New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-06
PRICK LENDS PICTURE
Rembrandfs Painting of Himself
at metropolitan Museum.

of all the recent accessions Of the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art described in The Bulletin Of this
month probably the most important is picture
lent TO the Museum by Henry c Frick for the
summer This is one Of the imposing
Of Remhrandts pictures of himself. formerly
in the collection of the Earl of Leicester at
Milbury Park It has been placed in Gallery "a
Dr. Wilhelm Bode. in Vol VI OF his work
Rembrandt. catalogues this painting as follows;
Rembrandt seated with a stick in his left hand.
About fifty years old, seated facing and looking at
the spectator In full yellow gaberdne with
red SASH brown cloak with white neck cloth
and gold embroidered shoulder straps. on his head
he wears dark cap under which brown skull
cap is visible He has short mustache. Dark
background. Life size. Three-quarter length.
Signed on the knob of the chair Rembrandt 1861
Another important temporary accession is that
OF marble relief by Mlno da F1esole. Madonna
and Child" loaned by Miss Caroline I. Morgan.
niece OF j Perpont Morgan. It has been placed
among the primitive paintings in Gallery Il.
short distance from the terra Gotta relief attributed
TO Jacopo della Querca. In view of the recent
gift of the Pope TO the Spanish heir. royal
christening suit presented 10 the Museum by Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt Is of some contemporary
interest. It consists of dress and overgarment
Of fine Brussels applique of early nineteenth cen
fury work There IS a floral design on each gar
mont. covering the fine net grounding with delicate
sprays and tendrils. The gtft eventually VIII be
placed in central case In Gallery S5.
Two bronze statuettes and small bronze
group by Jules Dalou have been purchased These
are Maternal Love" "Bather CrouChing and
"Bather sitting" other accessions are Baby
lonian tablets and Greek, Roman and Egyptian
fragments the gift Of Miss Matilda ". Bruce; an
etching from Charles Ballard. and small miscel-
ianeous gifts from Mrs Mary l. Kingsland. VIII.
lam Alexander Smith Mrs. John Crosby Brown
Charles +. Smillie H. n. Rabcock and William H.
Walker The trustees Of the Cathedral Of ST. John
the Divine have lent n series of twelve tapestries
representing scenes in the life of Christ. Justice
Truax has lent thirteen piecea of English silver
ay4I Ion nj
watches OF curious forms.
The second report Of the progress made in the
excavations of the museum expedition at the
Pyramids of Lisht is printed In the current num-
bec of The Bulletin or the discoveries in con-
necton with the pyramid temple of Amenemhat I
the report says:
TIE excavation of the temple site has yielded
very considerable amount OF material from the
original temple Of Ameremhat, from which the
main features OF the structure can be determined
This includes many fragments and number OF
complete blocks of painted relief from inscriptions
and scenes on the palace wall All tho relief Is
most deIiCately and beautifully modelled, and in
many cases has its color still freshly preserved
Blocks bearing inscriptions give tho names Of
Amenemhat. and in one case those Of Amenemhat
certain either that the temple constructed in
part during the last ten years OF Amenemhats
reign, when. We know. Usertesen acted as CO.
regent with him, or that II was finished after
Amenemhat's death by Usertesen, who then placed
his name on the temple walls with that of his
father.
Interesting architectural material has been
covered also such fragments Of the temple
columns OF the so-callod Proto-Doric style. bear
ing perpendicular lines Of inscription ON Two "p-
pnsite sides ceiling blocks Of the temple with rep
reservations of the in painted relief, and two
door lambs. each bearing, in double columns OF the
same beautiful relief. the names Of Amenemhat.
while this excavation 81 the pyramid temple has
been in progress work has been carried on sln1ul-
taneousv for the last three months on the ceme-
terry west ~ tho pyramid. As was 10 be supposed
from the proximity OF the cemetery 20 IN" royal
tent Of Amcuclnhat its tomhs are proving 10 be ~
important twelfth dynasty types. both In their con-
structlon and In tho character of their contents.
and their excavation has been an important factor
I'm The satisfactory results OF the year. \ further
rrort viii be made on this part OF the work IN
later number Of The Bulletin.
All tho work Of excavation il now being brought
70 an end for the present season, and In early july
when It's results been finally recorded, the OK
peiition will withdraw from Egypt for tho remain
der ~ he