The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-04
PICTURES FROM ROGERS FUND
NEW TREASURES ADDED TO THE
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM.
A "St. John" by Murilo and q Portrait by
Nicholas MRes Among the Acquisitions
Addition TO the Collections OF Laces
"A Loan Exhibit or Antique Silver.

A Loan Exhibit or Antique Silver.
Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke, director Of the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art. gave out his
monthly statement Of the museums recent
acquisitions yesterday afternoon.
The task OF Encouragement is to be begun
with gallery No. "A, which it is hoped will
be thrown open to the public early this
month. In this gallery will be- brought
together some Of the more important mas
terpieces Of the museum, which arc at
present scattered among inferior works.
A number OF hitherto unexhibited pictures
will also be shown in this gallery.
The most conspicuous feature Of the re-
cent work Of the museum authorities is the
unusually large number Of important ex-
amples Of early art recently secured.
The majority were purchased out Of the
income Of the Rogers fund. One of the
best Of these is a Goya, the portrait Of Don
Sebastian Martinez. This portrait Is Of the
middle period of the artists work. In It,
according to the Bulletin, the change from
brilliantly impressionistio handling to
excess of dryness and precision in the out
line" has not been completed and there is
left much of Goya's earlier fire and vi
vacity."
Another painting which will attract at
tention Ia a large landscape by Van Goyen.
This is Of greater breadth, Curator
Roger f. Fry says, than most of Van
Goyen's work, and is especially remark
able for it's treatment of a thinly yelled sky
with lazily drifting clouds. The suns
rays are not directly portrayed, but one
can feel their presence. The dull gray
0ttnarhIy hrtU~, N,,t tha aha ra ofar Of n
lowsry day.
Asst. John by Murillo, has been acquired
from the Leigh Court collection In Eng
land. The saint ia represented as seated
upon a rock against a dark gray back
ground.
FEDERICO Baroccio, a sixteenth century
mannerist, is represented for the first time
in the museums by a Holy Family" The
dano, represents the Neapolitan school.
Lorenzo Lotto's Portrait Of a Young
Man" shows a young man in nonkish Co.'S
tune standing beside a table on which rests
q skull. A Portrait Of an Old Woman" by
Nicholas Macs is another of the additions
of which the museum is proud. These
pictures were all purchased out of the Rogers
Fund.
An ~allegorioal design by Carlo Cagliari
has been presented by Louis Enrich. The
NTSJ example OF Nllldm MOTIFS Dunt 10 De
acquired by the museum is a landscape
bought with the income of the Rogers Fund.
The museums already excellent collec-
ton of lace was added to day before yester-
day by the arrival of a collection presented
by Mrs. Julian-James of Washington, ID. c.
This gift includes Venetian point and 18th
century French and Belgian laces of fine
quality. Mrs. w. Kubasek, an expert in
rare laces, has been secured to arrange this
part of the museums possessions. She
expressed herself yesterday afternoon as
very happily surprised at the size and ex-
~cellence of the collection, which hitherto
has attracted little attention because of its
insufficient housing.
Among other changes in the arrange
ment at the Museum, the Huntington collec-
ton Of Franklin. Washington and Lafayette
portraits has been moved to the gallery at
the main architectural hall. The recent
loans include a collection Of old table silver
belonging to George $. Palmer. These
articles range from fourth and fifth century
spoons, through the earliest examples of
forks, about 1889, to more recent table
service of elaborate designs.
When Sir Purdon Clarke took charge of
the Museum he made radical changes in
the conduct Of the library. Before, difficult
of access and almost unknown, the library
was thrown open to the public without
restrictions or red tape. And now comes
as a supplement to the March bulletin. a
pamphlet labelled, Occasional notes deal
ing with the origin of the library, with its
development and a few of its most cherished
possessions. ~.
An Historical Sketch" included in this
supplement, is signed by William Loring
Andrews. The writer points out the growth
of the library, from it's foundation in 1890,
when it contained "a bound and 1872 unbound
books and pamphlets, to its conditionto-day.
when the 10 900 volume limit of the library
room has been reached. and the books
are Overlooking into the adjacent board
room Of the trustees. Provision is to he
made for the library in the new wing of the
Museum. So that all gifts. as well as the
books which may be purchased through
the Rogers fund, will soon have suitable
quarters.