New-York tribune., 1900-01-13
AN INTERESTING HOME
.rps JAMES Il. DARLINGTONs QUAINT
OLD FURNISHINGS.
,,rc---REs PAINTED OK WOOD IN THE DAYS OF
Co15-MBUs-A PIANO MORE THAN
HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

visit 70 Christ Church rectory. Bedford-ave.
BROOKLYN. the home OF Mrs. James H. Darling
4on VIII De long remembered by lover OF
47ues The house itself. Of Gothic architecture and
ougint arrangement, is emineutly suited for the
collection OF old tine articles with which II is fur
rfshed The walls are covered with pictures of the
various schools IN the parlOr there five old
Flemish paintings on wood The artist OF these
said Mrs Darlington 70 The Tribune reporter is.
Of course unknown. they were done by monks
and il vas the principle Of the old teries that
the identity OF their workers should not be re-
veaIed There Is a story told OF Titan which Illus
trates their feeling in this regard The great artist
was travelling IN Spain and came upon some beau
rffuI pictures in one OF the monasteries- Why, he
said 70 the abbott. the one who painted these
ui .tures Is a great artist What is his naner'
The abbott replied that he might be able tell him
the next day he spent the following night pray
ing that he might be kept humble and not be
allowed led the sin OF confessing that he
himself was the painter The next day the abbott
who had made pictures that rfvaIed Titian's very
oxu. told Titan that the name Of the artist could
not be discovered Below these Flemish paintings
are two refectory scenes Of the sixteenth century
that came from monastery in the Austrian TyroL
One represents the Crucifxion and the other the
feeding of the five thousand Over the mantel
hangs Italian Madonna known as the Madonna
Of the Blue Pillow" AS this has not been men
TONED in any book on the subject" says Mrs Oar
angron- 1t is supposed TO be an original" Op-
posite II is copy Of Guido Rents Aurora" made
Two hundred years ago. There are also old copies
Of the Tribute Money by Titan and Of some Of
MuriIlo's boys. Among the oddities are an old
Spanish painting on copper and a small piece Of
Grecian work
The latter explained Mrs. Darlington. was e
fad IN Holland, Germany and the low countries at
cne time The paint was laid thick on the wrong
side OF some porous medium that the tints showed
through. and produced peculiarly brilliant effect
rha 7Fo II Ia
house The Cavalier. by Franz Halls; an old al
piece. with fine Gothic frame. warped by time;
a portrait Of Sir Wilhelm Nieupoort by Nicholas
Macs. and portrait Of a child. by Christian Won
EsseI. bearing the date I7Ss There are also exam
pies OF old American art by wolcutt and Rem
brandt Peale.
Among the modern paintings are FIVE Of sheep
by Van Severdonck; Easter Morning" and several
other pieces by Louis }. Rhead. Of Flatbush; fine
River" head Of Breton fisherman by F. s
sETenng in he Desert by verestchagin
Besides the paintings q good many engrav-
are several done by AIbrecht DdTeT and among
them his madonna OF the rabbits anq ful set
craving By Bartolozzl rePresentlng Henry vi and
++ - he narabIe Of The soxer fiIumina ted in
six or eight colors by old monks, hangs in the
n Anglo-saxon- There IS also an old painting OF
The Last Supper" the artist OF which Is IN IN
. the early italian school. a piece Of tapestry in
the hall represents Lady and Falcon
ONE OF THE FIRST CLOCKS.
one Of the most interesting objects in the house
Is the Old clock made by Christopher Huygens-
ct ts said Mrs Darlington, 'one OF the first
clocks that were made and Is probably the Oldest
,-e n this country Christopher Huygens was the
first man 10 make clock He worked for Jscoous
dozen ttraepieces that were sent around as sam
a plate above the face OF this clock bears the
Inscription;