New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-14

Muse and Psyche in the hut of the poet
stringing his Tyre. This is indeed beauti-
full; he is inspired by the genius Of the
poet. The second group seems to represent
music, its origin and power; youthful
hero is here dra wing inspiration. The third
group IS Helicon; on the clouded heights:
beneath the hoof of the winged steed,"
springs the fountain of imagination, from
which mankind receives refreshment; be-
hind this beautiful vail of water the powers
which regulate the eternal laws of life
simmer in the bosom Of the earth; happy
beings hover in the element of the beautiful.
Fourth group-Lawgivers. Fifth group
Evening and autumn; this is very especially
beautiful, representing vintage, the art Of
sculpture and architecture-in the subject
of sculpture, Schlnkel the artist, is repre-
sented, and other great sculptors. In
the subject of architecture are small
mural paintings of high order. Under
these are, on the left, the myth of Hero ules,
on the right that of Thesus. A dou BILE
staircase leads from the vestibule have
attempted to describe, direct to the second
floor of the museum-the staircase is Orna-
mented with copy of the celebrated an
cient Warwick vase in England, and busts
of the Ministers Won Allenstein and w. Won
Humboldt. In the upper passage, at the en-
trance to the rotunda, are trescoes by
Schinkel representing every lyric and poetic
subject possible to be named. This museum
contains also the Antiquarian, which is
deeply interesting and instructive, but
would require many days of inspection and
thorough knowledge Of the history Of anti
quities. to be satisfactory. 1t is located on
the ground floor; at the bottom of the stair
case, under glass, is the instructive mod ell of
an ancient "guinauereme." On the left 8 a
suit Of rooms containing antique vases, ter
racotas mosaics and bronzes. There are
| from 1000 to 1000 of these vases, many of
which are valuable and important in the
study of Greek printing and mythology. The
small bronzes, consisting of idols, weapons,
statuettes, domestic utensils, etc, afford an
insight into the public and domestic life OF
the Greeks and Romans. On the right are
the cabinet of coins and collection of gems
comprising works OF the highest artistic
value. Especially remarkable are the re
ceding "intaglios" and raised "cameoe.'
Casts of the chief treasures of other cOllec
lions and mural paintings from Pompei
are hung upon the walls. Here, too, il
preserved the "silver treasure found al
Hildesheim, consisting of Roman plate
probably of the time of Augustus. Some O.
the articles possess great merit, especially
four round fat dishes with reliefs at thu
bottom, representing Minerva, Young
Hercules, Deus Lunus and Cybele, ant
rich wide goblets with feet. The cabine
of coins is chronologically arranged. Thu
medieval and modern coins which ar
stated 10000 IN number, are in a separate
apartment to which access may be obtained
by special permission.
The gallery of paintings is admirabl.
arranged and adapted for the study OF tn
history of the art. It is divided into thirty
seven apartments, each having number.
To the right of the entrance from tn
connecting passage and to tn Q left of tn
approach from the rotunda, the Italia
school begins in The fourth and the Dutc
school in the fifth apartme Mt, either @
which may be taken as a starting point
1t would tire the reader were l to attemp
full description of these schoo Is OF ar
but can not forbear naming a few subject
by the great immortal masters. Among
this collection are works from the yea
l420-The "Venetians," by Courgliant
Alteration of the Magii," by Murano; late
"Venetiaus," by Giorgione; THE Ches
Players" by Titan; "Lavinia," Titan
t daughter, and a portrait of himself; also
f Titian's "Venus," Francia's "Pista," Frar
cia's Madonna" and many other sacre
pictures. A room is specially devo ted
the works of Raphael, Corr egio, Roman
J and Murillo. Some Of these are execute
upon gold ground, and as a style of pain
| | ing peculiar to that school are worth dee
t study. There are also few valuab
l | works of the Umbrian school, l460-"M;
7 DONNA" by Raphael's father; Christ ;
9 the Sepulchre,' by Bonitazio. The Florel
r tine and Roman schools are replete wit
= interest In these rooms may be seen IL
Q legends of St. Antony of Padua, in til
:. rich and artistically blended colors of thos
f schools. Madonna col BAN bini," b
Q Raphael, was purchased at Naples for G7'
1 livres; "Diana and Calisto," ''Venus Kissr
s Cupid" "Madonna di Casa Colonna," a
r by Raphael and purchased at fabulor
s prices for this gallery. The last men tione
0 picture is SO called from the palace
I Rome in which it was formerly preserve
Q Its purchase cost 5000 livres.
1 More anon. Yours, LEAH.
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