Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-06

ing before II found It's way to the OBJ
scure auction rooms where l pur-
chased II, | was able to CLEAN a little
information by dllgent research. II
seems that the original owner OF the
painting travelled a great deal In
southern Europs between 1885 and 1s45.
While In Rome he picked up a number
OF paintings, among them this Guido.
The paintings originally belonged to
the large collection OF Cardinal Fesch.
After the cardinals death Il was slowed
away IN the vaults OF the Falconieri
palace for some years, and In 1Sf5 quite
a number OF them were disposed Of to
various art dealers. Some were sold
at public auction In Rome during this
year. 1t was bought and sent TO Lon
don and flnally--after being hung
| for 40 years In the hall OF a country
mansion--was deposited In q warehouse.
| The original owner having died, his
| family knew nothing OF the value Of
number OF his paintings, and among
| others this Guido was finally sent by
| the warehouse people to the sales
rooms to fetch whatever was offered.
The auctloneer who sold 1t informed
me that his Instructions were to sell II
without reserve" and as my bid
was the highest offered on the night in
question, he had to accept It,
II is a somewhat singular fact that
another of the Fesch paintings had an
almost similar history, though it's fate
was far more honorable one than my
Guido has had so far This is the ia
nous painting by Michael Angelo.
called THE Entombment," now In the
London National gallery. The discov-
cry OF this painting by r. Macpher-
son, a photographer in Rome In 1s4S,
was most remarkable. II seems that
this truly remarkable work was re-
moved from the residence of Cardinal
F'esch In 1si5 TO the villa Paolina and
sold by the Principe III Musignano to a
Roman art dealer named u. Vito Enel.
Macpherson purchased from this dealer
number of old canvases, among
them "The Entombment" He paid
only few dollars for several paintings.
When he had cleaned up the canvas
he showed It TO Peter Won Carneius,
one OF the greatest art experts of the
day, who pronounced It verltable
! Michael Angelo. In further confrma-
ton OF this opinion, the original car
toon OF the painting, done also by
Michael Angelo was found. When the
dealer discovered that he had sold this
splendid work for a trlfe he brought
81 hNti'h HNbiileN hhiUutINOn LOT It's
! recovery. For ten years this suit was
fought through various Italian courts,
the dealer appealing to all the laws
which had been framed to prevent
works Of art from being sent out OF
Italy. Finally, however, Macpherson
won; his painting was taken TO London,
| and the trustees OF the National gal
lery purchased 1t for 10000
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY,
Another remarkable discovery was
made in connection with the famous
Raphael-a Holy Family--which was
offered TO the London Art gallery some
time ago The painting somehow or
other-through one OF the viclssltudes
following the Napoleonic wars-found
It's way to London and WAS bought by
Morris Moore at public auction for.
$3.50 Lord Elcho had no doubts that
the painting was a Raphael, but Its
authenticity was challenged for many
years. BY many II was attributed TO
Mantegna, and for this reason the Ma
tional Gallery refused to buy II. How
ever, Mr.. Moore got his picture certi-
fled by the Academy OF st. Luc in
Rome. and II was finally sold to the
Louvre for $4,000.
Undoubtedly there are In little out