New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-08
ART ITEMS.

in love with the fruit" The philosophy Of Sir An
thony's remark, tie soundrGs Of which nobody will
depv applies with much force 70 pictures ~ to books.
AS the Italian monk said in showing the paintings in
hilconvent "we are the shadows and they are the
allies" Looking then upon these collections Of IDEAS
embedded in color and spread upon canvas, which are
offered TO II Tublic not eymnescent shows thateave
nc permanent impression uro the beholdes, itisworth
willie to consider what they are, and what effects
they arc likely to produce. iaking them in ,he lump,
we should say TIA. tey would in tie frs place. con-
vert US into conglomerae d French, German, and
Belgic elements; and in the second place that they
will make us parcel Of cae-fancers and amateurs OF
cows and donkeys. There s very little Of either En-
glsh or American art exhibited 10 u.s. but inolera-
BILE quantity Of Belgium snd Germany. Commencing
in Broadway, we have the Institute of the Fine
Arts" in which is placed the whole collection Of paint
ings by Dusseldorf artists imported by the late Mr..
Boxer; short distance above. the opposite side Of
the street. another collection Of paintings Of the same
school called for eome nscrutlble reason, the Iner--
national Gallery of Paintings in which the Germanic
element Is the dominating feature; at the gallery Of
Mr. Sebaus, on the opposite eide, may be seen more
examples of Dusseldorf with specimens of the French
ard Belgian schools; and crossing the street again, we
find at GoupiIs the "Third Animal Exhibition of
French and Flemish Work. OF Art" The fayorite pic
lures in these collections II will be noticed, cattle
pieces by Troyon Verbockhoyen, and the BOnheur
family Tbeso cattle pieces have very little variety in
their ubjecte though there is considerable difference
in their treatment. We have three and donkey
in one, three sheep ard goai 10 another, drove OF
sheep and a donkey IA third, and two goats and q
sheep in :. fourth They very good portraits OF
cattle il mns' be confessed and would make suitable
ornaments for a butchers stall, but they are very
strange pictures to hang draw ng-room walls; they
bring the barnyard and tie parlOr in too close prox-
unity. But they popular, and sell for incredible
prices One of the cattle pieces Of Troyoni the French
and Flemish Exhibition, for example, is valued at
s. co., which is rather more than all the animals it
contains would bring If they offered at Bulls
Head. To concordance all there French German,
and Flemish pictures have nothing of ideal and
heroic character but Mr. Jarvess collection Of old Ita
ian masters, in Mr.. Derbys new gallery, and the
ampes Of Christian ART in Mr. Bryans collection at
the Cooper institute. There is exhibition of the
English or Of the American schools, except the few
pictures occasionally found at Mr.. Ncholss and some
of the other picture dealers in Broadway.
The first annual exhibition of paintings for the ben
eft of the Artists Fund Society, was opened at the
ROOMS Of the National Academy in Tenth street, on
Thursday, and Will continue open two weeks, when the
works contributed by the members will be sod by auc
ton for the benefit of the Fund. This is most excel
lent institution, and We glad learn that it has
begun in so prosperous manner The entire eoec-
tion exhibition contains about two hundred works,
one half Of which are new. Among the contributors
sre Kensett, CgnOux, Hubbard, Clifford, Elliott,
whose contribution is admirable miniature portrait
in oil of himself McEutee Suydam Faconer Coleman,
w Hunt, Shatuck Mignot, and many others. Among
firf occasion ia Mastar
der ard Arm Page, by Leslie spoken of by Mr. Taylor
in lis biography Of the artist which has not before been
exhibited here The collection is very creditable one
TO our artists and it loses nothing by being compared
with the French and Belgian exhibitions though there
Ii nothing in the collection that be mentioned with
tie . Christening OF Knauss," the Early DAYS of
the Reformation in Antwerp by Legs, in the latter
gallery Considering how popular cattle pieces are,
and that there are many Of them in the collections
Of French and Flemish artists it is rather remarkable
that there should no; be single animal among these
pictures by our own painters except the head of ter
nerby Hays. Tie early painters, the fathers of mod
ern ar, delighted painting saints heroes angels car
drar and demgods; but their successors 20 into the
farm yard for their subjects and lavish the wealth of
their geniu. in giving representations of pigs ducks,
goats, sheep and donkeys.
Tho National Academy of Design, which has been
tenant of prcniscuous attics and sky parlors for
good many years, has at Last II prospect of having
local habitaton OF its The Academy has n large
fund of ia own and a lot has been purchased ON the
corner OF Iwenty-thiTd street and Fourth avenue, on
which suiiabo building viii be erected for its uses
The si;o being coed for an architectural dspay
we may reasonably look for an ornament TO that mart
Il the City. IL il almost remote from the present
center Of attraction. but It will hot remain 80 mapy
years. Tho migracns Of the Natioual Academy have
been e1rlonsy Illustrative Of the expansion of the city,
The hIst exhibitions OF the Academy were held in the
building in Chambers street, now occupied by thsU.S
Courts; the next change Clinton Hail. in Beck.
nan street, where Trey continued several wears; the
next flight was 10 the Society Library building on the
corner of Leonard street and broadway, which, a. the
time, was considerej rather far up town. bat soon
twas found necessary 90 make another move and the
Academy settled down IN u building Of its own in
Broadway, opposite L. Bond street. The pressure of
trade soon compelled the migrating artists to take MP
their plaster goods and scek still higher abode when
they ghed upon their present eley ated apartments
on the corner Of Fourth avenue and Tenth street
where they will probab, remain until their permanent
home is finished in Twerty-third street.
$50 At the monthly meeting of the A,hensum Club
on wednesday night last, there was very pretty
collection of pictures exhibition. Among them were
Il new Landscape by George Innes, u very striking
head OF "A woman by -, charming picture Of
Pennsylvania farmhouse, by Mr. Henry of Phladel-
Phla and landscapes by kenseit Shattuck and William
Hart tie later having animals by TAFT.
Tho ambTo'yre process seems peculiarly adapted
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