The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-18
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W. Derby has Just been completed and will be opened TO
the public This week. Ia situated betwee Houston and
Blocker Streets and comprises LOT thirty four feet by
two hundred In depth. The lower Part occupied By
ioy store, occupying the easre area Of the building
<n basement and subcellar beneath, and possessing
the feature Of being unbroken BY any columns In ito
entire length or width.
The design ID in the Italian style Of architecture, and
invites comparison with any building hitherto seen on
Broadway On the Erst floor four arched openings in
srontthrce belonging to the store and the fourth form
ing tho grand street entrance TO the gallery This portion
of tho design skfully managed a. 70 have entirely
overcome what usually appears . defect In oil buildings
where II u impossible 10 obtain central entrance. The
cornice the ground floor made 70 break Eeuousy
the entrance doorway, In handsomely eculptured
pediment by Kuner Sex!oa. The carved figures repre-
sent two cherubs reclining sglobe holding wreath
and the other palm branch TO typy the cosmopolitan
peaceful character Of the fine arts On the second
story three beautifully carved alegoricL female
figures Of the size Of e executed by the same mcdee
and representing Architecture Painting and Sculpture
each holding the proper symbols OF her art Between the
windows OF three other stories niches intended 70
receive smaller sculptured figures.
The galleries occupy the whole OF the second story
At tho Of the spacious stairway the entrance 70
the principal one splendid las feet BY 80 feet and
"a feet high, with coved ceiling and amply III BY three
large domed skylghs The effect Of this room with is
long array Of paintings each side very striking An
open archway leads from this gallery 10 smaller central
~ fist by 20 feet Afro 1T By skyght and this again
has 10 the front gallery 10 feet BY az feet extend
ing to Broadwaythe whole forming spacious suit OF
apartments 200 feet long, running through from Broadway
20 Mercer street. The walls Of the galleries lnet with
dark green cloth and velvet and the floor is
covered With red oarpetins, forming subdued contrast
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been erected from The design and under tho superin-
Tendance Of Mr.. J. R. Hamilton, architect
THE DUSSELDORF COLLECTION
This collection, which was purchased s,me time ago
by Mr.. Derby, occupies the principal gallery. /. has
been added 70 considerably since II brought here,
and Arrangements have been completed In Europe by
which the pictures viii be periodically changed and resh
ones substituted, thus keeping up the attraction OF
novelty. II 10 wonderful 70 see what . difference
Of effect 10 produced on the old paintings OF the
collection by their ranserenos to this spacious aad
eplenddy lighted apartment They do not look like the
same pictures, resh beauties and Projections being
brought out which had hthsrso escaped notice As
ever our readers are familiar with most Of tbem a
ne have stiii heavy claims space In oounsctIoa
with this article, win pass 70 the feature Of a.
Traction which the Institute offers tho student and
lover OF art
THE JARvRs COLLECTION.
mis- collection OF old masters the fruit OF eight
1sars study and research Europe. chiefly In Italy.
Il numbers $50 specmens Of which 10 sxhi.
btion In buidlns the remainder chiefly large and
important picturss, including specimens Of Andrea del
aaxto FRA Bsrolomeo, Bronzino, and other well known
Games win not be removed from Italy unit. the success
or hilure Of Mr. Jnves idea Ia fully ascertsincd. HIS
aim In getting together these pc,ares IL swofold nrss
80 trace The progress Of painting materially from in
I'm TtaI IN ia dpve
centuries later; secondly, 70 illustrate the motives
OF Zach epoch, particularly those arising non
the control the Catholic church exercised over art.
The entire plan, are secured 70 carry II
ous vosd embrace the ssme systematic Chronological
survey OF all the schools and periods Of painting OF his
toricai Importance among all cviiisei nations ~ the
foundation OF great national museum Of Art and public
gallery tor America. The present museum 10 but com
menoemeDt, and II confined chiefly 70 the important
schools painting Of Fore'ce Venice sena and Umbra
although Il pcssesses good specimens Of many others
While does not profess 70 oGer 10 the pub
lc masterpieces or ihosc which based The
regulations Of The great in ART does however
give charscSri,,c specimens Of mary q socm, whiah
are not A yet repfescniod IN The Sailops Gallery o.
London, nor 10 the Louvre a. Paris fuca the Gentle
cs Faprlano and so5oma; rnile others. iisc ssno d.
Pletro the Fra Argeco CT sera and 10 spagna are not
TO be found either those gscrss > even n those q
Turin. Thus this collection reaer n sans not merely
important rames but 10 nne paniiag', than the largest
galleries Of Europe ~hile whole, In value Of chro
noiogoa sequence showing step ~ step the progress
orss Of relsoos symbolca art then Of the natural
issic small n IL IL, II n unsurpassed except BY fs~,
like shs Berlin and Munich galleries. which have been 70
css'iy formed ., heavy outlay, and on scms~hn SINH
lar system.
One d the most valuable features Of the collection
10 The step By step progress which II shoSs
'f Italian painting Beginnins With Byzantine and
italian rriptychs, which date back ~ far - the
tveInh century (Nos 70 81 Of the caialcgue), we
Iears ~ glance the elsments Of difference between ths
races in their art; the By sansoe myssc, re.
Gned and With more lingering taoes of old Grck beauty
OF dravevy and movement heasfic Ia everything, and
sbe Latin Ike the old Eruscan rute, realistic, yet
nsve and vigorous The type ~ the Cnrbts Ia these
pictures strange CONTRAST; that OF the ByxAotpe or
Greco Italian, a. IL rea1e, No being +. beautiful
the artist could imagine divine msn, while tbs early
Italian contemporary psntItss represen, him repolsvely
usiy.
No 10 forms q sort Of pictorisl Bible, nineeen
conposittous events To the nfe o. the Saviour,
bers recorcei 10 ths, dmieutse ~ ntihg. Bat the
casual vfsiter viii 10, Iuser lorg over these, how.