, 1880-05-29

executed 81 r. S. Townsend. Tile "Art
Chronicle" Is, as usuat, full OF art news and
gossip.
| ART NOTES.
| A prOtrait Of Rembrandt m etching by
himself, was recently Bold in London for
$3.50.
n. Jules Breton, the French painter, has
just published q rustic poem entitled
"Jcanne,"
Thus far 100 pictures hare been sold from
the National Academy Of Design, realizing
about sa6, 900.
Mr. Kuskin will contribute an article on
"Tho Formation of an Art Mnscum4' 10 the
juno number OF the Dirt journal.
| During the past ycar tho New York Society
of Decorative Art has executed 5000 orders
| for ncedlework. Tho pupils have nutn-
bered 57s. The dccorators of china number
SOL.
Bogolouhoff, one of the leading painters at
i st. Petersburg, Is stated to have OH hand
or,lers for battle scenes Of the Russo-Tnrk!sh
war which will take him five years TO accom-
plisl,.
The municipality of Rome has Just erected
on the promenade of the PincIo statue in
honor OF Father Secc'li. The statue repre-
sents the great astronomer IN the attire Of a
I 4's~''ANSA "H Sts~ @ott"FA"I ~ VNouo4
3lr. George San1, Of Florence, who knew
Prince Louis Napoleon well, and Ind fire.
| quent opportunities OF seeing him during bis
stay IN Florence, previous to his expedition
to Africa, llns executed a recutnbent eff1gy Of
struck down Gy tho fatai assegais, md III the
| moment Of death.
The ncwly.elccted .acndemlcinns Of the
National Academy of Design, Of New York,
mr. ar, Denlalnln G. PoEteE Of lsost9n, Louis G.
Tiffany. mid George u. Sewell. The new as
cnr. j. 9. Ncoi, WIiiiam s; SartaIt', m and X L.
CONSISTS II William Hart, x. +. Talt, and i.
L. Henry.
The Museum Of the Louvre, Paris. has nc.
importance from the scientific point Of view.
They nre two Etruscnn ynses nf the earliest
period. will, paintings In wllitn on red
ground. On oiie Is seen q cliArlot attacked
| by q lion, All imitation Ut Assyrian art, md a
nayal engagement between two very stngu-
lar1y-shapcd vessels.
Signor Filippo Costaggini. Of New York,
the Historical and fresco painter, hns been
nppoiilte4M M to the place m made % yaeant - by nyl, tle
and viii finish .he design in ths rotunin
illustrating American. history. Slgnor Cos
taHgini studied in the same school with
Brlnifdl. He Is but ~ years Of, age, was an
under thu celebrated Italian frcsco painter
Gneinrdi AfnrlaNf.
Some Of tile finest prehistoric remains In
Italy have bcen dug up by Prof. Prostloclsmt
In nn, nncIcnt cemetery lately, discovered
near the town Of Este. The Romans l!ntl,
long years ago, rtfled some Of the tonlbs. but
many of the plnces Of internlent were found
TO bu lndistnrbcd, and they contained sun,e
valuable stores of pottery and broazcs: The
as well rs TIE 1o oaeE M xcrx ne
Great Interest has been excited by the figures
oil the bronzcs.
Among snnlc rare enEravlngs and etchlngs
sold recently II London were the following.
w1lcit brogEht t, te in Prlces naned; nrer's
yon LeytIel's "Raising Of LAZARUS" si5o;
A!arc, Antonios paul Preaching at A,thens, y
go; his "st. CecIlia,' said to es the tlnsst
II ouhs E Esd s sFIss ay H aniiton aa us Us
Nnture," etchuA BY John Il. Smith atter
Romney, an opcn.letter proof. sold for 500.
Tho Acade,,v s9ys that Am.ertcans are no
longer content to buy old rubbish from Eu-
rope. .iallnetl of rs tho work Of great mas
teIs, but seek to encourage their own rising
school of artists, many Of whom Will doubt
less tAko rink some ttny AZ masters, even III
So little Of American painting in this cnun-
try. The book Illustrations that como to us
III magazines arc 80 good as e make us wish
| 70 HG ENLfCF acquainted Will Lae HFllSlS.
They seem, however, usually to prefer The
French Salon to our exhibitions for ail Intro
ductlon to Europe.
A Tnris correspondent writes ns follows to
tho I'att ifnlt ptzettc: According to 81.
Edmond About there nro at least Z, 2,o00 plct-
urrs In the present French Salon which 10
dealer would show, Il, ILLS shop. md tho gen
cral opinion certainly Is that too much In
lulgcHce Inns been accorded to exhibitors:
Within The Inst twenty years tho number OF
pictures hung las doubled, withaut art reap
lng much advantage from tho circumstance.
The Salon Of 1901 contained only 4s5 works
nf nll descriptions, insteMl o. rs To-day, 1880.
It Is told, by the way, Of II. CAltet that lle,
having Just completed I'LL nl!egurlcn1 picture
In gturl!icAtlon of tho Empire When Napoleon
fell, aMtckly set to work ol, y portratt OF
I.oGisNv1Il.,; and when bis Majesty entered
ntlurntng ono Of tho walls.
Tho recent removal OF tho magnificent
fresco palntlng of Fra Angelica from what
st: Dolnlnlc, Y m event ~ the history ot
tllIs .nrttst Are among tho earliest works Of
medieval hrt in existence. Thls, however,
in common with 0tier ireScoes of great
value, Inns been, owlug 10 tho careiesness Of
Itaiians, expnscd to ,tlle !lnngor of de-
strllctIo',. Tho passion, fur restoration
also threatened to- nmost, obllhrato
tic Original. This picture hls
bee wasl,y as WIRE M stts9,o se fTsoss coy
Il Ta ,ssy sty s ks Gse ura III M 5 .'s se soCsp Cpe, ot
tho Virgin ilas also suffered. When the
ancient building was be!nE converted into u
villl&, tho lilasonS cracked tll0 brick walls OH
| which It WIS tnlntutl. Fortunately Prof. Mig