The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-20
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY 20 187-QUADRUPLE

on ana /. treated IN broader manner than any
other ~ Ms plct1rea thAt nave seen. Ia the
ricl.H the .Kue ne Granatello P0rticin and the
"Fayaa1e ayec COurs d'kauu taken IA the neigh
hOThOOd Rome. We nave tne peCuliarltieA OF the
itAlian atmosphere forcloly reproduced, wblle IN
the last named pictnr We are struck win mat
sense Of sOafudc ana dreafinesB when ~ lne nrst
impression 1917 % t.e nina ~ stranger ~ the
cam aqua.
WONDERFUL DIT ~ REALISTIC PAINTING
~ that reprs sentinR the staircase ~ The Casa ~
PllatOs fiiuuBe ~ Plate ~ seville, ana equally
strklng ~ tine music gallery 81 no Cathedrdl AZ
Seville. though hut hail 81 the picture ~ llnlaned.
The two preliminary ttudles made BY the ariist
for the Battle of Fetuan the large picture ordered
of him by the city Of barcelona, are interesting,
not mercy FOR tne qualities " c0mpogitlOn dis-
PLAYED "a them, but ~ indicating the successive
stages ny which m artist arrives AZ the develop
anu studies are quite numerous ana many Of them
are Ia q very advanced u not 10 nm.
petition wIl ue very keen, and nave reason 20
believe thzt large proportion OF them WIN nnn
course the most prominent object N the arge
Oyola vase apOui wnicn 10 much has been SAID and
written u late, ana wnich Il nearly o. the same
form M the celebrated vase Ia the Alnambra, dll-
fcring from H. however, IN the color ana character
OF IT. ornaments. IL Ii SAID 10 De older tusn TIE
latter anu more perfect II comes from church
NJ sailor, near Granada, where IL made 70
serve AZ a support 70 q font for holy water, ana
In sald 10 Do unique.
me price when Fortuny gave for II was believe,
6,0OOi ~ VIII iech ut the sale egnt or ten times
tnat amount. There n anotne large vase IN the
COLLECTION Or the same form ana ornAmshts nv
tnat nave Just described, but IL " Imperfect,
the neck ana handles being broken On. The col
lection u arms II small but exceedingly curious,
ana comprises Apeci mems that do not remember
20 nave seen elsewhere Equally rare aud precious
are the ms ~ clotH and silver, the carpets,
the tapestry ana chufcn yestmsnts, some OF them
dating ~ far Dack ~ the commencement or tho
IN rtecnth century when cost ar. Fortuny sncn an
expenditure " Tune ana money 70 hunt ~, ana
whlcn construed the chief features or
attraction % yiAtors ia MS studio ~ Rome,
Taere wlil be keen competition Tor taesc Things
not merely ~ memorials OF hs deceased artist
Tut rom their extreme rarity. Judging ~ mo
results o. tie late sales OF q BmIar chaiacisr tho
atnoEnt that VIII % realized rom THIS collection
will place the family q tue deceased artist IN .
position OF complete independence
IiiE MILLER COLLECTION.
Tue exhibition Of Mltlet'a waer colora which
hes been opened IN the Rue st. George. Tor 'he
benefit II MS family Is, regret 70 say not very
well q tenaen. | Uns tnerc Tor an nUur yesier
ga in tle middle Of the day, ana during that time
only two visltofs besides myself were 70 De iound
In tle gallery The lndilrefenc mani ested In ~.
Rar1 10 the memory VI this great artist ~ mex
tect licturcs ~ themselves, lnaanuch a. they
embrace the elements u color and atmosphere,
ana ave very correct idea, indeed, OF ma method
Of treatment " sonld seen az u tue sc epiicbm
ann negect ynlch denied 10 nis Surprising merits
during M liIe tue reward y CONGREGATIONS laoor
were destined 70 follow up the efforts when are
beiug mate By nis frenGs 70 aid ma lam ~. Were
II not for the small pension granted 10 them ny
tue state they oul0 b. wholly without reBources
LA sAIos DIS EEfrsEa.
Tine arrangements u the rejected artists 81 the
salon to proside an exhibition OF their own have
At iaat Decn completed, and A. Will De opened on
the lst oftne monlh IN fhe building known nv the
title Oi Les Mag0sns Heunls. fne situation ~ not
good one, anu am AFRAID they viii nave some
difilcuity ~ ATTRACTING Visitors am happy say
tnat tne number ofAnercan artists gno are m
clnded In fne category Tor whose Denent this exhl
DitIon 10 intended 10 this year very small.
ARcHfI RcIDRAL DECORATIONS poH CHILL
Waited the stuelo Of "a. Y0alemOt no other
day 10 examine the compositions which h mas
Just cUmplsfed Tor the decoration VI tbs Han or
Congress ~ SanttapO, can. those Intended ior
the chamber oi Deputies wiil occupy i've large
pAneis, aDd are entitled respectively "The Aurora
81 Cntli.u "Primhry Insrueton,v "Law,b 'Jus.
ticeu and 'PrOgress.r Those TO- tho senate rep
resent "CnuI,u ''RellgtOn.u 'Art.u '5cience,u
"C0mmereer and indus ryp cannot say that
Wan muca Impressed with the manner In wnicn
the artist mas treated these subjects. Tney are
wanting IN elevation or sentiments ami nave no
extraordinary merits OF Drawing or color 10
commentaries their ieebieness Of design.