New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-14
FOREIGN ART NOTES.

DoRE's New PICTUREs.-ln New-bohu ',',
London there are now permanent eXh'oiuon ~
por6 Gallery two and colossal pictures oS ' I'm
brated artist from whom the gallery took its name
subjects are regiouc and the pictures serve 10
,ha noble series of paintings by Dore in that s"'
winch already comprised the Entry into JefuS"o'
the " Pr Rtorlum," the" Moses and the BraHeh o
the Dream Of Pilates Wife,, inc ,r
Of Christianity and the "MarNrs :"
Arena" all OF which gave splendid supsc's p"
,,,o or,,st for the exercise Of his original ana
necn,iar nowers The new works are calico uc
" Ascension" and the "Ecce Homo the former oeihS ~
feet I'm height by 10 feet inches IN breadth Ing pi
cipal erure I'm the Ascension stands In 'he inuu
distance and is eight feet high. while the height oi %
ore,s in tho foreground, who are only shown at n"
,r il tbourl,t 10 be al least ten feet writor III
ne T,Ieorqgh OF London, points out how arusts WI"
no cssayed TO modify and transpOse koPH'eIS
orraucements I'm his "Iranshguiauoh
failed dtsastroUsly, and then observes ' va"
Dore having steruy resolved to feIec' ~,
rirds Of modification Of the conventional asp'o'
Of a miraculous occurrence, Las DoiuS s''"CN w.
a new and original line for himself the Apos'i's ~
eliminated from the foreground and rclega'eu "
.ub,rdinate position IN the extreme distance VIM
earthly objects are almost altogether discHuou anu Wv
attention OF the spectator who Is assumed u NC ~ nv
mir is thus absorbed by the supernatural aspect Vi "
event 1--WE gaze," he says, "strMght INTO lu"''u.
r1lss OF angels Above them Just to9chhS nlIT ri
foccv clouds softly scars heaVenwards me YIN. or, al m
highest Of ali. In DlaE OF llSlit tbe
OF Inc Heavenly Host await HIM. Inc S ,I
Of the figure Is simply maryGlIous II IN Us
grace and lghthe's, ln t me rnTrlc robe Of
the central figure, clad In lLt PuIplU iHoJ ir a
uock,ry aud wearing the crown OF thofs siauus III n
meek but august atuude ON thS s"Is If d,se3tseaf
PlRtOrlum, while Plate Ia seated 'h 'Dv luI5 -
within. ON either side Of Chllsl are the ROMAN SUI
ground the noisy mob Dore says the tame stiTT3
has infused pictorial interest 81 the very soEes' 80
into the scene, while tue figure Of CHRIST rs ~
IN drawing, IN modelng' IN c0lOi; anu hn Gpcst figure
resignation in the express on, perhaps INC HHCe' "e
thai Gustayc DOre has ever palh'eu'
FREsCOES FROM La FARNEsINA.-Late reports
from Rome say that with two exceptions tie sPenod
mural paintings discovered the grounds OF the fal
azzo Farnes1na, have all been safely removed nom the
walls They are thiry.two IN number. are all IN thf
Grpco-Romar, manner and were found IN wonderful
state of preservation Their artistic merit Is sad 10 DC
very great Although painted at the beginning OF tue
Christian era, tAcy are as fresh as II panied I"
the present day In each case the lower pofuoh
OF the wall is covered with landscapes and above are
drama tie hlsto, or biological scenes which archo-
oc,ss are now endeavorng TO interpret When paint
Ing is detached each with the coat Of plaster aoheng
10 IT, II is carefully packed IN separate case ana
them transported 10 large room set apart TO receive H.
I'm which II is TO be carefully unpacked ana framed
short time ago the men who are III charge Of
the work succeeded in removing from the Far
nesna grounds 10 a point near the PaIatne Hin
picture l44 feet by % feet IN size and which weighed
sevelalton 1t wen known thai the floor OF the pat
ace is only few feet above the low water marx OF the
Der which flows along It's side, and that III the month
OF Nay iuuudatous are frequent. Last May the river
overlooked the and washed the rcscoes no fewer
than seven times The Tber In the time Of Augustus
not more thSn Two Or lnIce, leCI Dt'O"
Us present mars so Insr ~ e wot inc fnscoes
have been washed several thousand times. But Snce
tbe escoes are 50 we preserved argued that tins
il mu,ssiur aud to escape the dilemma thus presented
T. j. Held that In earlier times Father lbcr behaved
himself better than he does now ana left his banks Only
al rare intervals.
REMOVAL OF PAINTINGS AT PERUGIA.-The
100 cAurcLes in Perugia were enriched in the age Of
the Italian Renaissance by many works from the
great masters, among them Raphael, PeIugiuo, Sasso
errato ana CorOna. Therecent movement TO establish
In the Hotel dc Vile at Pcrugia public ait
gallery 10 which all the valuable pictures and other arr
objects not belonging 10 private families should be
transported has aroused strong opposition from the
priests in Perugs aud the Pope himself whose EpiscO
pal CITY Pcruga is said to be greatly annoyed at the
undertaking petition has been drawn up, signed and
published asking the municipality to deposit temporn-
rlyfn single hall for exhibition soon TO be held, all
the paintings thus removed, there to await
decision at law on the question OF restoring
them TO their original places. A correspondent
OF The FTCemd'S joe nal Of this city, relates what
be calls most dssTdceiul sceue," II was the removal
Of a picture from the church OF the Gesu, which the
members held in much veneTatOn. He says 1t was car
ried OF while mass was being celebrated aud amid tho
protests Of the priests and the cries OF the people ine
police he saws "wcIe summoned; delegate appeared.
tcari on and sword n hand the guards mounted upon
the altar oyerturWiug candlestickS, lighted candles,
G,wcrs altar cards, etc. rampling The altar cloths;
II on I'm triumph regardless OF the and encatlcs
OF those present" The picture Is Baroccss "Gesn Naz-
Eareno painted PROBABLY In the latter part Of tne six
leenth century, and It is tradition that III 1896 the
eyes in the picture moved.
TIE ALHAMBRA N DANGER.-The hill above
Grenada on which stands famous palace OF the
Client Kings OF spain has recently given signs
II siding away, so that this splendid monument OF Il
memorable epoch the history OF Europe made dear
by Washington Irving 10 the hearts Of all his readers,
il in danger of run and downfall more complete
thar war; cartlq and time have alre dy produced
On tie authority Of the Lealtad newspaper Of Madrid,
II Is stated that the soil las began already to slip away
IN masses and threatens break into pieces destroying
the Alhambra with itself 1t is further said that the
AcaOsya, spacious and splendid structure at the base
Of the hin, which formerly the residence Of the
Moorish nobility Is in danger Of destruction from the
same causes The Alhambra. which is commonly as
signed second place among ruins in Europe. the CoOs
scum at Rome being first and Heidelberg Castle third.
was erected at various dates chiefly between 124s ana
1854, and occupied BY the MOOrs until their eXpu
sion from Spain in 1892 II was fortified in the strong
est manner known the period. The wall is more than
nile in circuits it is hanked by thirteen square tow
ers incloses hr,ylve and is capable Of holding
az 600 men The ex Of the fortress Is rot beauti
ful 10 look upon except IN ITS picturesqueness as seen
from distance among TIE noble WOODS tAdt SURROUND
H. but tie interior halls and the decorations stand un
Iv.ed among palaces for Their spendOr and Their eX
0usite aud costly beauty. IN 1862 Isabella, then Queen
Of SPAIN gave directions for the resoa OF the pal
nee 10 Us ancient condition. and while the work wss
carried on with carr and vIgOr for time the
OF money devoted to 81 have not been sufficient 10
pIctc the work IN a satisfactory manner.
A New PICTURE BY PERUGINo.-The col
lection Of works 10y Perugno in the National Gal
)ery Of London, aud already large, is TO have
added TO i very fine example OF the master which Is
conparatiyey unknown. II has been purchased IN Italy