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Phidias great statue Of zeus at Olympia.
The third marble to be mentioned is head
OF Aphrodite, one of the most charming
examples Of Greek art in the world and
one of the loveliest Of all known repre-
sensations Of the goddess. 1t is life size,
sculptured in Parian marble and Of almost
perfect preservation.
Nearly every text book Of American his
tory is under indebtedness 10 the American
collections at Boston. In the picture gal
leries the Athenaeum portraits of George
Washington and Martha Washington, by
Gilbert Stuart, were painted directly from
the distinguished sitters, and are hence
the standard llkenesses Of our first presi-
dent and his wife. since the other Stuart
''Washingtons" are replicss painted from
these portraits. The portrait Of Samuel
Adams is that by which this famous leader
OF the revolutionary democracy is best
known, while the portrait OF John Han
cock is equally familiar.
Ruskin's brilliant championship has given
The Slave Ship" by ], NJ. w. Turner a
permanent place in English literature, and
there are many other canvases that have
historical and literary interest apart from
their value as works of art. Among other
very famous treasures Of the museum is a
Madonna and Child" from the workshop
of the Della Robbia in glazed terra Gotta
popular and exquisite work which was
brought to Boston from Italy about thirty
years ago by Charles c. Perkins, one Of
the most distinguished art critics Of the
nineteenth century.
In the museums first gallery are two
canvases by Velazquez, the greatest OF
Spanish and by many esteemed the greatest
OF all the worlds painters. One Of these
lie an early portrait OF Philip ", produced
by the artist soon after he arrived at Mad
rid in 1913. A work Of his more mature
years is Don Balthazer Carlos and His
Dwarf" painted in 1881. depicting the mon
archs little son, attended by the dwarf,
who, according to the custom Of the time,
was regularly provided for royalties
That Americans Of all classes are learn
ing to appreciate objects of art is shown
by the fact that 10000 people annually pass
the turnstiles Of the Boston museum. ON
the days when no admission fee Is charged
groups gather before the building eagerly
awaiting the opportunity 70 enter. Once
the doors have swung open the crowd for
several hours flows through the galleries,
quiet, orderly, intensely interested. Along
with the native-born Americans there IL
sure 70 be 2 sprinkling OF people from
other countries. Italians especially are
frequent visitors, and 9 group Of them may
often be seen listening 10 one Of their
countrymen as he explains the works OF
art 70 his less Well-informed compatrlots.
Part Of the work Of the art museum
which has been Well developed in Boston
consists in holding important special exhi-
bitions Of objects loaned from outside This
autumn, for example there has been in
stalled temporarily a large collection OF
early American silver gathered from vari-
Gus sources and the visiting public has
had an exceptional opportunity 70 become
acquainted with the workmanship OF such
craftsmen as that versatile genius, Paul
Revere. who in his own day was celebrated
for many things besides his midnight ride.
That Ell the important possessions Of
this American museum will be even better
known than now through the removal to
the new museum building with its greater
opportunities for observation and study is
inevitable. As part OF the great University
OF the FenWay," in proximity 70 the white
marble Harvard Medical school to Mrs.
Gardeners Italian palace and 70 half a score
OF other important structures The new Mu-
scum Of Fine Arts viii be one Of the fore
most among the greatest group Of build
inEs that has yet been devoted to the
higher education Of the American people.