New-York tribune., 1879-11-03
FOREIGN ART NOTES.

BRIEF ITEMS FROM MANY QuARTERs.-An
unexpected has followed the project "i the 'se
Mgr Dupanloup Bishop Of orleans, for the deeoran"n
of Orleans Cathedral with ten painted WINDOWS repre-
senuns scenes iu the life Of Joan Of Arc ln snort
fine s25 900 was subscribed and competition omen 10
sll In France has resulted in the accept
snce of POSSESSING II IL ssid remarkable merit
Tho successful artist has been commissioned TO execute
the work At Florence equestrian sta ne oi Ma
polcon Ill WI be east In bronze. II vii
be set up in Milan. Hereford Cathedral II
GLAND hid narrow escape from destruction by mr.
rrccity An efficient fire brigade eXtln. uishcd IN"
flints hef,r much damage was done A. historical
pcture Paul Dear representing the carrying IN
keys Of the Bstie after IT, capture VIII be set
In the Hotel de VIE at Paris. when the work OF restot
shed The picture has always belonged to ihe
ciy but has never been well TIE Belgi"h
G vernmcut has rec nily purchased for $4,000 the pc
tnre with wings" bv QIentn Matsys. WHO
has long been ornament Of the Chuieh
st. Pierre. LNuvsin, aud will add " ''
the collection OF works OF art al B"nss'is
Ohcr purchases OF similar kind are CONTEMPLATED pN
the Gov, nmeut Wiin the money which tnes I,y ye'
the sale OF heir picture, ihe good p'ope %, ,nd ~
intend their cnurch and rest a. eoh.th'eu
they wlta copy OF ~ PIC u'' ~,iI - uAe ci
place Of I'll origin '-.--.While tHg Na'iS@n., ~" i
lery II Amsterdam make. progress 50 SLOWLY inst WI
probably i've years fore tie pictures IAN o. s'h
rsEs attendaui ON war"h0u,ne aud u've tgr nea'
ncgbbor large p-tio.enm siors A s'.lne %. @ a,so
the bastlc OF genth toui years aeo lunnS Nsr
% clean and rep r ca,uclrai ht -i"ori
but owing DELAYS AID ncgIiEenee nothing has YET
been done
DUTIES on WORKS BY THE MASTERs.-lo
buy pCtnre by Od I,glau master is one thing l."
gel II out of I,ay is another. Note was made some
time ago OF rouhlr which the British National gallery
bad had with fine example of Perugfno which u nan
bought Report 'ow comes that our other plc'ui'
have been stopped On the northern frontier b' '"'
Italian Custom Housc authorities who require th"t 'h'
enormous Of 90 cent on the value oi 'he pictures
shall be paid It's tax was imposed ihrongh '"iuii"
Pacca in 1920. and Is he Pacca tdiei. Ait'
the Italian occupation OF Rom" the .dict wa
lookcd upon a. virtually annuicd. ana sitc'
Hork of ar, were export without being subjected
n. Now. however II Is revived ana thc case "i W
Peruno is said 20 have been tne occasion Tor the re-
vivai No iormshry was observed than notice
by the Council OF state III IN official journal tnst tn
edlct was again in force SUIT against lhS H"Nc.n
ment Is likely TO grow out OF tile case Ari-dealeis re-
gard the duty As very unjust ana WIN i@asou @r-u
does wish u out Of the country 1t should oer
purchase it, aud not act the part oi me dog IN tue
mancer.
A GREAT PAINTING IN DANGER.-Andrea
del sarto's famous picture. known the Madonna del
sacco" which painted above the entrance door o
the old church of the Aunuuzala in Florence Is sad by
corresponeut of EArt TO be m danger OF serious III
jury. IL is OF bad waiepipes The pipe outsid"
wall the picture painted leaks so badly
that natrAtion hts tax en- place wall itself aud So
serious l. the damage already done that I'M
less measures are imediatelv taken to remove
the ffesco us compete destruction Is .iheNtto,e
Areaoy the hcad Of ST. Joseph only exists as remem
brmcs." figure OF the Virgin l. - 60 he OWNED
rather han seem. This state Of thugs is aggravated
by every dSs delay, that very as the sacrstam
cOo y inform his visitors tins magnificent Hes'o Will
probably ppear altogether.
"GERMANIA Misunderstanding the Dres-
den sculptor. has COMPLETED his gigantic model Of the
ronze memorial statue which decided after
the German War should be erected on toe Me
derwad near Ringen as issting emblem Of Germany
dominion Rhine. All the parts Of II were recently
conveyed from Dresden Munich where the work Will be-
east They Mid eight freight When put together
the fCufe VIII he 81 fe,i iIches ia height or httt
more AN ono-naf the height of famous Bavar "a"
IN tie Theresa meadow near MUNICH. The work Of
maxim. the castiug has bren intrused 10 The Rol al
Bronze Foundry ia Munich. ani vii consume tits he-
irVed, two AMI "a half or three