New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-07
pAIyTIyGS AT THR MUSEUM.

collection of "old masters lent by Mr.. Charles
| Fedelmeyer. Paris picture dealer. and a painting
| Of Columbus at the Court OF Ferdinand and lsa-
| BELLA" by Vacsav Book, Mr. sedelmeyers son IN
law. placed upon exhibition yesterday at tho
Metropolitan Museum. The loan collect on Is SIM
liar in character to the collection OF "Old masters"
already owned by the museum. The catalogue
enumerates the European sales. ncluding that
of the Benhem Gallery. at which these pictures were
| purchased by Their present owner For tho most
part they represent the northern schools, beginning
| with "Vrgn." by Jan van Eyck one of the found
| ers of the fifteenth century Flemish school Tho
SUCCESSORS of the Van Eycks represen.ed In q
n pit, Oh attributed to Hans Memling. For the IL
iustration of the revival in Flemish art. which
CURED early In the seventeenth century, there are
,wo paintings assigned to Rubens two to Van Dycke
and two to Teniers the younger 1t about this
time that there came a distinct separation OF tho
Flemish and Dutch schools and the Dutch school Is
represented here by two portraits attributed to Rem
brandt, by examples Of the low LIE genre painters
assigned to Van steen. by specimen of the painters
OF moro refined genres attributed to Ierburg. by
picture catalogued as by Cuyp. representative OF the
la n ers Of ideal zed landscapes by two pictures
signed to kuyslSe, the head Of the Dutch nauralisto
landscape school OF the time AMI by picture given US
by Wouvernan The names Of the two greatest
spanish painters Velazkuez and Muir Ito are included,
and French art of the early and late eighteenth CEN
represented by pictures attributed ~ Vatican
and GreuZe. Sir Joshua Reynolds l. the only Eng
lish name II will Ieadiy be understood that grant
NJ tho authenticity ali these pictures, UPON which
do not pretenl " pass. characteristic examples
OF especial mI Ortance are not 10 be expected But
some x,ei.ent intrinsicaiy that they NAV DO
commended to the at entl0n OF visitors. and among
there are "Rembrndts Co0b," a portrait full OF
character, ami interest NJ techn caly Hoogstrsotens
PORTRAIT Of the Artist and His Wfe". sandrarts
"portrait of Himself" Reynolds PORTRAIT of Lord
AshLurton most attractive for the expression Of the
face two heads Assigned TO Van Dyck, Aid In his
earl er and head by Franz Has. which has
apparently Teen more or less restored like tho II lily
Family" attributed m Rubens. and some Others Tho
strongest landscape seems 10 us To be- Ruysdaes
FOREST Scene" ont by Dir. Henry G. Maryland,
who has also lent pantings by Van Eyck. HoogstrAe-
ten and Netscher. which are Interesting examples
of different phases of art The two lures cata
ogued frOm the Duke Of Marlborough hubens
Gallery, ami their descriptions are 70 he found In
Smiths Catalogue Raisonne" There are some
forcibe passages IN both, tut neither seems " us
moro remarkable than other pictures assigned to
Ku ems VII ch N local collections A large "Vir-
gin" assigned to 1rilolo Is of the conspa cuous
lectures Such educational value the COLLECTION
may have hardly be counte greater than that OF
the Museum collection or that ut the New York
Historical Society.
The "Coiunbus," "a canvas ID feet by L.. has been
uaInted rcl resent Columbus at the moment when
Ferdinand "s.gns the contract Isabella oilers her
wells and the discovery OF the New World Ia
ured." Columbus. who appears pale asoetio
tn -eut rather than adventurous navigator,
stands In the centre his sed with the king
sitting at aule besidc him, tho Queen leaning for
warl on tho right her ladies' near hoi and a crowd
Of ecclesastcs arriors statesmen and other person.
Of the court occupying the rema nder of tho
canvas. NJ Brozik has Deen a pupil OF Munkacsy's,
and his picture shows the attors inclination for
"trompe lOeu." for effect upon the eye by strong
contrasts OF color. but neither Munkacsy's vigor IN
crush work his faculty for Individual and dra-
uatc charaoterLatons Is apparent From n.oty
erhaps, tho artist has acquired liking for brill
liant" oo,os, but the coioring Is 50 little harmonzed
that tho picture Is wilsout tone and has slotty
appearance. Much Of the rendering Of texture a. Al
the Costumes wei done h. picture has been
permanently added to the Museum collection by tho
generosity Of Mr. Morris X Jcsup. Mr.. Jesups lib
.riity will be Appreciated AMI yet the wish IA
natural that commission for :his subject mighe
Lave Ueen given " an American artist.