New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25

Rothschild calls attention TO matter having deep
interest tor American collectors In the days when
British and Continental c0nnOts-aurs and
were forming their collections ltty Was rich source
oreovef. and gladly parted WITH many Of rs
The stream Of expectation finally grew large that
continuance. Rome, Florence ami Naples each enacted
psonibitOry Law, which has survived to this DAY.
Lately several members Of the Roman arisioeTsey
suffered financial losses, and the Government
compiled TO seek for some method whereby the
old restrictions upon the sac Of art objects mg'a be
removed. A bill formed Sanct!oning the
pOrtatiOn OF works OF art upon these terms The
Government TO have the option Of purchase for thrcr
should the Government not exercise the option, il
may grant an authorization, subject 70 payment OF
formal approval of the Government, but it, passage
is so certain That objection IS raised against any
Borghese's sale caused little excitement which
subsidized as soon the attitude Of the Governments
Two questions OF authenticity cleverly discussed
Gazette S des Besnx Arts for ocS66er n. Re1naeS
strives TO prove that terra Gotta ngurne acqurea
Contemporary reduction rom the Dionyss Of Praxteles
which exists today solely in the description oy os9
scrlpton and with bronze DiOnysus discovered on tho
AeroPos which 3 also suspected on slight Lug gGgnes
Il Neisash ma makes out fairly sod but quite
convincing NJ. Mantu. on the other hand mas
ship Of tn, four beautiful marble statueses fonne by
Nine Andre IN Florence IN 1883 ana attrdoutea 70
FRANCISCO Tornooaoni died on september %. 1877,
verrocchio asker decorate her saFcophaeus ana
The Sisires represented three virtues. The
sarcophogus wisely noticed at the time a. It was
the Church Of ST. Maria Sofia Minerva in Rome the
same church which contains that exquisite tomb q
pieces OF Mino do Fiesoe. Mino's work remained,
but verTocchos for some reason never explained as
appeared utterly. The basrelief was recovered az
Museum IN Florence. assigned 70 yerroeehio on good
until Nine. Andres discovery. That developed four
figures, but the seeming contradiction Is OF little
Of Vassrs never too careful n T6e stStactfes
themselves identical In style with the
Gated bas relief and win other works by the Renaissance
master. NJ. Muntzs article is accompanied BY repro
ductons Of both basrelef and statuettes The plates
after the later. done carefully by the Charlton pro
cess are the first that have been published Inc
Ribot Frenchman who painted religious sub ects with
the simplicity fery9r ana maneTsms 1f o an s 2d
favorable article for French magazine sir Thomas
Lawrence.
opportunity 10 see In plaster the fine piece OF
sculpture with which NewYork CITY Is soon to be
American Frederick MacMonnes, pupil Of ST. Gaudens
and Of Falguiere. In the current number Of The
this statue appears one Of the illustrations to an
article the sculpture Of the wear II Is described
IN e text 562 as ba D deser IN esnn
excellence and In style IL is one OF The best pieces OF
s sScnt So bT some Of Thu The leading french cc
and It Is lmmeasuraby superior 10 anything shown az
the Royal Academy this year with the possible eAeep
ton Of Mr. Harry Batess Hounds In Leash The
sculpture article is followed by sympathetic obituary
OF the lat Charles Chaplin whose dainty art made him
so much the petted darling Of Partisan society. that IL
used TO be said that pretty woman was hardly
pretty woman until he had immortalzed her with his
brush The article is well Illustrated. ore OF The plates
called Bubbles being OF peculiar interest a an eS
ample of scarcely known mood Of Chaphn's, the
realistic mood Other articles with good illustrations
David Murray, A. L. A." biographical sketch
Of one Of the youngest but strongest OF scottish
landscapiss. and KnOle7 description Of Lord sack
vile Kentish manor. The frontiSpiece 10 the
magazine is cold, hard etching by De Billy after
common nlace cattle picture by Julien Dupre. The
December frontisplece is to be colored plate, new
departure for this periodical
Mr.. Percy Horne collector of English prints. has
published catalogue Of the en- cravings made after
portraits and fancy subjects painted by Gansborough
and Romney. The famous GainshOrough is credited
with eighty eight plates. the less famous Romney with
1915 Another interesting art book Is announced The
Life and Letters Of Charles Keene,' by George Layar