Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
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dere. The expression is sweet and mod
est and the figure Is wonderfully pure.
A very different type are the Wrestlers,
a masterpiece Of the realistic school, the
figures are full of action. Another piece
that commands attention and admira-
tion Is the Scythian slave whetting his
knife.
The Tribune is as rich In paintings as
In statues. Correggio is represented by
his great masterpiece the Madonna de
Cardellino. 1t shows the madonna with
hands uplifted praying beside her little
one. A beautiful light is reflected from
the face of the child into that OF the
mother. Among the several masterpieces
seen here is Fra Lippi Lipprs Holy
Family and the beautiful coronation of
the Virgin by Fra Angelica. Beyond their
flawless construction these paintings are
admired because of their sweet feeling
and the wonderfully brilliant color, they
look as bright as though they had just
been laid on the canvas. One Of the most
interesting rooms in the Uffizi Is the col
lection Of gems. Here are number Of
beautiful pieces such as a bust of IT,
berius in turquoise, jasper vase with
pearl ornaments, vase or Rich crystal
trimmed with gold and a casket OF Glenn
ent VII.
A rival to the UfHzi Is the Pitt gal
lery, which was founded in the 18th cen
tury by Pitt, wealthy Florentine, who
aimed TO have the finest palace In Flor"
ence. The most famous painting In this
gallery Is Raphael's Madonna della Seq
giola The composition of the picture Is
charming She holds the Child tenderly
In her arms and her countenance Is IL
Illuminated by an expression of sweet con-
tentment. The Christ Child looks oue
upon the world with great innocencs.
and the baby John towards the Christ
with ewes upturned and folded hands.
The colours in this picture are charming
In their contrast, the Madonna wears q
robe of brown and red, while the child
is robed in green. Another OF RapnaeIs
greatest Madonnas ls owned by this gal
lery. 1t is called Dell Impannata. The
Madonna has youthful face and an ex-
preston of lovely sweetness as ID seen
In the face Of the Christ chnd' iais
great masters versatility Is seen IN the
nortrait of Leo X. There is as much
strength In this portrait as gentleness OF
expression In the countenance OF me
Madonnas
Another delightful portrait Is that OF
Andrea del Sarto. His face shows great
poetry and sweetness, while her race Is
remarkably attractive because OF tne
lovely titan hair. rival to this IL
Guido Reni's Cleopatra with a soft fair
complexion and brilliant crown Of titan
hair. -.
Adjoining the palace are the large
Boboli gardens, where a splendid view
of the city with its chaplet OF noun,
tains is obtained. A curious worS OF
art is the large artificial grotto orna.
mented with unfinished statues OF Mlcnael
Angelo and odd frescoes.
But more lovely than this grotto ana
even the horse chestnuts when IN pioon
is the splendid panorama or FLORENCE
fair description Of 1t is the following.
1--WE have wandered up to the grassy
terrace through valleys OF over.arcnins
lick. A confused murmur from tne Deiie
of Florence throbs in the summer air,
The horse chestnuts are In their 1uii
glory; the grass is ripe for the mower
bees are In the clover and bugle' ana
lovers arm In arm are taking Deautilui
things, In the distance between US anu
the gray-blue mountains stretcnes tne
gentle green ridge of Bello squardo Win
its dark row of guardian cypress ana
white and pink villas over canopied Win
Ronksian roses. Below lies t., town
white with tawny roofs closer by tne
arrow.like Arno, and beyond 1t is the
woodland Cascine The tall tower OF 6an
Spirito stands up close to US and the
swifts are whirling around It.
On the Ponte Vecchio, that curious
bridge spanning the Arno anu cto""ov
with stalls, skilled workmen are busy az
work selling mosaics, carving figures ID
wood and carrara marble, binding BOOKS
and Illuminating parchment. These cralt-
workers have Inherited much OF tnat
talent which made Florence the great ART
center of the world. Many OF the bes'
Italian sculptors and painters have SUI
dios In Florence. There is plenty OF nie
here; from early fall until the summer
heat drive them to the mountains =.
Switzerland Florence Is crowded VII
tourists enjoying the treasures fonna neie
and which they cannot have at home. ~
also has large English ana American
colony who have selected this city 40
preference to all others for tne amen
abode. About 4 o'clock on pieasans
spring day Victor Emmanuels oquals
is thronged with handsomely go"neu
women and officers out in their pest unr
forms; they come to listen 70 lne p,uss u,s
band playing lovely airs; TO SIP tnel'
wine and colfee In the several large res.
taurants that line the square. otne.s'
drive out TO the Kassla gardens, the bols
de Boulogne OF Florence covered win
woods and bride paths. Here agalp one
gets a splendid view OF Florence with
the gentle Arno that girds theN city like
a ribbon Of gems and the mountains en-
circling II ike q tiara OF richest ame-
thysts