The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-18
IN PECULIAR PLACES.
Priceless Pictures that Have Been
Found in Queer Localities.

| The recently reported discovery of
| the famous Duchess of Galnsborough
! painting in the cellar of house at
! Chelsea is a striking instance of the
peculiar places in which works of art
by Old Flemish and Italian masters
| have been discovered 1t would, in
! deed, come as Il great surprise to those
| art masters to know the almost degrad-
| ing circumstances under which their
| pictures have been found.
A curious case came to light d short
| time ago regarding one of David Ten
! iers' famous works of art A picture
| dealer found it among quantity of
! Canvases which a second hand dealer
was exhibiting for sale at MOhtmartre
The dealer had put them on one side as
worthless. and the collector, glancing
| through them, came across one which
! was a genuine painting by TenierS All
! doubt of its authenticity was removed
| when the monogram of the famous
! Flemish master was traced in the cor
! ner of the picture.
! One of Titian's finest pictures has
! place. 1t is owned by some haIf-castes
! in Mexico, and adornS one of their
| churches Fabulous sums have been
! offered for it by artists who have been
/ to examine this painting but the own
| erS will not part with 1t. 1t is guarded
! in a most careful manner. and every
! visitor is accompanied by an Indian
/ while the picture is being viewed. EX-
! perts who have seen it agree as to its
/ genuincneSS. The painting Is sixteen
| feet long by seven feet high. and is n
| scene of the entombment of Christ Its
! state of preservation is marvellous. con
! sidering that more than 300 years have
| elapsed since the artist painted it.
| Not long ago q genuine Van DYKE
was discovered in that painters native
| city, Antwerp, in a most singular man
ner. In one of the poorer neighborhoods
! two houses partly collapsed. which ne
ceSSitated their being demolished to-
/ gether. While the work was in opera
! ton one of the wOrkmen came across
a very dirty painting. which he threw
| on one side with some other rubbish
one of the other men. who had a lit
tie talent for painting took it home.
! with the intention Of cleaning it. He
/ was amazed at the exquisite coloring
! and. thinking that he might PERHAPS
! be able To sell IT, consulted a picture
| dealer. The dealer gave him a small
sum for the canvas. and few days
/ later an eminent artist passing the
shop recognized it as genuine work
of Sir Anthony Van Dyke. He purchas-
ed il. and. although he has received big
offers for it. refuses To sell
\ painting by Memlinz was recently
! discovered by n couple of mountaineer-
ing tourists in Italy. While on one of
their expeditions they had occasion 10
rest in hut owned ny man who lived
the life of 4 hermit. The first thing
which caught their eyes on entering
the hut was 4 splendid painting. which
on further examination proved to be 4
fine specimen Of Memlinz'S art. The
hermit. strange To say, knew its value
and refused to part with it. He said
that at his death he Should heuueath
the picture 10 church. which he
I named. and it would be placed there as
an altar piece.-Tit-B Bits