Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-05

OLD PAINrINGs-OLD HUMBUG.-The exhibition
lately opened in the granite buildings in Broadway
by Mr. Clarke, is the greatest collection of trash
we ever saw collected in any room, except in
mock auction shop. There some five six
pretty good pictures, out of collection of nearly
four hundred; many of them old, and most of them
daubed over and touched up by bungers and picture
sellers. We select few Of the principal ones at
random, as we noted them:
No. 8 is painting of Judith and Hoifernes, said
TO be by Forin, and priced at $1,000 This mic
ture which is immensely pulled up in the catalogue
is very bad design The position Of the man in
the foreground, is very bad the face Of Judith has
unnatural flush, the proportions of her leg, from
the knee down, is out of drawings her posture is
ungraceful and the tone and cOlOring of the WHOLE
exhibits want of harmony.
No. 81 is a Madonna and child, said to be by Luc-
ca Pigni, and priced at $500. A most wretched
danb of red and green, without taste, harmony or
skill of any kind.
No. 10 is the Rape of the sabnes, and SAID to be by
Poussin. This is also most impudent forgery
The drawing of all the limbs of the females, in the
foreground, is horribly out of proportion. The
loring of the flesh is cold marbly, and unnatural
The perspective in the original is most admirably
managed, but in this miserable daub OF copy, it is
beneath criticism.
No. ia marine view, said to be by Salvador
Rosa, but it is not does il evince single touch
of the hand of that immortal master. 1t is tolera-
bly, good picture, although the tower in the fore
ground is out of drawing; it would fetch at Levy's
"oUut DIV II is priced In the catalogue at sSIVOUO
NO l0l is crayon sketch on paper, well execu-
ted and possessing tolerabe freedom and effect Ii
good sketch, and worth about $50; it is priced
at $500
No l33 is view of Naples; a most common
affair." badly drawn, with miserable colOring, dapbed
and touched up, and uhe perspective poorly ma.
naged 1t is priced, nevertheless at 81 300
No. 7-Narcissus at the Fountain; said to be by
Bellivert, and valued at $4,000 Better pictures
have been sold at Shows for $40. 1t is miserably
daubed up, particularly the sky and water. small
part of the drapery is well drawn and colored and
portion of the right leg and hand the is beneath
criticism. -
Pgnon and valued at 81, 800. A very poor affair
The attitude and countenancc of Susannah most
unnatural and She is smiling, and rather inviting
than repulsing the approach OF the elders
No. lib is small Holy Family, unpretending
and pretty good picture. 1t is of the old Roman
school, and is a very fair illustration of the happy
effect of blending ofbrght colors to produce
harmony of tone.
Nos. 80 and 5l-The Seasons. Most miserable
daubs, though priced at $4,000.
No. H.-The Patience of job. One Of the most
contemplate pieces Of trash ever exhibited. The
coloring and drawing are awfuy bad.
No. 45-Madonna sitting on the Throne A viii
famous affair." out Of drawing; not worth cricsing
No. 3.-The Annunc iaton. This picture is impu-
valued at 5000. Ii is most Infamous daub, con-
sstng of four large Of green, blue red, and
brown thrown together without order, harmony, or
keeping. 1t is not worth So
The above fair sample Of the whole cOllec-
ton, except a few well executed statues in private
room, and some half dozen Venuses, Dianas, Cleo
patras, and Lucretias And, as we said BEFORE il is
the most contemplate collection Of foreign trash
that dignifed in this city by the title of
exhibition.