The sun., 1884-04-27

| aa4S xoed OSoeu4ooe to0eeS erom U0uIss neits
! he mutiiassd remnant The two portions were
then skilfuiiy put together after ssparaaoe
Of more than forty years. The attempt
to psrpctrats . similar iarcen! upo"
Inc world.fansd ST. Anthony OF Padua
and tho Infant Jesus" 10 svcn more
familiar to American readers THIS 10 the
largest paintiag executed By Murlilo. and the
1rst Of which notice 10 to be found In any
printed book Eleven yoars before the artists
| death an account OF the Cathedral extols this
production Of the ssviliian Apelles." OF this
picture II Ia that Palomino recounts the oft're-
peAted tale. that birds were soon trying 70
allRht on the table and peck tho howcrs Tno
Chapter. whose predeo6ssors had given Muriiio
but $500 for thia masterpIsoo. refused. In 1918.
| the Duke OF Wsllingtons proposal to cover
| the canvas with gold ounces. which was
tantamount to an offer OF Sl8O000 Their dis
may, thon. may DO Imagined whom. on Nov. b.
| 1874, this priceless work was found to hnvo
| beon mutiiatod by cutting out tho 0guro OF b.
| Anthony. About two months HfterwArd Span
lard tried to sell to Mr.. VIM. Bchsus. tho we'll
known picture denlor NJ New York. Murillo.
which was at once recognized as the stolen
| fragment Tho canvas vas purchased on ac-
| count OF the Spanish Consul. and forthwith re-
| turned to Seville. where. after the damage In
Gcted had boon carefully repaired the reunited
picture was replaced In Its oil position amid
| imposing religious and secular ceremonies.
| Mr.. Curtis mentions an Incident OF ths aflair
| which reflects but little credit on tho Spanish
character. 1t appears that the Chapter Of the
Cathedral showed It's gratitude to the offlclent
restorer OF the canvas by presenting him with
| a gold medal. but 1t has thus far forgotten to
| mako like acknowledgment to Mr.. Schaua.
although the latter declined to accept tho ad-
vertIsed reward Of 10000 pesetns.
| Another noted picture. tho so-CAlled Brack-
| enbury Murillo. now In the possession OF the
Earl Of Northbrook was only got out OF Spain
| by a stratagem. This is the portrait OF Don
Andres de Andradae who Is painted standing
with his hand on the head Of q dog seated by
his aide. Sir David Wikie wrote Of 1t: Il saw
Brackenbury's Murillo In tho linen drap-
or's tBravo's) house In Seville. and the
expression OF the head strikes me as
much now ~ It did then. 1t seems to see
you while you look at It," The method OF Its
transfer to the English purchaser Is described
by Ford. Tho picture was bought by Sir ].
NJ. Brackonbury from tho heirs Of Andradae.
for 81. 900. A dispute arising between Sir John
| and the broker res specting the commissions the
latter gave notice to tho Government. and the
old law Of Charles ILL.,. prohibiting tho ex-
portation OF pictures. was put In force. After
some timo. however. poor copy was obtained
and substituted for the original. which was
smuggled out OF the country"
It WAS during the last twelve years OF Muril-
los life that he produced the pictures in the
Hospital dc 10 Carload and tho equally re-
spendent compositions ordered for the Capu-
chin Convent at Seville. Since tho death OF
velasquez he Was acknowledged the foremost
painter Of Spain and Of the world. and in 1910
he was requested BY Carlos II. to take up his
residence at Madrid. The invitation was de.
clined on the score OF age. but the painter was
Iatt -,
masterworks for his beloved Andalusia
The eight large pictures made for In
Carload within the lve years ending In
1914 have always been classed among the
| rirest and noblest fruits OF his genius and
In Mr. Curtiss opinion 1t would be difficult to
name an equal number OF performances by any
artist that could surpass them for grandeur Of
style. harmony Of color and grace Of compost
tion. Three OF these masterpieces remain In
tho Carload. but flve OF them were carried
| away by Soult. and only one was recovered by
Spain In 1876 This was placed In tho Academy
Of Snn Fernando. Oitho others. two. viz, Tho
Prodignl Sons Return" and Abraham and
the Angels" were sold by the Marshal to the
Duke OF Sutherland for $40. 900 EACH and are
| now at Stafford House.
For the Capuchin Convent which. by reason
OF the work he did for IT. was deemed tho rich
est and most highly adorned temple Of the
order. Murlo painted about 1G7G at least
twenty pictures in his latest and best manner
| the rap0rOso BY which an extraordinary i'm.
nressinn -, .,Oc. onH n.rnos ,horo ,s.s ,n,,art
~ nI ~ ,n,mi.,ni. a,,n., ae,o was
was infused into a face, These works all re.
NAMED in the convont until 1910 whsn on tho
approach OF tho French. they were packed up
and sent for safety to Gibraltar. When they
were returned IN l9l' TWO hau disappeared
and in payment for expenses incurred the
| friars presented third thu .'Guardinn AnoeI -
- ,,a So,,,,,s r..haI.ni ~ .t.. '. a.so'.
To- 10 'ne oesl'e .a,heurn. VI ,ne rest. al!
wa havo previouslv a,ludod to tho two
"Concan,,on.n which ho,oncsS 20 th,s o-o,,n
conceptions Which belonged 10 this group.
Tho exception is tho st. Francis OF Assist"
or La Porciunculn." which is the propcrtv
49,. "9 riop1iV
OF the heirs OF tho infant Don Sebastian.
and is now at Pau. OF this canvas Palomino
| vrote. "In tho b;yb altar ia tho ,,,orIov.
,., 'n1 n', nsn "''ni 20 WV s'u,lous
picture OF the JuO'teo de Ia PTciuncula. There