The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-09
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full to the eye, and set off finely the works
of art. The floor is of Georgia pine, oiled
A railing of black walnut guards the stair
way, which is in the centre of the floor.
and o cushioned seat of dark crimson sur
rounds the railing on three sides.
The trustees of the gallery hoped, at the
time of its completion, to open it at this
commencement with something of collec-
ton OF works of art, both Of sculpture and
painting as the property of the gallery.
But just at that time the monetary panic
occurred, and in view of it, the trustees
thought best to withhold for a more favor
able condition of things, financially, the
appeal for contributions of money and of
works of art, which they had prepared.
The gallery, consequently, at present owns
but the beginning of collection of casts of
noted sculptures-o casts, but admirable
ones of their ind,reproducing the originals
with great fidelity and exceedingly valuable
for purposes of illustration in the lectures
on art and to the instructor in drawing-and
a few photographs of noted paintings. The
casts are
/. The venus of Milo. The original was
found in the island of Melos, in 1920, and
is now in the Louvre, at Paris. She is
Venus Victrix, of the best Greek work.
and held TO be, on the whole, the finest Of
female figures in all ancient sculpture
! Perhaps the best theory of this statue is
that it formed part of group representing
Venus disarming Mars beauty triumphing
over force. Some wish to make her not
Venus, but victory, inscribing the names
of heroes on a shield, supposed to have
been held resting on her raised knee. This
cast was made in Paris, and is the finest
one of this statue as yet brought to this
country. 1t is the gift to the gallery of
Alanson Bigelow, Esq. of Boston, brother
in-law of Rev l.. G.. Ware. of Burlington.
3. The 'Sandal- Binder" This is bas-
relief from the balustradc of the temple of
the Wingless Victory, in Athens. This,
too, is of the best school of Greek sculp-
ture 1t represents winged victory in the
act of binding her sandal, to speed on her
errand. This cast, like the Venus, is from
the workshop of the national museums in
Paris, and is given by James NJ Barnard,
Esq, of Boston.
3. Narcissus. This cast is from one Of
the most precious of the ancient bronzes,
now in the museum of Naples. 1t was
found in Pompeii, in 1865, and is n capital
specimen of the grace of the school of
PraXiteles. The cast is the gift of Thomas
Garfield, Esq, of Boston, and was made by
Carey, in Boston, from an imported cast.
The figure represents the handsome youth
listening to echo, or, perhaps, admiring
himself in the mirror Of the pool.
-Four small reiefs, from Trajan's column,
in Rome. This column is. as it were, a
photograph in marble, SO exactly does it
give the dress, faces and look of the times.
These are two fine heads of barbarians, and
two of Romans, boat-builder and man
alarms.
In addition to these, there are in the cor
| N, al,
part of Il set of the cartoons of Raphael, the
gift of Rev. l.. G. Ware, to the gallery
There are, beside, at present on exhibit
ton in the gallery, various objects of in.
tercst kindly loaned by their owners in
this city. Prof Torrey has just lent some
rare prints, among them very choice
etching by Albert Durer, a capital example
OF this artists extreme fidelity of drawing.
charming landscape, by Kcnsett, is
owned by +. ]. Phelps, Esq, and would be
a gem in any collection.
Prof. Spencer Marsh lends three ltho-
graphs (by StriXner, in 1920, of special in.
terest. They reproduce, with eXqute eX-
actness. two of Memlng's and one OF
Roger Van der Heyden's best paintings, in
the the old Pinacothek in Munich
There is fine large Photograph, belong
ing to Mr.. Ware, of Holbein's Meyer Ma
donna, from Dresden; the picture which
stands for high-tide mark in Germany, as
the Sistine Madonna stands in Italian paint
ing.
Miss Austin loans a charming study, by
herself, of birch tree, and photograph
of delicate drawing of Madonna and
child, by Muller, of Dusseldorf, speci-
men of the best work Of the modern Ger
man religious school of painting.
A small landscape, belonging to Mrs.
Wheeler, is signed IIobbima. If the name
belongs to it, without doubt it is the work
OF master whose paintings are Of the
greatest rarity.
Hon. Albert L. Catlin sends TO the exh-
bition large print of Michael Angeles
famous fresco of the Last Judgment, in the
Sistinc Chapel, and Raphael Morghen's en-
craving of the TRANSPORTATION.
The exhibition also contains many other
things of interest in oil and water colors,
engravings and photographs, and it will be
found to well repay an hours visit, though
it is as yet only the promise OF good things
to come.