Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-11
Foreign Art Notes.

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An exhibition of models for statue
Of Lamoriciere is now open at the EcoIe
des Beanx Arts. Paris. u
A STATUE III honor of the late Alexan-
Dire Gendebien has eeen erected in front
the Palais de Justice at Brussels.
A BRONZE statue Of heroic size, in
memory of the late Earl Of Clancarty,
was unveiled at Ballinasloe, September
Goth. 1aT
A STATUE in honor of the late Duke of
Devonshlre has been erected and I'M
yelled with suitable ceremonies at Hills
borough.
A COLLECTION of ancient firearms and
examples of every process connected
with modern gunmaking is now exhibit
ed at Birmingham. -
HE restoration of York Minister, now
III progress, IS expected to be finished
early III November, when the old edifce
Will be formerl y reopened. 2
HOLMAN HUNT, it is said, has begun an
other great painting, and is about to re-
turn to the cast in order to finish it.
His picture of The Shadow of Dea tn"
or reduced copy, is now in the engrav-
er's hands.
The Kelvin Grove Museum, at Glas-
gov, is to be enlarged by the addition
Of two wings, which are to be erected
at a cost Of 100000 The nucleus of
an Antiquarian collection has been pre-
sented to the museum by a gentleman
of Abbotshaugh.
The paintings by deceased French
| artists, now IN the Luxembourg, Paris,
are to be removed to the long galleries
Of the Louvre, facing the Seine. The
pictures of the Dutch and Flemish
schools, many of which are in these
galleries, are to be placed together in
another part of the Louvre.
| The spire of the new church of ST.
| Nicholas, at Hamburg, in height, to the
| top Of the cross, is said to be four hun
dred and seventy-two feet. This is six
feet higher than the spire of the famous
Strasburg Cathedral, which has hither-
Europe. sa . ..,,o.4
A RETROSPECTIVE exhibition Of indus
trial art has been opened at Milan.
| Contributions Of the rarest objects have
been made from many of the most cele-
brated collections, both pablo and pri-
vate, Of Italy; and the Italian industrial
arts ofthe sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
turtles are also strongly represented.
A NEW Artisans Institute is about to
be established In London for the pro-
motion Of general ane technical knowl-
edge. The Illustrated London News
says: "The object of the. institute is
most praiseworthy. Similar. organiza-
tions exist in France and other countries,
and in many departments of art work
manship the foreign workman has the
advantage OF having means of education
not within the reach of the English ar
tisan. Competition is becoming so keen
in ali directions that we must give our
workman every facility, or he will inev-
itably lose ground against his many
rivals .... ....t STIFF.
| Among the objects of interest in the
church Of ST. Dionis Back church, Lon
| don, which is to be torn down by
a decree of the commissioner under
| the City improvement act, are an an
Gent monument to the memory of
Sir Arthur Ingram, with, the costume
painted in colors, and another to that of
Sir Thomas Rawlinsen, the famous anti
quarry and bibiopolist. In the vestry
are preserved four large two-handled
brass syringes, which were at one time
the onl y machines used in London for
the extinction of fires. The monuments
and mural tablets are to be removed to
Allhollow's church in Lombard street.
st. Dionis Backchurch was originally
built in 1888, and was burned down in
the great fire of 1866 It was rebuilt in
1881, after designs by Sir Christopher
Wren