New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-08


Here note the vast difference between tine true anu
We Could not do justice to the statuettes, mnia-
lures jewelry, clocks bronzes, falences emma xSy
Specimens Of art IL takes some hours alone for
this ROOM Il we would examine each object which
we Gos laaSs %e stop ps the poe
old spanish embroIderies. Italian velour AID Other Other
we remember best from tine refectory OF .
Spanish convent, having small carved panels In
We the hall and enter the museum proper,
consisting Of series Of good-sized rooms and COM
pariments. The first enter. is softly liz BY .
shyght; this is the room Of the French renaissance,
here we are overwhelmed By the cases ed win Ine
peces-covering the whole history OF this art examples
bearing The names pcnleaud Jean Gogio1, bm9 ,s
Cousin and Palsy all glorious names IN the history
Of this art Of the fifteenth and sixteenth eent1e s
great sales that have gone before priceless plaques,
vases, miniatures, requares ana ooxe,, eT ~
enamels the greatest brllli3ncy. ms wOnderluI
art above all so thoroughly French, Is s @
ampes from the period when TINS art was al lts
best, when Limoges worked not only Tor France put
enamels well fused into the copper that nothing
exists In the art OF painting so charming an oo@
from tile old Paris ana Lyons studios the EN-, EN-.
broderes from T0urs, and the tankards and ewefs from
Dlnant.
Here in another corner you find the French Il.
Illuminated manuscripts and those most rare pottercs
Porchare seven specmcns- perhaps best known
as Henri II ware. The Louvre ANA south KenSngton
possess five pieces each only and IN all there are less
than 100 examples known to exist - IL.
We notice as we pass on the cases filled Win Win
wrought. chased and worked If the iron were SOFT s
gSd or vGy last 81 t Teap Sd ey ' were hardly
missed at time from their house, 80 large ana In
portant Is the collection.l
The next room VIC enter belongs to the ivory and
lockwood carvings. byzantine ivory caskets ana
g% G IN S be from s R ena Ss Gt Ss
century Nothing Is missing You can fecIeate me
history Of carved ivory from fifth 10 the seventeenth
century. The lockwood carvings are mostly Oermal,
and among these are many medons OF si9 gaisFy me
Museum, and the Rothschild's collection In Frankfort
not excepted.
Aud now we turn to the leather work, which Is
carved, fooled and chased In different forms aud
objects colored, stained and polished In part, and
the design IS in low relief All OF the specimens are
Louvre and the Musee Ciuny do not contain any ex-
amples that begin TO compare with these , l.
regular order the religious ewelry and ornaments Of
the Middle Ages You are dazzled by the rich shrines
and the requarles In silver syerglt and in gilt cop
per covered with rich enamels and inlad with pre-
sides tlgese are the magnificent vestments aud dali
mates of rich brooches and embroideres.
Here in the midst Of all these treasures and riches,
the ingenuity Of the and archaeOlOgsts finds
ample ground the exercise OF their knowledge in
In the room set apart particularly for italian curl
ostes the bust of Octave Farnese the mastery WORK
mirably appropriate. Four columns OF oriental
sabasisr from the basreef q De lived nuS DO
of Ferrara, with costly materials set In gold
and silver. stand here, and tapestries hang about
here and there, and in alcove are cases Win
Venetian and enamelled glass Of the most beautiful
kinds from Persia and Arabia, mosque lanterns and
In another corner Of this room (which intimate
friends Of the house called the chamber OF wonders are
cases lined on two sides with little 1anagra hgur
ines and groups graceful maids % COrnh and Tanagra
coquettishly tying their sandals and IN other pretty
poses. Some are drawn by peacOcks or tritOns,
lighting satyrs and these half pagan neiss
bors do not out of place in the neghborood Oh
We next examine the cabinets and cases filled with
| the most wonderful goldsmlths WORK watches anu
rings etc. ETC., OF marvellous and artistic execution
! We turn into sort OF ante-roon, lighted by Sois
light from above, most Of the other rooms Inc
high cases which line the walls and the about the
floor are filled with Italian ceramics Here are c tie
wonderful lustres of UrbinO, Gubblo Faenza ana Car
faquolo bearing the signatures of the most illustrous
names. Other have beautiful and rare old his,
and coIored lustre absolutely unique OF their kind
And pass TO the ar1nory. We nave eyer
kind and have expected 70 come upon them
turn. Here standing in the doorway, you say In,
collection" The room gallery Is about fifty feet
long and thirty five feet wide, and about twenty seven
feet high with twelve large windows an having me
old stained glass Of suitable subjects. twenty Anlghts
| in steel and iron armor of the finest workmanship
peacefully receive the visitors. This silent row with
terrible appears.ce causes you some Involuntary
knight was alive within Them The walls are hung
with old tapestries, contemporaries Of Francis l. the
breastpates and Shields and the cornice is finished OF
with helmets. The ceiling, with solid and visible
The manelpece with large Gaping or hood, Is COW
cred with trophies Of arms TINS manteI seems I 70
bas-r relief OF Lucca della ROba which completes TINS
severe and striking decoration. some six hundred
pieces representing all varieties of weapons and armor
from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century fill this
hall Of iron and steel that has no rvaI IN any private
den, which contains many noted pieces, Is not more
Interesting by far complete. Helmets breast.
] fpS
lnlaid and gilt iron, chased swords with lncrnst-
and st E Gt 8crg haber waxes With
open work ornaments. rifles buc1ers, srrTps saddles
thing has been selected with scrpuous taste and care.
In this armory-a perfect storehouse OF knowledgeyou
make serious studies and most careful comparisons
After going through these rooms, II time permits,
you are shown others on the lower floor, where many
place among the objects in the museum above
In retracing our steps through the museum We must
Nnger-reuctant 70 leave-as we notice many things
which escaped our eyes before for instance, costly
Italian Taxwork portrait medalions. THIS wax
sculptured IN high relief and beautifully eolored par
takes Of the Jewellers art as well as that OF che
painter It's absolute sincerity gives an impression as
Another department in which the splitter collection
gems is a panel OF rock crystal "egomi'e7 curious
Italian art Of painting and gliding under the glass tho
being In a frame OF crystal supported by two
twisted columns with mOuntings Of precious metals
and stones The group OF sculpture In gold and
enamel surrounding It is work OF the highest merit
which might do honor to the name OF Benvenuto
And now that the great organizer OF all this is no
more, what. will become OF his collection! What
ever becomes of IT, the name and superb catalogue VIII
continue to be "a monument 20 his genius The chance
is offered to acquire with stroke that which has
taken many years To gather the integrity Of
piece vOuched for by conn0isseur in the world
aud hencefOrth bearing the cachet Of the noted
I amateurs OF this century.
In closing mis- Incomplete and hasty article. 20
make appeal (which will doubtless be seconded by
all the artists. architects and artwOrIers) calling
upon any who afford buy the collection 10 90 50
purely patriotic principles for tue advancement Of
huf az fha
study of these-the best examples Of the past CEN
turies-a and purely American school shall spring
forth ? JOHN GETZ
New-York, April 90, 1891.
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