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


Raphael and Michael Angelo, OF the age
OF Pnidiss aud Poly cleitos; figure of
Mercury. the original OF which was exc
Gu ed by Zenodoros, Of the Roman age, OF
the time of Nero. also much admired by
Raphael and Michael Angelo, but which
the latter failed to restore, executed for
the Gauls of Ayernus. the price paid was
100000 sesterces, or $l7,250.
To the left OF the Melenger group Is the
famous Venus of Milo, or 'Aphrodite OF
Melos," original now in the Louvre in
Paris. A remnant of the sublime style de-
veloped under Phdias in the Attic
school, with the group Of ''Love Tanning
the Centaur," also from the original in
the Louvre. A group Head of Homer,
from the Naples museum. Head OF Plato,
from a bronze considered the finest in
Europe) found in Herculaneum.
SOME FAMOUS WORKS.
On the north side of the room, the centre
OF another group is the dying Gaul"
(Galatian) }, mscalled the dying Gladia-
tor.' The statue lies upon an OblOng
shield, upon which is thrown a broken
horn; and about the neck Of it is placed a
card, with knot beneath the chin, AT
tributed to ktesilaus," Original in the
Capitoline museum, Rome.
On the left of this group bust of Nero.
TO the right OF same group bust of
Antinous.
Next to Nero is the celebrated Apollo
SaurOctonOs, as observed of the original
in the Vatican at Rome. life size, Partisan
mar BILE, height feet 1919 inches. Found
in l7I7 in the Villa Magnani, on the Pala-
tine Hill, Rome. A copy from Praxitiles
IN bronze. The "Nenus de Medlci," by
Cleomenes of Athens. Found in the
Forum of Octavia. or Hadrian's Villa, at
'TivOli, about 1886. Brought to Florence
in the POnti6cate Of Innocent Xl, and
in 1850 placed in the gallery of the Unzi.
"TursO OF a Venus" from the Naples
museum.
A "Torso Psyche" well known by
PraXitlles. The idea POLITICALLY conveyed
by her name 1.-The Soul" eXquisitely ex-
pressed in the beauty OF the face.
Next to it bust OF ''POpe Paul the
Third" great patron of the arts.
A small figure representing ''Venus OF
the Bath"
Next to it in the corner of the room is
| a portrait statue of "Zeno, the StOic,"
one OF the gems of the Capitoline Museum
in Rome.
Two other corners are occupied by SINH
| lar statues-one OF "SOphocles," OF which
the original marble graccs the Lateran
| Museum at Rome; the other, a portrait
| statue of ".EschInes." original in the
| Naples Museum. To the eft OF the en-
| trance to the Hall OF Casts is "The Mi
neTva''-Or, the "Pallas of the Vatican"-
also styled the minerva Medca." 1t
was found in the Temple of Minerva Med
lea, on the Esquiline, Rome. For long
time in the possession Of the Guistiniani
! family, it passed into the collection Of
| Lucieu BOnaparte, then purchased by
| Pope Plus VII, aud added to the gallery
| of the Vatican. 1t will be observed that
| the form OF the helmet is that found on the
coins OF Corinth, and is not that of the
Athena of Phidias.
CASTS FROM THE VATICAN.
To the right Of the entrance is a statue
of Caesar Augustus addressing the army
as ne appears on the ancient medals. The
! original is in the Vatican, and was found
at Prima POrts, on the FalernIan way, IN
the Villa OF Livixa, and purchased by
! Pope Plus TX. Tor the Vatican. Next to
it stands the statue OF Pudicitla
! (modesty), original in the Vatican, cele.
Drated tor the high perfection in the treat
| ment of the drapery.
Returning by the left, the centre of an
other group. one of the noblest monu-
ments OF Grecian plastic art, is siienos
tending the babe Di0nysOs, from original
in the Louvre, OF PraXlliies.
To the right and left two classic heads
| from the original brOnzes in the Naples
Museum, Of ''Dory phorOs," by Polyclei.
tos and ''Liyia."
On tue south wall, the central position,
is occupied by tue "BOrghese Warrior
original now in the Louvre, Paris. long
falsely called 1.-The Fighting Gladiator"
The statue of Ruuuous,
orr sinal in the Capitoline Museu m.
Boy Extracting Thorn," or "SpnariO''
"a fhe bronze original IN the Captoline
Museum. 1t was in the museum before
1862. and amongst the statues taken to
| the Louvre. 1t has been attributed TO Past
! teles.
GROUPS AND STATUES.
/ Another cast is "Mercury," from a
bronze in the Naples Museum. Busfs
OF Dante, Agrippa, Seneca, Vitellus, and
! Pompey the Great.
A statue OF "FlOra" from the Vatican
Museum, distinguished for the beauty of
It's drapery; also busts OF julius Ce ,ar,
young Augustus, Socrates, Peucles,
Aspasia, Alexander the Great, Antoninus
| P,us,a and the wicked Faustina Brutus and
others.
On either side Of the ''TorO" are the
statue OF "DemOsthenes' and the famous
! Athlete Ot LysIppus.
Tue LAGOON group, mentioned by Pliny
as being in Titus palace, on the Esqui-
line. discovered in Rome IN 1896, near the
! Settle sale, and
lu6 hpOllO BelNlQefs. discovered At
Anturin (PortO d'Anzio) in the fifteenth
century, creation OF the Hellenistic
age-two impOrtoRt statues brought to
Savannah in a broken condition. as waG
! the Farnese Bull group, have no yet been
1 restored, but will in the near future oc-
| cupy, together with other notable speci-
/ mems OF at, places in the hall of casts
in the annex. There are several cases
not yet opened.
THRoNG THE ACADEMY.
! In ascending the marble staircase from
the Hall OF Casts To tue picture gallery, a
/ large and very striking vase is observed
| The original OF tots vase = in The Naples
museum, and was found at Gaeta, where
the fishermen used it as a mOorIng at
which to make fast their boat ropes
| TINS Is plainly seen, 80 portions of the
beautiful bas-Teiet are worn away. The
relief represents kercury presenting Bao .
cbus TO the nymph MIA, fauns and
sat, rs in the procession. in their wild,
roliicking mirth, are superb figures. II
was executed In the happiest period OF
Greek art, as the Greek inscription on the
upper part Of the vase indicates, SAL
pion, the Athenian, made this" Drec-
Tor Brandt ordered the vase expressly,
and It cost tae Telfair Academy the in
significant sum OF $l3. Tue picture gal.
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