New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
ADDITIONS At MUSEUM.
Metropolitan Acquires Primitive
Paintings and Rare Laces.

Several notable additions were made by gift or
purchase the Metropolitan Museum OF Art last
month. These included examples OF primitive paint
ings architectural fragments from Rome. speci-
mems Of ancient Egyptian mural decoration. rare
Iaces bequsathsd by Mrs. Hamilton W. Cary. and
thirty-eight drawings OF various schools President
Roosevelt also sent TO the Museum a copy OF the
bronze medal struck in commemoration OF the 200th
anniversary Of the birth OF Benjamin Franklin.
Most OF these accessons now view IN
room No. g. the first doOr- Rembrandt's "SibyI."
which lent 10 the museum by Theodore Davis
is being exhibited in gallery No. p 1t is hung
there as bring out the relation OF IT'S painter
20 the other masters OF the same schOoI-HaIs
Macs and Mierevelt-and TO snow the growth OF the
painter. Just TO the right Of the "SbyI' is por-
trait OF man. in which Rembrandt's earlier style
noticeable
The five architectural fragments from the Forum
of Trajan the gift OF J. PierpOnt Morgan These
particular fragments supposed once 10 have
formed q portion OF the Basilica UIpia- This hall
surrounded by double row OF columns and
probably three stories high The frag-
ments show in slight degree the great variety OF
design Of the decorated portions OF the building
and it has been found difficult to decide from what
portion OF the basiIica they came OF the five
pieces, two parts OF cornices two belong to
friezes and one is an Ornamented block OF archi-
trave. probably from a colonnade.
The collection OF primitive paintings In the
Museum has been augmented by a small picture bv
Giovanni dt PaOlo. representing blessed souls beng
received by angels in paradise The Museum has
another work by the artist. the Two Saints
The picture OF Paradise belonged until recently
10 the Palrnieri Mutt family. In 1904 the picture
was shown in the exhibition OF Siennese ar ar
Siena. The picture Is not quite complete e srrtn
along the right side having been cut away al some
time An angel IS seen In the upper right hand
OF the picture taking OF the elect bv the
hand The gate paradise has been cut aUav
but the golden rays emanating from II uI1rntna+a
the figure OF the angel There is also a Mado,ra
and Child attributed to PlsaneIlo. which was pre-
sented the Museum by Baron Lazzaront a.,
other Madonna Is that Of Francesca PeseIIino nrs
scented 10 the Museum by G. Brauer The MadOn,.
sits enthroned between ST John the Baptist and Sr
John the Evangelist There are only q few a,,,bs.,
tcated works Of PeselIlno known He died Young
and much sf HIS work became known as 4ba. q,
Fra Filippo Lippi and other men OF his time r,t,I
discovered by modern critics
-Four Gothic gargoyles have been bought b, The
Museum Two OF these are long lean lions ora
OF them more than six feet long THAI e.. -
ably OF the nfteenth century and are sIr,,t-- a.
design 10 several among the later additions 70 1b
Catheorsh OF Nevers Another Is q rrtf1nIfka
Beast with small head and q sinuous Dsol, a.,
lean hOuy' most suggestive OF ferOcity THIS ar
tribute Is further suggested by the human head a,
his feet The fourth rnonstrous craa+i,,, A. -
aPsnhe P;S oeast joined 10 dev In an inextricabIv
:. Franklin b Lord has given replica of the
by the late Anton ScharfT OF VfsnnS ''!p5is % made
t eaSt uadeT the supervision OF the artist ana
century. 'N' AO4eA VI H~tit q
g., t are seventeen pieces OF rare antique lace
- sIe C1IS collectlon. comprising examples Nus
rs ne pest period OF lace making In ItaIy
s,so oS anu beIslGn Several Of the pieces are
also St considerable historical interest One mis-
ia a. no1ncs OF Point de France twenty-nve inches
uSe au SnTSe yards long. IL Is OF the time eifbS~
91 p13l L4Hls NY or Louis XVI. Another dounce or
tnriishi fiotn of1iootn Iace Is said by Backbone the
cotISClor. TO have been made for Eliza hefS
G ne OF brunswick wife OF Charles VI EN-
PeT9r of ,as austria when he became DTks of Bra
,l,-t r-t 4, 4'IS Inc central motif Is two redaor
austris touhted BY the imperial crown OF
a., %. e,lS an a canopy. Below the meelaIoD
ron TN oS , PsTce ed hearts, the famine a damour and
Fias Fiapo % = uptes. An alternating device A. fha
h4a1anX over psaeocA Thsr. i. sIso sap erov We