Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-12
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A genuine Van Dyck has been found
at Aucby-les-IIes din, near Monireuil,
in on old monastery. 1t is an Entomb-
ment, and is said to receive the appro-
baton of the experts.
Emile Bonjour, writing to LArt
from Lausanne, denies that Nine. Ar
maud de rArriege has bought the
L" Verge au Sein," which Professor
Nicole claims to be Raphael. The
latter wishes to show it in the Louvre
by the side Of authentic Raphaeli in
order to demon trate its genuineness.
Chicago art note: "The new trade
mark adopted by the Armour Ham
Company is a triumph OF the heraldc
art. Upon field engrdiled rert, with
JOrdure purpure, appears a shoat ram
pant, with two link sausages iSSuant
and aSpectant DEXTER ; underneath is the
motto IN Hog SigHo.'"
After seven years Of work on the
site of Pergsmus, the director, HUI
mann, and the architect, BONN, have
abandoned further search and left on
German map.of-war. The Germans
found so many antiquities at this place
worth preserving that special mu-
scum was built in Berlin to contain
them.
Mr.. Dennis, the British Consul at
Smyrna, bought the site Of the famous
temple Of Cybele, a. S,rdis. but, since
1882, has been unable to proceed with
excavations, owing to the jealousy OF
fears of the Turks. The French have
also been prevented from carrying on
searches at Samos, though the local au'
tLorities gave them permission.
The famous chateau of Piorreionds,
not far from Compiegne, is nearly re-
stored according to the plans OF the
late Viollet.le. Due, under the superin-
tendence Of the Architect Lisch. vi
ollet-le-Duc himself appears in the
middle of the portal on stone pedes-
tai disguised as pilgrim, with a water
bottle by his side and shells on his hat.
A fiesco by Viollet-le-Duc is in one OF
the salons.
A Mr.. Lester, Of Chicago, having
bought paintings and 6ric-a-brac in
Paris, has been caught in an awkward
predicament. The receipted bills for
the articles do not agree as to price
with the invoices issued by the art
dealers in Paris. The latter valued
the objects at about 1000 less than
the face Of the bills. The articles
have been seized at the house of the
owner, who ailirms that he did not
know of the underysluations.
Nine. DieulafOy, who enjoys with
Rosa Bonheur the honor of being
cheraliere of the Legion Of Honor, was
proposed for that distinction last July,
but her name was removed in favor Of
the sclptor Of the stature OF Lamartine,
which some critics call a wretched
work Of art. The cross was handed
her by NJ. Goblet, Minister Of Educa-
ton, in that room of the Louvre which
contains the antiquities she and her
husband unearthed at Susiana.
The exhibition to be held next year
in Manchester, England, to commemo-
rate the Jubilee of Yictoria's reign, will
offer very large wall-spice to the works
Of artists belonging to the Victorian
epoch. Oils, water colors, drawings,
e1gravirgs. and statuary will be shown.
Each artist is allowed six pieces, which
will be grouped together. The dead
artists OF great Britain and Ire an
whose work will appear will incud'
Turner, Wilkie, Stanfeld, Mulready,
Leslie, Landseer, Rossetti, F. Walker,
and do Whit.
The little altar found at Rome in the
Sallustne Gardens has small Cupi Is
carved on its side, separated from ca N
other by exquisite decorative designs.
Spring IS Cupid holding basket Of
flowers N one hard, with a cloak han :
ing over it, while flowers are dropping
from the other band. Summer has q
sickle of peculiar shape, and in the
other hand large poppy. Autumn
has skin about his body, and holds
mace in one hand, while the other
touches basket Of grapes. Winter
has a shirt on, and rests the right arm
on a jar Of wine; the leftrests on some
object no longer distinguishable. 1t is
thought to be Gr@co-Roman work of
the time Of lladrian.
This time, says the Courier de
Tart, the works sent from Rome by
the travelling Fellows whose expenses
a paternal government pays are beyond
chsracterizing. "Neyer, never yet,
have the impotence, incspacity, igno.
rance, and weakness Of the government!
students at Rome been manifested in
such an outrageous way" NJ. Dar-
gently goes on in this style, aud, as
the nearest approach to suggestion
how to avoid these results, remarks /:
4" Furnish these youths with the means
Of studying; that is enough. Per-
chance it is too much, for more the
liz houses are multiplied the more
will be the migratory birds who will
rush their heads against the brilliant
pshes."
A recent book on Siam contains a
description Of the way in which sacred
images are made for the Buddhists. In
making the larger idols-those varying
from about one to eight feet in height
and usually in sitting posture-they
first make the model OF the figure ia
wax. Into this mode. they stick small
nails few inches apart and projecting
slightly. Then the image is cover.
ed with coating Of fine sand mixed
with clay sufficiently wet to be easily
nodded. The projecting nails serve to
prevent tSc coating from falling off be.
fore it becomes hard. After it has
been dried in the sun the idol is put
into q furnace and burned, when ths
wax melts, and, running out, is col
lected for use another time. Melted
brass is then poured over the Image
sud evenly spread until the whole sur
face Is covered with thin coat OF the