New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-24
DRAgIAGS ~ F4NOUS MASTERS.

4 REMARKABLE COLLECTION PRESENTED TO THE
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM.
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art has recently
received as a rif from Cornelius Vanderbilt, one o.
its trustees, a large and important collection OF
original drawings by eminent Italian French.
Spanish German. Dutch and Flemish masters. This
collection was begun in the last century by Count
Maggior of Fermo the author of an artistic guide
book and a member Of the Academy of Bologna.
Additions have since been made from the colec-
lions OF Signor Marietta, of Professor Angen and
OF Dr. Guastalla, of Florence. James Jackson
Jarves Into whose bands it came not long ago from
a member of the Leopard family, of Fermo. also
added several rare and important specimens from
his own collections. The decisions as to authorship
were manly made by the original owner. Count
Maggiorl, and have been carefully revised.
The collection has been classified by Mr.. Jaryes
with much care He has endeavored to arrange 1t
according to nationality, chronological sequence
and STYLE so that the work of particular locality
epoch or school, so far rs represented by these
drawings might be readily studied and its course
OF development made as obvious as possible. He
had difficulty in the of men, especially of
the later periods, who so frequently changed their
residence and their style that their proper place is
very hard TO determine. But notwithstanding this,
the collection will from the first be NOR. instruct
lively disposed than similar collections abroad, for
the European galleries usually do not catalogue
their drawings and rarely arrange them chronoogic-
ally or by schools.
The London 1cddemy, on hearing that this coec-
ton was destined to come to America, remarked
that as this was held by good critics be OF the
best IN Italy, the United States would at once step
into prominence among the possessors of similar
collections Indeed II expressed surprise that so
large. so varied, and so really important collection
nlt N,
step could be taken in this time OF awakening III
erest in art aud in its history than the acquisition
of such large number of specimens of the work of
the illustrious men of the past. The remarkably
good preservation OF the drawings was also com
mented upon with surprise and congratulatIOn.
] he drawings will be put on exhibition soon in
suitable glass cases, so that they may be convent
emily examined and vet sheltered from every in
jury. The number of drawings Is 600. The majority
be .Ong to Italian scho0s-FlOrcntIDe, Roman Vcne-
tIan Boognese, Neapoitan, Sienese, etc.-whIe not
o few are by French, Spanish, German, Dutch and
Flemish masters Among the more noted names
NAV be mentioned those of Michael Angelo Raphael,
Andrea del Sarto, Benvenuio Ceilni, Fra Barto-
lomeo, Spagnoletto, Salvador Rosa, III SodOma.
PerugIho, Leonardo da VInci, Parmagianno. Cor
reggie, Andrea Mantegua, Iizlano, GIorgione,
TntOrettO, Paolo Ver0nese, Palma Necchlo, the
Caracc Guercno, Domenichino Guido REM.
Brunnelleschi, Luca GIOrdano, Nicnoias POussin,
Claude Lorraine, Vatican, Velasquez, Murilo,
Durer, Lucas Cranach, Rembrandt Rubcps and
Vandyck.
IL is stated bv those competent TO judge that no
collection III any way comparable with this in scope
or number of specimens has ever been seen IN
America and that It's acquisition as permanent
possession by the Metropolitan Museum OF Art marks
epoch iii art-study on tins SIDE of the water.