Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-03

with plates of glass 10 feetIong, by about
q inch in thickness. The first and Sec
Ond story constitute the dwelling of the
director.
IN THE MAIN BUILDING.
The general style of the building is
classic, pure, simple, but beautiful. The
cOloring OF the hall in the old mansion,
which serves as an entrance TO the new
galleries. has a gold tone, with dadO Of
POmpelian red, and broad black band.
The wood work is of bronze color. The
entire hall IS lit by a skylight. beneath
which is deep cove, tinted in a quiet
gray, bringing the observer to the upper
cOrnice of the ParthenOn frieze. This
frieze has been made permanent by a
course OF treatment peculiarly that Of the
director, Prof. Brandt. The eXquisiteness
of the tinting consists in figures
being relieved in a light tone re-
sem bling white marble. as IT might appear
in Greece beneath an afternoon sun; re-
lieved from the BACKGROUND by being
tinted in deeper yellOws, fading into n
yellowish gray on the lower part. The
flooring of the hall is of white marble,
resting on wrOugDt-irOn beams and brick
arches, laid in Portland cement. TIE
walls are covered with a portion OF the
Photographs collected by Prof. Brandt in
EuIope-cOpies from pictures in the va
rlous celebrated galleries.
As the visitor proceeds along the en-
trance ball, examining the photographs
on either band, he pauses as he finds
himself fronting the anita of the Hall Of
Casts. The entablatures of this entrance,
as also OF the entrance to the hall of paint
ings above, are COrrinthan in style, and
supported by bronze columns, the effect
ofthe gold metal being complete.
THE HALL OF CASTS.
The ceiling of this hall is supported by
four beautifully prOpOrtioned bronze co..
umns while the floor, as we'll as the stairs
leading to this hall, and also those by
which the ascent is made to the picture
gallery above, are of white marble.
In the centre of the Hall OF Casts, the
salient feature of the whOle,is the Toro
Farnese group. The story of this group
is well known. 1t is only necessary,
therefore, TO state that 1t consists OF the
Bull and four other herOIc-sized figures,
viz; Antiope, ner two sons, Iethus and
AmphiOn, and Dirce. This celebrated
work OF art was executed by two distin-
guished scdlptors Of the RnOdlau school,
AppOllonius and Taurisc0s. IL was found
among the ruins OF the Baths OF Cara
Gala, at Rome. about A. d. 1910, and be-
came the property OF the Farnese family,
whose heirs sold II to the Naples Mu-
scum. IL is placed on beautiful marble
pedestal 10 feet square, and feet inches
high, beneath a glass dome, through
which a most picturesque light falls upon
IL from the gallery ekylight above. Be-
sides the Toro group this ball contains
nnm bers Of casts collected from tue most
famous statues in the Naples Museum,
the Vatican, the Lateran, and Capitalize
Museum, the UGzi Palace IN Florence,
the Berlin Museum, the Palace Of the
Louvre in Paris, and the British Museum
In London.
THE PICTURE GALLERY.
Ascending TO the picture gallery the
visitor finds hall which, though small
a. compared with other halls devoted 10
the same purpose, Ia yet. In beauty OF con.
structlOu. its appointments, its height, its
delightfully."- blended cOlOring, subdued yet
perfect light. the peer or any hall IN the
world. Its beautiful tapcstried panellngs,
brought from Munich. have been TOO often
referred 70 to need further comment now.
suffice II 20 say that the ball Of painting
Is miniature display Of artistic skill.
Three months ago when the rooms, es-
pecially the long parlOr OF the old man
sion. were strewed with the debris Of
broken statuary, damaged IN transit 10
Savannah, IL would have been predicted
OF Il that II was impossible 70 shape any
thing out OF so chaotic a mass. etSpar-
tan patience and perseverance, accom-
plished the impossibiift
A5nongstih most prominent specimens
f-'t't'rf hrt set on their
ying places IN the
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