St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-01-02

hoi FaiusoH, DduHeckor, CdnOVa, Ocna-
dow and other great sculptors.
The two Pinakotheks are vast recep-
tacles of old and modern paintings, and
both edifices are handsome ornaments
to the city in themselves. In the Old
PiDakothek are some fine works by Ru-
bens, Durer, Van Dyck. Rembrandt,
Teniers, Giotto, Titan, Raphael, Paul
Veronese, Murillo, Claude Lorraine and
other old masters of various schools.
Many of the pictures are known the
world over through engravings and
photographs. The New Pinak othek al
though of limited scope, is also very
valuable collection. The paintings here
are the productions of the present cen
tury and chiefly of the Munich school.
Kaulbach, Overlook, Zimmerman,
Kuyp and other well known artists are
represented.
The Maximilianeum, which occupies
a commanding site across the river Isar,
at the foot of the handsome Maximili
ans-strasse, was founded 10y King
Macmillan III, to give advanced in
structiOn to students who have shown
special aptitude for the civil service.
There are three large halls devoted to
paintings, and among the pictures are
several remarkable works including
''The Fall of Man." by Cabanel, "Ma-
homet's entry into Mecca" by Muller,
and others by Kaulbach, Piloty and
other modern artists. All the paintings
here to be seen are large works and the
two by Carbenel and Muller, already
mentioned, are colossal. On the mag
nificent thoroughfare known as the
Maximilian-s -strasse, are several fine
statues, one of which is of Count Rum
ford, by Zambusch. The English Gar
den, an extensive park filled with old
trees and watered by two branches Of
the Isar, was laid out by Count Rum
ford, and the city holds his memory in
high esteem.
The National Museum, like the Max
imilianeum, is a modern institution
having been founded by the same mon
arch in 1855, but it is rich in antiquities
of various kinds, and contains also al
interesting gallery of frescOes illustrat-
ing the history of Bavaria. Ancient
| muSicnI inStrumantS r,ra c.rvinos il,
wood and ivory, old weapons and az
NOR, tapestry and many other curious
objects are here TO be seen, and in one
room is a hideous collection of instru-
ments of torture.
The statue of Bavaria stands in the
Ludwig suburb of the city. 1t is d
bronze female figure 90 feet in height
exclusive OF the pedestal. Stairs lead
from the inside to the head, and an ex-
tensive view is had of the city and o
the far-away Alps, but more hot, stuf
fy and uncomfortable place on a warn
day cannot be imagined. The Ruhm-
eshalle, or Hall OF Fame, is in rear of tb,
gigantic statue and contains busts o
distinguished Bavarians.
The Royal Palace comprises an ex-
tensive group of buildings divided be,
tween the Atte ReSidenS and the Neu,
Residens. The former was erected by
| the Elector Maximilian l, at the begin
ming of the seventeenth century. In one
OF its apartments is Il bed, richly gildeC
and decorated, which cost 100000
marks ($2OO,O0O) and occupied the time
of forty men ten years to fabricate anC
yet out i'll the street, under the very
palace walls we saw old women saving
and splitting wood in order to earn ;
few kreutzers to keep from starving
possibly. NapoleOn's camp-bed, a very
different affair from the couch Just re.
terred to, is also to be seen, and in the
"Mirror Room" is chandelier of ivory
carvred by Maximilian l. In another
room WAS mosaic table, made of mar.
bles and lapis-lazuli at cost of 12O, 200
marks $3.50, 0,0O0) The throne loom o
the new palace, and the ballroom ar,
handsome apartments, and the entrance
hall, with it's broad marble staircase
tianked by massive marble pillars, is
also very rich and elegant. The works
OF art contained in the royal SALOONS are
very numerous and some of them are
celebrated. In the Throne Room are
twelve gilded bronze statues of the an
cestOrs of the House of Wittelsbacl
from Otho the Illustrious to Charles XII
of Sweden, by Schwanthaler. There il
a collection of thirty-six portraits ol
beautiful Bavarian women, by Stieler
the handsOmest of which are of the
daughter of a shoemaker and the daugb-
ter of Il forester. The Battle Saloon
Hail of Charlemagne, BarbarOssa Saloon
and Hapsburg Saloon, contain some very
beautiful paintings by Schnorr and 9th
er artists; and the greatest of all, per
haps, are the Nibelungen Frescoes, by
Schnorr and his pupils. These occupy
five halls. There is beautiful garden
adjacent to the palace, and this commu,
nicates with the fine park known as the
English Garden. Adjoining the palace,