Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04
ART NOTES.

Rosa Bonheur has finished seventy-on,
paintings in twenty-five years.
Fifteen to eighteen models for the colossa
statue of Admiral Farragut have been un
packed in the yestibule of the capitol. Tn,
lot is not very promising. Some are tolera
bly, good and some execrable.
John Hoey, of New York, has paid Sll g,
600 in gold for the painting of - Charlott,
Corday Meditating the Murder of Marat. ="
\ painting, said to represent the marriage
of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. and tC
have been made at the time of the event. Ol
a little later, has turned up at Scarborough
England. 1t Is, probably, relic more spu-
riOus than curious.
The great portrait of franklin, painted by
Madame Lebrun in 1888, has been brought
to New York from Paris.
Bierstadt is working upon a large winter
view in Yosemite.
Hills new painting of The Royal Arche,
Of Yosemite has been finished, and is pro-
nounced to be one of the artists best efforts.
! The Arches are presented in the full glare of
forenoon light, and as to color, gray pre-
dominates The picture isintensely natural,
and conveys strong impression of enor-
nous mas and solidity. The picture is ON
exhibition in San Francisco.
\ correspondent of the \. Y. Times states
that there has been n good deal cf activity
among American artists in Rome, the pres
ent winter, and the season has been very
good one for the sale Of their works The
| painters have been more favored than usual,
! Marshall o. Roberts alone having expended
more than $50 O00 among them. The sculT-
| tors have no reason 10 complain, with the
| profits in their hands of the great crop OF
! publ, monuments which has been given them
TO gather. \ good deal of money Is expend-
ed among the Italian artists and artisans in
the finer branches of production peculiar to
Rome The ladies have carried off more
than the usual quantity of mosaic tables and
Byzantine and Roman iewelry. | have seen
a mosaic not less than six feet long. repre-
Senting the Romen forum, purchased by Mr..
Hunter of New York for Is 900 francs 1t
is a work of three years application, and a.
fine "a any that has been on sale the present
winter in that line ofart Among the other
statues for which purchasers have heeniound.
Mr.. Story has sold his figure of Polyxena to
Mr. Bixby of Fifth avenue. at the price of
S0.NNV- lherc are nearly ~ American
painters and -culptors resident here, and few
Of them, who have recognized ability, COM
plain of neglect. George Hall Is painting,
with his characteristic knowledge and feel
ing, several pictures, the subjects Of which
are taken from Italian and Spanish rural life.
His fruit and flower pieces have The juicy
quality and vitality of tone which generous
Nature puts into her productions. Eugene
Benson Is laboring with the activity of one
ardently devoted to art Several of his views
Of Venice, recently painted. have all the
truthfulnes- and spirit Of the real scene.
Another of Ttians masterpieces lost
thieves having entered the Church Of the
Commune of san Flor, near C0negliano.
Milan, during the night. and made of with
the large altar picture. which doubtless Will
turn up in some art collection in this coun-