The Washington times., 1904-05-31
Fine Collection of Paint
lngS and Sculpturefor
Local School.
BUILDING IS INCLUDED
Judge and Mrs. O'Connor,
of Los Angeles. Donors
of Rich Present.

Trinity College for Women this after
noon came formally into possession Of
a gallery OF paintings, statuary, and
etchings valued at $4,000
The collection is the gift OF Judge and
Mrs. Miles p. OConnor, OF Los Angeles.
CAL and is housed in an impressive and
handsome addition to the main college
building. also given to the institution
by them. The double donation is esti-
mated al about $4,000 Both the ven
cradle donors, the former long a promi-
nent jurist in the West. are now in
Washington and attended the exercises
this afternoon which transferred the
gallery 10 the authorities Of the college.
Included In the collection are 425
works Of art OF this number ten are
original works of sculpture 115 are
paintings I'm oil-chiefly copies Of relig-
ious masterpieces in Rome. Venice. and
Fiorence-and 30 are engravings or
ctchings in black and white. There are
in addition. several mosaics, a group
OF Photographs OF Venice and Flor
cree. retouched in color with marvel
oasly fine effect. md a cabinet Of
small paintings on ivory and porcelain.
Chiefly OF religious subjects. The copies
In oil are known among art dealers as
original copies a phrase which indi-
Gates that the copies were made d-
Iectly from the originals; but their
chief value lies in the fact that they
have been painted with great skill and
arc probably as true to the originals as
any other copies in existence.
Superlative Copies of Great Paintings
In this section OF the new gallery are
copies of the following works:
The Discussion OF the Holy Trinity -
by Andrea del sarto; The Three
Graccs." BY Titan; the Madonna OF Fra
Idppo Lippi; The Garden OF Love- by
Rubens; the Beatrice Cenci' Of Carlo
dolce: Our Lady Of Sumber." by Ra-
fael: the Saint Anthony Of Padua.' by
NTurillo; the ''Magnifcat'' of Botticeni.
'chriEt in the House Of Levi by Paul
Veronese; The Alteration of the Shep-
herds" by DomenicO Gnirlandaio; THE
Stuart Children" by Van Dyck; Saint
Cecilia. By Rafael; Saint Catherine. 3"
by Rubens; The Magdalen." by Ru-
hens; TIE Madonna of the Throne" by
TeruEino; the Madonna and Cherubs''
OF Michelangelo; The Last Supper" by
Leonardo da Vinci: 'Pallas and the Cen
taur," by BOtticelli; The Transhgura-
ton" by Rafael, and THE Concert" by
Gior yioue.
or the originals the most notable are
three scenes by Heinz Heinlein, three
works by f. Fanfani, including a note
worthy study OF Dante and Beatrice,
fine landscape by Meimgruh. two pas
torals by And. Marko. two landscapes
by Bertha van Hitler and a landscape
by one of her pupils. Maria J. Q. Beckett
and paintings by Prof Ferrari. Scifoni,
Butz, wanderwerf Salmonson, Fossi.
Pezzuti. and Mazzeroln.
The collection OF statuary includes two
fine works by Randolph Rogers. THE
pIafadT and 1.-The Eieeninp
me- "Llnneas as a Boy" and Sir Wal
ter Scott" by Brabanti; Innocence" by
Albano. and The Little Embroidered" +"
by LaDini.
Rare Engravings and Etchings.
Artists will find in the black and white
room an interest not less than that
aroused by the superlative copies near
by The three walls are divided between
black and white copies OF Rafael. first
Impressions from plates by Gustave
Dore and a miscellaneous collection in
which two fine etchings by Claude Lor-
raine are conspicuous Along the
fourth wall is fine photograph OF the
entire ceiling Of the Sistine Chapel b.
AIichaeIangeIo. This collection. as a
whole Is worthy OF comparison with any
similar exhibit In the United States.
The galleries. framing, and hanging
contribute interest TO the collection. /
The upper floor OF the new building
covers an assembly hall known as the
"O'Connor Lecture Hall" Most OF the
corresponding space IS occupied by the
main gallery Of copies in OIL The sub
ordinate collections are in rooms along
one sode of this main gaicry. except
that the statuary is In an alcove at the
east end. Many Of the frames were In
Florence and Of them-that inclosing
the Ghircta ocn1fwypetao aoincmfwyDetao DIN
work Of art in blue and gold.
Address by Dr.. Shahan.
The presentation exercises began this
afternoon at o'clock and consisted Of
an address by the Rev Thomas ]
shahan. ID. D.. OF the Catholic Univer-
sity. on Behalf OF the donors: a reply
IN acceptance by Sister Georgiana, the
sister superior OF the college; a con-
cert by the musical society of the school.
and a reception to Judge and Mrs
O'ConnOr.
Thursday viii bring the commence
Tnent 20 a close with the conferring OF
d. grees by Cardinal Gibbons On the fol- |
lowing candidates:
Bachelor OF Arts-Anna Aloysius Cole
man, New York: Margaret Louise Doo-
IN salt Lake city: Blanche Manning
Gavin Massachusetts: Marian Alice |
Gray. ST. Louis. Eleanor Patricia. Grif- |
I'm. New York city Elizabeth Gertrude |
Lamb. Massachusetts: Agatha Anna |
Idnahan. New Haven; Margaret Mary |
McDevitt Pennsylvania; Katharine |
Mary McEnelly. Massachusetts,; Mary |
beth McMahon. Massachusetts,; Helen /
Ioretto O'MahOney. Massachusetts; FL |
ale Marie Parsons. Philadelphia; Marie /
Frances ROttermann. Ohio. and Flor
Bachelor of Letters-Mary Eleanor
Sheridan Dubuque.