New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-03
THE MUSEUM OF ART.
SUMNER LOAN EXHIBITION.

SUMMER LOAN
The private view of the new features al tho
Metropolitan Museum OF Art held yesterday, and oa
Tuesday tie summer loan exhibition will be opened 70
the public In the basement are several filed with
patterns OF embroidered stuis. aces, costumes ETC..
which shown at the Boston Foreign Art EAhb-
tOn," by Mr.. James Jackson Jarves According To AL
Jarves these fragments Of dresses, wall hangln-S
priests robes and other rich attire represent the work
mansEp OF six centuries the oldest dating back 10 tho
industries OF Lucca and the mandatory OF the Umsa
monks in Florence IN the thirteenth century There arc
pieces OF Venetian brOcades. GenOee yeyets and exc
amples OF Sician well Florentine designs. tOgehef
with French, English, Belgian, spanish and Italian aces
regarding which Mr.. Jaryes has written at length
IN the handbook prepared for the Boston exhibition
copies OF which accompany this collection In the maa
hall there casts Of gems loaned by Mr. Joseph W.
DreNe and several new pieces Of statuary Four smaI
groups seventeenth century representing Europe
ASIA" Africa" and America" have like many other
recent additions the Museum, peculiar historical IN
teres The catalogue states that they presented
to Elias Boudiuot President OF the Federal Congress "
the French Minister at tine time OF signing the peace
which closed the war OF the American Revolution
Busts OF Washington and Alexander OF Russia, froa
Mrs. Butterled Mr. j. ;. Corners bust OF CAIN, aud
d statue by f. Romaueln, from Mr. Morris H. Jesup' ara
recent gifts to the Museum. Mr. Robert Gordon lends
bust OF queen Victoria The second shipment oil thfteen
cases filed with the Russian reproductions by Messrs
ELLINGTON Co. has arrived but the cases are as yet
unopened Ascending the eastern picture galleries No
find "a Madonna and Child" much painted over ana le-
touched and attributed 70 CorrcSgo. placed IN an eoo-
stand IN the hvst gallery. This Is loaned ny NE
George '. Hecker. large Coronation o. Ga" Nir-ih
assigned to Van Dyck, loaned 10y The Sisters OF no
Visitation of georgetown, ID. {. Miss j. D. BoldinOs
contributes one OF the portrait, OF Washington bl no
versatile Charlie, Wilson Peale. Tns. Il Is ,a was b.
gun AZ Valleys Forge In l77s MI = r. Avery hiss pre-
| scented the Museum painting. The crown 81
Ihorlis, the school OF quentin Md.sys, ANA Ar fa-
couer gwen IT. Jerome 10y unknown ti.r@
Another git from Mr.. Morris X Jtsup I, the rereett-
| ton OF the UeOllnI Family" by IauO BcMeuttL An
| MdIquauds Rembrandt, Neltsquez and Reynolds nave
| bceh huns In THIS gallery.
An the pictures in The first western gallery. WITH iof
| exceptions. owned by the Museum Charity" %! ',
Gy,is. Is recent elt rom Nj. A. T. Ficlscnn1nn' u
Munich. and trlpych, eutitlcd War" Episodes. sngg
mg.the evolution OF" The Coutraband" into lhe NyF
uheer, and unally into The Neteru, painted ol az
| r. W Wood. has been presented 10y Mr. charles
| Smith. Tae Footman sleeping" by Barge, Tie u.s
Chnteal" by GEORGES Michel and picture, D., Durtna
aud J. Henry liu included IN "A collection "LNs
contains several OF tho PheniN pictures and many n
anples Of kensett There gre also carry uEo ,sst
| Loaned by the Owuers The second western saIo}
hung with new loan collection. complisius over ~
miscellaneous paintings. Mr. Fuirman Rogers, q. tn'
uciphla appears ~ tho large 1T lhuN tduai CONF.
| Al the south end ~ the gallery Is hung Mr. Luz "a
| MOmns Liberty EtShtening the World, plhtss 80
1879. Tho prophetic artist has endeavorc 10 dest w
scene al the Inauguration OF the Bartholdi statue III
harbOr. T"ls loaned 10y Mr.. Joseph ". DreNeL I.sR
Quarthy. Colman, j. VI. Hart, ". T. Richards s,,.s
GifoU and Rembrandt Peae are other American 49,,
VINO are represented Naturally there Is spnAhls ~
works signed by DlaZ, COrOt, Rousseau, Irol on ~
| Dupre Excellent examples OF the Franco SinSsss
choo are found IN paintings by Domingo, Rico. SAM
Perrlor, Escosuia and MadrazO, among which stul
birch trees by sanchez Porer Is well worth 1t1'hS-
An Interior" by Munkacsy, sunrise Ia the " n,
hands, by Rosa BOnheur, Brittany Washer WOMEN &
Jules Breton, Penseo' by Jacquet. The UnosF
Return" W Carl iion aud - Landscape ~ hmhe !" ~