New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-27
ART ITEMS.

The most interesting competltlon among our hrcnl-
tecs that has taken place in NewYork for many years.
has been that for the designs of the new National
Academy of Design TO be erected on the corner OF
Twenty third street and the Fourth avenue. All our
principal architects had exerted themselves, and the
designs gent in by Messrs. Mold Hunt and Eidz dis
PLAYED great ability and inventive genius. Me- Eidrz
bid fair to win the prize, when design was presented
from au architect with whose work and name no one
was familiar which at seized upon the fancy OF
the Committee. The design wac signed "Plumbago;"
but as the Committee determined TO accept it, 1t was
ascerained that the architect who sent it was young
man named Wight, native Of Ncw-fork, and
graduate of our Free Academy who has been hereto
fore employed in engineering occupation at the
West" The design is exceedingly beautiful on paper,
and will present most novel and picturesque effect
when executed in brick and stone 1t presents three
stories with the principal entrance by highly orna-
mental stairway on Twenty-thrd street. The doors
and windows in the first story have semcircuar heads,
the third story has no windows but
and the wall is highly ornamented by parti'colored
bricks inserted diamond-wse in the style of the old
Dutch buildings. The roof is glazed with ornamental
ron-wok along the ridges; coored tiles OF very rich
pattern are inserted in the spandres OF the arches
and as the materials Of which the FACADE is to be built
are the olivecolored Dorchester stone and red and
yellow brick the effect will be exceedingly beautiful,
not TO say gorgeous There will be no symoohcai
figures, bat the entire building itself will be hand
some picture sufficiently indicative Of the purposes to
which it is to be dedicated.
-Secessonism has found it's pictorial chronicler. An
artist in New-Orleans named Perry, in emulation OF
Col Trumbull whose immortal painting OF the Signing
of the Declaration Of Independence ornaments our Ma
tional Capitol has undertaken similar representation
Of the Signing Of the Ordinance Of Secession in Louisi-
ana He is collecting the photographs OF the sgner
preparatory to the work and one Of the New-Orleans
papers enthusiastically trusts that the Ordinance will
be instrumental in awakening love Of the Fine Arts
among our people, that properly directed may make the
South as independent of the North in the arts as she
now untrammeled in policy" We hope So but we
have our misgivngs. The fine arts OF pundering and
piracy with which the seeding South proposes to rg
naze its independence have never been encouraging 10
the growth Of the arts of sculpture and painting.
There have been two important picture sales dur
ng,he past week. On Thursday at Leeds, in Nassau
street, a collection of studies and sketches belonging to
Mr.. J. L. Freeman, now in Rome, amounting to some
| two hundred in number, were disposed of. Most OF
the sketches were by Italian and German Artists in
Rome whose names are familiar on this side OF the
Atlantic There were several sketches by Mr.. Free
man. and one or two by George l.. Brown and Terry.
AT Goupls Gallery there was a sale of some Of the
pictures of the French and Flemish Gallery, and con-
siderable number Of those belonging to Mr. Nichols OF
the Crayon Gallery. Knsuss Christening, which was
valued at A. 600 received bid Of 8, 800 from Ba
MORGAN ut the proprietor not anxious TO cell it at
even a. O0O 40 il has been boxed up and will be sent
back to London.
The Erening Post says that "the Society Of Ars
in London arc with the resistance Of Thomas Taylor
arranging for our collections Of Lesies pictures" &c
Tom Taylor is the person meant, no doubt. IL is a
| piece Of American refinement, the beauty Of which
probably Mr. Taylor will not be able 10 discover, TO
call a man Thomas whose Christian name happens 10
be Tom. We learn from the authority that "the
propretors Of the Crayon Art Gallery In TINS city have
been max ing efforts for time pas, TO get together
the works Of Washington All.ton, rery fec Of rhos
ptcfure. hare eter been seen his city, We should
be 10th to say anything tSdisoourge - ieoi'1i. a"
.-in -..;~., 4" n usiie- ~ iae'' ep"
collection Of Astons pictures comprising all that
could be obtained was exhibited In Boston and this
city not many years since.
"A studio on very excellent plan has recently been
opened in Broadway, near Union square, for giving
instructions in drawing 10 young beginners IN arr
Mrs Blackwell, the principal, enjoyed the
advantage Of four years study IN the Gov
eminent school in Paris, and under tue direction Of
Mr. Leigh in London. In Paris the had the good for
tune TO be under the direction Of Roea Bonheur. Mrs
Blackwell ia making arrangements for the formation Of
cass of young ladies whom she proposes TO take on
a sketcbing jauni in the country next Summer.
The EeapoIiians are about 10 erect monument in
Naples commemorative of Italian Unity, for which de-
signs are invited at cost Of u 600 francs. Since the
fight Of the Bourbons from Naples the famous Mu-
scum, which had been closed for many years 10 the
pnblic has been thrown open The most corrupt Gov.
eminent in the world had closed this famous collection
Of antique art on the pretense Of its being dangerous TO
the public morale.
The next Exhibition Of our National Academy OF
Design will open in March-earler than usual and
our artists are already busy finishing up their pictures
for the annual show which, by reason OF the Artists
Recertons where most Of the works painted during the
year are frst shown 10 the public, will not have as
much novelty ne usual The 9Th Of March Is the last
day on which pictures will be received at tie Academy
The last production Of the celebrated Flemish
painter, Eugene V,rbockhoven, is now oh exhibition
in LONDON Toe picture excites consid rible interest
from the circumstance that the artist hns oG lis sight
since he inished il, and will not probably ever
fant another The picture is called Cattle Leaving
Il Farm Yard"
"A very striking landscape by Rohiern, Belgian
artist whore works lave not before found their way
70 this country in on exhibition AT upilsGaery IN
Broadway. IL Is view in Bavaria, and combines
some very novel effects Of sunlight breaking through
bank OF heavy clouds.