The sun., 1894-01-28
ART NOTES FROM PARIS.
The American Arckitects' PriEe-Prines
CoIonnn's Pictures 10 KemaIn In France.

| The American ArehIteets' Prise-Prines
| Coionua'- Pictures TO Remain In France.
PARIS. Jan. 16.-The training in our Special
and National School OF Fine Arts OF Paris. as
the institution Is called officially. is not only
Gratuitous. but open to all iore sners who may
enter. after successful com petltive examlna-
tion, on the same footing as Frenchmen. and
compete for prizes offered by the school A
few premiums due to rivate endowments are
reserved exclusively for Frenchmen.
These advantages have naturally tempted .
great number OF students OF all nationalities
and 1t may be said without exaggeration that
one-third OF the students are not French
Among these the Swiss and the Americans are
the most numerous. Notwithstanding our ex-
cellent relations with the Swiss. the extremely
reserved character OF the compatrIots OF VIII
liam Tell and the presence often remarked in
their ranks. OF soi-dsdnt Swiss OF the German
tongue. who have not the courage to affirm
boldly nationality which few artists or
Frenchmen would be rude enough to turn into
a cause OF reproach. have created . certain
coldness between the students o; the two
countries.
1t is quite the reverse with the Americans.
whose cordiality. good company. and dash are
legendary in the school, As a matter OF fact.
tho Americans who quit Paris at the close OF
their studies leave behind warm sympathies
anu ihStluE ITicnusHlph but lno
determined not to remain in debt in the matter
OF generosity. Under the title OF The lr2e
OF Gratitude OF American Architects" they
have established an annual trophy in architec-
ture. for which French students alone have
me tight to com6ete; % Ihis manifestation p q Is
tiTely TO that private enterprise which Is SO
active In your eountry. The inltiators Of the
Warren, the former tho son OF your celebrated
architect.
II may be interesting TO the readers Of THE
SVN TO learn the result of the competition this
year for this prize. The laureates are simply
pupils, and their names can tell little or moth
ing to your readers hut they will serve to let
Americans know who their doctors are. and to
t6rp %ns more among .h the many eCsds 9Sndf R
Received the first prize and Messrs; Chifflot
Tronehet. Duquesne. Adoux and sizot OBJ
1t should be remembered that the American
pupils are the only foreigners who manifested
their gratitude In this matter.
The explosion OF yailIants shell In the Cham
per OF Deputies appears TO have inspired NJ.
Deputies. The wags already say that the
picture by this painter represents gEe1t deal
OF smoke. out Of which the head OF NJ; Dupuy
appears. shouting the msmorable words. Let
US proceed 10 business" AS i would be di fii-
cult for the artist to make the public under
stand exactly the precise words used by
the President OF the Chamber, and as
no cannot nave recourse to the method
Of the stained glass painters Of the mid
dle ages, who represent their personages
long balloons UPON which are written sdifying
ma \ inns intended for the faithful. or uncompli-
mentary terms addressed 20 the devil, 1t is
generally supposed that the frame OF the
picture will be oTnamented by eaTtoueh. Civ
Ing an extract OF the report Of the session lust
as IL appeared in the official journal; and
thus would not be any more astonishing than
ths entire poems or pages oi literature which
in our annual eKpositions.
It is known that Prince Barberini COloa1a di
SclarrA. not tWith standing tIe Italian law OF ths
2Nth Of June. 1871. which forbids the eXporta-
ton OF artistic works IN galleries aud cOllec-
tions, secretly managed 10 sell some works OF
art which belonged TO hun, in order to pay his
debts. For this he was UTOught before the
court. Several Of tho objects IN the Colonna
collection having been sold aud transported TO
France. ths court ordered their seizure. But
the Court OF Appeal Of Paris refu ussd the eX-
equatuF. The Court VI Cassation tthe supreme
Court in France has Just confirmed the Iudg-
msnt although basing 1t upon simple ques-
uo1 ol proesduTa kAYA0ND DALI