The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-09-18

ment here and there, fine residences,
nice private and public gardens. in fact
all that tends to adorn a city and make
it desirable place in which to live.
The Saxons themselves think there is
no such. place in all Europe as Dres,
den, but we must remember that they,
possessing all the bias of doting child
ren, are partial to everything that be.
longs to SaxOny.
The celebrated Gallery of Paintings
owes much of It's present completeness
to August Ill, who was, properly
speaking, the'founder, and who during
the thirty years intervening 1885,
purchased many of the most valuable
pictures. New additions of more
modern works, however, have been
added from time to time to the then
rich collection, until now the Dresden
Gallery is said to have no equal north of
the Alps. II contains many of the
best works of the most celebrated mas
ters of olden times. An entire room
is given to Rafael's world renowned
Madonna, (Iadonna di San Sisto),
which was added to the collection as
early as 1853 and for which $4,000
was paid, but the same could not be
bought from the Government for ST.
100000. There is something really
remarkable about this picture.
The room is always full of visitors
and some sit for hours with their eyes
fixed upon it as if there were some.
thing magical there. l know from ex-
perience | can sit there several hours
without growing weary. The longer
you look at it the more you see and
the greater becomes the enjoyment.
Although few of my readers may have
seen the original, dare say all have
seen copies of this most noted work
Of Rafael. There are hundreds of 9TH
4 er master pieces there from the old
Italian and Dutch scholars that are
valued very highly. Rafael, Van
pyck, P. d. Rubens, Lucas Crapach,
Duerer, Snyder and l. V. Eyck are
we'll represented.
Among other things worthy of a
visit in Dresden is the so called
G1Wnes GeaCalbe Green Vault, which
contains a valuable collection of small
but rare works of art, diamonds,
pearls and precious articles 10 general,
and is considered the richest collec-
tion of the kind in Europe. Why it
is called the Green Vault | am not
prepared to say, for it is neither a
vault, nor is it green. The collection
is arranged in eight rooms or apart
ments and only one bears any resem-
blance to a green vault, and it is sim
| ply green without the vault-the walls
being of that color. The man who
gave them that name perhaps wanted
to perpetuate his memory by leaving
behind an everlasting namesake. The
first room contains works in bronze
among which are the riding models of
Charles II. England, Louis WV, and
August the Strong; the second con-
tains elegantly carved specimens of
unique workmanship from solid ivory,
the most noticeable of which is piece
representing ninety-two angels in a
flight, and is cut out of solid piece
of ivory eighteen inches high. Also
Dutch frigate complete in every re-
spect, which must have cost an i'm
mense amount of money and long
time of tedious labor to bring it to
such state Of perfection. This, toe
is cut from solid ivory; IN the third
are fine specimens in enamel, amber
corral, mother. of pearl, etc. The
fourth, articles in gold, silver and
glass. The fifth, sixth and seventh
rooms are rich in various works o
woOd-carving, artistic designs in onyx
jasper, agate, wax and the like; but
the eighth surpasses all the others in
worth it contains the diamonds an
pearls and articles innumerable, in
: laid with these precious jewels. Th,
: large green diamond weighing 16C
grains is one Of the finest of the few