mammiterous and amphibious animals, 
(not belonging to the species brought from 
other countries) which are natives of FIol- 
land ; with their generic and specific cha¬ 
racters briefly described according to the 
Linnaean system; and an indication of 
one or more of the best paintings, draw¬ 
ings, or engraved figures, of each animal ?” 
—The folluw'ing, q^uestiozis continue to be 
proposed 
