The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18


 the stairs. contains the Jarves collec- ton of Italian paintings. formed by James Jackson Jaryes during a long residence in Italy, and acquired by Yale university in 1871. The collec- ton is representative of the charac- teristics of early Christian art showing the Byzantine and other influences down 10 the later renaissance. The more primitive examples are on the right as you enter: all on this wall are tempera paintings antedating the invention of oil painting: some of them are trlptychs used as shrines in the cells of medieval monks, or as all tar pieces in chapels and churches. Among the more important examples are Nos. 16 (large altar piece), 3l, 35. 3s (descrihed by Grove and Caval- caselle, iii, 103) 40, 41, 43, A, 45, 50, 56, 57 (very beautiful for it's color ing). To the left of this is a large cartoon by Correggio. recently added to the collection: Nos. SO, 61, 6S, 64 (original drawings for this are in the Uffizi. at Florence). Other important examples are 65, CT. 6s, 69, 73 (fres- col. 74, ". S6, 92, 97, sS, 113, and 117.
 Painters of the period were gener- ally employed on monumental works that are fixtures on the walls of churches and religious houses: these examples. whether by masters or schools, indicate the ideas which in- splred them and the technical meth ods of the art of the time; the value of the collection for the student of art Is very great. A complete man. ual by MT Russell Sturgis is procur- able. and the following authorities on early Italian art may be profltably consulted: Grove and Cavalcasele, Eastlake, Mrs. Jameson. Lanzi. Volt mann & Woorman. Taine. Bereuson. Ruskin etc. At the end of this gal lery is a cast of the bronze Doors of The Baptlstry at Florence, by Lorenho Ghilbertl G37S-1445): and at the op- poslte end is the Venus of Milo, with two intervening casts of the Knife Grinder and Wrestlers, from the an tlque.
 The corridor inside) connecting the two main galleries contains plas- ter-casts from the sculptures of the Parthenon (the location of the temple is shown in Model of the Acropo- lis In the center of the room) the larger casts are from sculptures of pediments. attributed to Pheidias, B. C. 300. Above are parts of the Frieze of the Celia of the Parthenon, representing the Panathenaic Process sion. In this room are also reliefs from the Temple of Nike Apteros and the Choragic Trophy of Lyslcrates; a Caryatid from the portico of theErec- theum, reliefs from the Temple of Apollo at Phigaleia and the Ionic Trophy monument t6th century B, CD; also the Hercules Torso of the Vatican; statue of Youth tying fil- let about his head by Polycletus: Jupiter of Otricoli: bust of Homer, and other casts; also an original mar ble fragment from Baalbec, Syria |. and an antique marble Cinerary Urn, and earthen Amphora
 The south gallery contains the Trumbull collection (acquired by Yale in 1S31). and other works of modern art. numbering about two hundred and fifty paintings; the for mer includes a large number of oil- miniatures and llfe-sized portraits of the founders of the Republic, and Of other distinguished persons of the time of the American Revolution Among the more important, of Trum- bulls works are his portrait of Wash. ington, the Declaration of lndepend. ence, the Battle of Bunker's Hill, and Death of Montgomery. The oil-min iatures are of great historic interes and technical merit. Of Trumbull'. full-length of Washington 1t has beer said by a noted critic, Tt Is the mos authentic of all the portaits of Wash ington. No artist saw more of Wash ington under circumstances SO favor Na le to a study of his character ant n, ron, and none was honored by hin with more sittings. The Declara ton of Independence is the origlna study for the large picture in thu 1 Rotunda of the capitol at Washing ton; the portraits in his study wert nearly all of them painted from llf' between 1792 and 179s. tSee Trum bulls, "Autobiography," and "Th' Life and Works of John Trumbull. Bi-Centennial Series. published h, (Chas. scrihncr's Sons) In this gal lery are also Washington Allston' Jeremiah, and two portraits by Cop lev, two by Gilbert Stuart, and thre by & F. E. Morse and ethers of tn older American portrait painters; al so bronze copy of Houdon's Bus | of Washington, and casts of the Alp olIo Belvidore and of the Fightinl | Gladiator in the alcove are marbl statue of Ruth. by Jombardi am busts of Trumbull. by Paul Akers Eyarts by St. Gaudens; Dr. J. r | Thompson. by I.aunt Thompson; als two marble statutes of Jephtha an
 his Daughter, by Hezekiah Augur Nathan Hale. by Bella Pratt, an
 Bronze Horses, by Frederick Reming ton.
 In the hall, on the second floor con meeting the two main galleries. ar casts from Michael Angelo's Prisoner and his Madonna and Child tcircula relief above door); St. George, b
 Donatello: and from the antique
 full length statues of Diana, Jasor The Boxer, Supplicating Youth, Bo
 Extracting Thorn, the Townley Ven
 us. and the famous Hermes. by Pray
 iteles: together with group Of Ken aissance sculptures by Luca della Ro
 bia-(Sacrament Shrine), Rosellin Donatello and others. Over the doc
 of the south gallery are casts fror
 nortions of the marble choir-scree
 in the Duomo at Florence. by Dell
 Rohbia. In this hall are also severS
 valuable line-engravings, includin
 paul DelaroChe's HemiCycle in th