Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-06
ART SCULPTURES FROM ITALY.
Notable Marbles and Bronzes at Lewis
 and Clark Exposition.

|
 and Clark Exposition. Portland, June 6.-In round figures | the participation of the Italia. gov ernment in the Lewis and Clark eX-
 position is valued at more than $1,. 000,00O. More than half of the great
 European exhibits building is occu-
 pied by the display which has been
 assembled under the supervision of Commissioners Rossi and Zeggio. to represent the varied resources. indus
 tries and ar.s of the country. Particu-
 lar effort was made to obtain char
 acteristic display of Italian sculpture
 and while the laws of the country
 prohibit the removal of the famous
 groups and figures of the Loggia, at
 Florence. and the galleries of Naples.
 Milan, Genoa. Venice and Rome. and
 especially of the Vatican, the commis-
 sioners have succeeded in collecting
 the most rare. valuable and distinctive
 representation ever displayed in an
 exposition. In intrinsic as well as
 monetary worth, the sculptural part of
 ltaly's exhibit surpasses the remain.
 ing features.
 A notable study is monumental
 bronze and marble fountain. the con- ception of Raphael Romanelli. who awarded the only grand prize among the Italian sculptors exhibiting at the
 fine arts display of the recent St Louis worlds fafr. Not only has RomanefH been recognized in the United States, htIt ip Tfa1x vuh ;s conspicuous places in the most impor- tant cities. A monumental figure oe King Carlo Alberto in Rome and that of the hero Garibaldi in Florence are considered two of his best efforts. Hundreds of excellent specimens of marble busts, groups and figures. rep resentative of classic and modern sculpture. the works of Guerri, An dreon of Rome. Puggioni and Sponello, form very interesting section. Flai- bani and Morandi. who enjoy distinc- tion as wood workers, have contrib uted number of specimens of fine chairs and tables, and M. Salvini O. Florence. son of Italy's great actor. Tomas6 Salvini, is represented with a thorough display of valuable majolica ware consisting of jardinieres and vases.
 While Commissioners Zeggio and Rossi have spent much time and pa. tience in assembling their display Of | sculpture they have not overlooked the | importance of having Italian colorists | well represented. From the brush of | Zoppi is canvas worth 5000. His | Berwamini Simonetti. I Sendona. Forti. Salvadori, | and Micali offer creditable I groups. The subjects are varied. thus the versatility of the painters. A group from D'Atri's gal. | ery of Rome has been obtained and l I splendid collection of oil paintings llso from the Baracchi gallery in Flor ,nce
 Henrichetta Giuntoli's hand-made tapestries of the Gobelin pattern have Ieen brought from Florence. as we'll Is a number of miniatures which H. ustrate the life and customs of the seventeenth century. These interest ng groups are tire work of Romanelli Fratelli. the renowned Florentine. The more practical arts. productive os SUCH d> TUT I oise shell goods. corals. bead work. ewelry and mosaics. are represented with offerings from Russo. De Dilec- is X Sarno. Graziosi. Borelli. vitelr md others who have achieved envia- 'le successes in these fields.
 From an agricultural standpoint taly certainly makes splendid lowing. This country for years has Ield first place in the output of olive ills and olive oil products Tn sus- ain this standing the commissioners ave allotted no mean space to the ex- lbit of olives. olive oils and goods anned with olive oil as an ingretli- nt. Italy's wines. including the gen fine chianti. in the production of Thirh Italy shares honors with Cali ornia. form an important part of the xhibit. In speaking of the Italian i<Plsy. Commissioner Zezgio said:
 "we have some good ideas in Italy. ve believe in quality. not quantity. ] ,ur exhibit is of course very large | nd we have required more space than oIne countries. hut ve have so many ifferent fields that we wish to rep 1 esent- The scuipturaI display has cen obtained after much conscieH- ous work and we hope it will meet -ith the approval of the people who isit the exposition While I mention ae exposition I wish to ssy that 1 refer it to the one at Sf Louis. That , -ss too large: ft was magnificent and impressive. but 1t was too large This ewis and Clark exposition is just zht- People may cone here and see
 and see II slL Al St Louis fhev 1uh not do if- 1t required dsTs and -eeks in which to see sor1e os the uildinzx To see the entire expoei- | on vas impoes5bIe-