New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-30
ART INTELLIGENCE FROM ROME.
rsspoudsncs Of The Newark Daily Advertiser.

Correspondence Of The Newark Daily Advertiser
ROM, April I, 1855.
Subscriptions are in progress for the erection q
sumpiuops monumental column In the Piazza d
Spsg the chief square Of the city, in front OF tho
College Urbino 20 commemorate the {" Immaculste
"Conce ption The design hss been furnished BY
Church OF ST. Paul. II will be the grsndsst column
in Italy eurmouIted by bronze statue Of the Virgin.
with appropriate bss Teliefs aSonnd the base the four
Corners of which are 10 be ornanented by marble
ts,iu afed at ESQ 900. subscription OF 900 has
beer made by th0Counc Of Rome, Of o., 900 by the
Propsgsnds, Of 81 900 by the Communal Council
Of Civi's Veecbia % 900 by the Apostolic Palaces,
and sl7O by citizens OF the United States, &c.
II appears by the annual Custom House Report,
that the esportatioLs of Paintings and Statusry has
materially fallen Oft during the year past which - ~.
crib.d 10 the war alike detrimental 10 the arts and
commerce" The exports in 1884, chiefly the pro-
Duct Of the severs hundred studios OF the resident
artists, representing all Datious are estimated Ct
s2I5 4s7-s falling of " ESQ 900 from the amount
OF the preceding year. This sun includes ss9 SIS for
ancient pictures and s7s $50 for modern 1854 for
sbci, Mt sculpture and Sos 27e for modern. You viii
infer from tie small expectation Of old works that the
Government and people keep q Jealous eyeon their
treasures. Serious obstacles interpreted BY the
Police 10 their transportation, in the shape OF enor-
nous duties Official inqusitiop, &C. II 10, fact next
10 impossible for foreigner TO possess h'mss o. on",
sirce they are generally permsnenhy secured IN Se
public buildings or in the galleries OF the wealthy
old families hch always ready to buy any that
may fall into the market,
An American artist ha', however, recently been
fcrtuIate 10 obtainsg from comparatively obscuro
family al a moderate price, charming landscape BY
(on5s Which he has also succeeded ia sending out Of
the reach Of Government spies. Another American
gentlerosn Mr. Jsryes, author Of The Hlsory OF tbs
Sandwich IslsDcs not loog srcs secured, after much
effort original Titan, The DdHe which our coun-
~ man, M Psge, the highest authority in Roma,
tronCunced 70 be among the richest specimens OF his
Loompnstle col,iipg Both these precious works,
am bsppy to hear viii probably enrich the collections
Of the Bosion AthengGu, or some other IKE inst,tu-
ton for the beLeit Of artists ana amatufs IN tns NOW
World.
The Pope, by the way appears to have been ID
tpired recently by the Mecicssn spirit OF bn numb
cent ursds the pttrous Of Michael Angel, and
Rauhssl vho taxed Chrstencom for the splendid
uonuIoepts which here perpepate their fame Besides
awarding a large gold me- a and liberal dons!ion in
ropey 10 tie ernnept sftis. Monets, on the compile
ton Of bis engraved tables Of the basreiefs on the
colsun Of Trojan, be has given orders 70 several
tisis sculptoEs and painters, for certain works 10
countnofste notable men and eyec's in Church his
tory. an! has purchased four valuable paintings.
Which are ssd TO be destined 70 churches in Anercs.
TIE tunrel between Syracuse and the Islsnd OF
Oriygs hes been at length entirely reopsned and u
found to be twelve feet high By SIX vide, and about
an Err gsb mile in length The Tunnel, quite equal IN
ell refpects to that under the Thames, w built d.
ring the occupation Of Sicily by the Greeks.