The New York herald., 1879-09-15
FOREIGN NOTES.

The third exhibition Of the Society of the Friends
Of Art of SaintQuentin will open on the 10th inst.
Milan to open its fine arts exhibition at the
Brera Palace the lst inst. Only the works of Ital
eligible. Two prizes OF 4O0O each. called
the prizes of Prince humbert. to be awarded to
the two best works of painting or sculpture.
The new Palais do Justice Brussels will. it Is
said. be. when completed. very imposing pile.
Mr.. W. b. Richmond will deliver. next month, his
first lecture ut Oxford as Slade Professor Of Fine
Art.
Among tho interesting paintings which will be
at the approaching Raphael exhibition at Dres-
den is a specimen of Raphaels so-callod madonna
di Loreto." which belongs to DR.. Axel Lamm. Of
Stockholm As none OF the many we'll known replicas
Of this composition by Raphael has recognized
the original it is noteworthy that DR.. Ruland the
Weimar expert, has published his belief that the
picture owned by DIR. Lamm is.
A lady at Florence has presented to tho Sweden
borgan church at Kensington the three basreliefs
by Flaxman on which he secured his election as an
L. A. The artist was member Of that sect.
Among the late acquisitions by the Brussels
Museum is marble statue of John Howard, exc
cuted by Michael Rysbrach in 1868.
The French yuseum OF Decorative Art has been
transferred to the Pa = d'Industrie. It will be
shortly reopeasd-
Though all the exhibition buildings in the Champ
do Mrs be demolished. the park extending
from the terrace OF the palace to the Pont dJena
will be preserved. The city OF Paris will its
pavilion to site in the PARK and use 1t
dustrial museum. belonging exclusively to the
Ihe new fine art museum at Berne has recently
been inauguratel. Tue collections at the Federal
Palace have been removed to the new building.
Professor Cencetti has completed his statue of
Luigi Gavani tor the Piazza della Pace ut Bologna.
Albert. or Munich. has succeeded in photograph
ing in colors portion OF Pilotys great and recently
completed tresco illustrating Munichs famous men
of ali ages.
II is proposed to found an architectural museum
at Zurich in honor OF the late German architect.
Gottried semper. 1t is to be called the semper
Museum. ana Will contain many models OF the
deccased's architectural works can be obtained,
as we'll as large number or his designs.
Sculptors competing for the monument alegorical
OF the defence OF PARIS 10 be erected ut the bond
Point dc Courbevoie have been notified that their
designs must be submitted by the 9TH OF November.
new Paris Hotel dc Vlle which to be compleel
by the summer OF 1881.
The sale for tue beueht Of the widow and children
OF the late painter jules hereau Will take place in
January. and is expected to be- great success.
NJ. rurQuet. Freach Under Secretary of state for
Fine Arts, will open the Algerian Exhibition.
Leon Bonnat has completed portrait OF his pro-
fessor. Leon Coguiet. He has also made an etching
OF 1t.
l.. {. Gefowski has finished the model of his
statue of the late MGharaja Romanath Tagore tor
the Town Hall of Calcutta.
The rumor comes from Munich that Piloty has re-
signed his POSITION Director OF the Roy Academy.
aadthat he is Likely to be succeeded by Feuerbach.
OF Vienn
Tho statue OF Berangcr Will be placed IN the gar
den OF the Temple at Paris
The late Duencss OF Colonno, "Marcello." willcc
all her unsold works. art collections and artistic
furniture to the SWISS town OF FrlDurg on the
dtion that they shall be exhibited to the public
q Marccllo Museum.
NJ Mazerollcs, the painter of the magnificent CELL
ing OF the Comedae Fraucase has been raised to
grade OF Officer OF tile Legion OF Honor.
The city OF Paris will shortly open competition
for an equestrian statue of Etennc Marcel. tor tho
Place de lHo.el de Vllc and statue voltaire.
tor the square named after him.
Among the exhibits ut the art display which
opened at Saint-t uentin on the LIST the
pas,es which Latcur. painter to Louis XIV, be-
queathed to his natal town.
NJ Jules Matthews '.Daphns aud Chloe" chrried
of Pr da Salon at tho very successful Versailles
Exposition.
article by Gustaye Goetschy the late Charles
fechter, of his sketches of different stage
costumes. There is large portrait OF the actor
Hamlet by De Lphart.