Evening star., 1909-04-19
new GALLERY IS Open
Public Now Admitted to Dis
play in the Vatican.
[ LOCATED ON GROUND FLOOR
Handsome New Doorway Opens on
the Outside Road.
ARRANGEMENT OF PICTURES
Rooms All Lighted on the East Side
Looking Into the Belve-
dere Court.
LOCATED ON GROUND FLOOR
ARRANGEMENT OF PICTURES
pec,al cablesram to The Star.

ROME. April 1.-THE new picture gal
lery OF the Vatican has at last opened 10
the public. Both the gallery and the ar
rangement of the pictures are in every
way admirable; and Mgr Misciatelli. who
directed the work, may be warmly con-
graduated on the result.
The gallery is on the ground floor I'M
mediately below the Vatican library be-
tween the Belvedere court and the out
side road which leads to the entrance OF
the Sculpture gallery. A handsome new
doorway has been built in this road, so
that the entrances to the Sculpture and
Picture galleries are now but stones 8
throw from each other. The gallery,
which is designed by the architest Com
mendator Costantino Sneider, consists OF
an entrance hall. leading into five rooms
on the right and three on the left. The
rooms are all lighted on the east SIDE
looking into the Belyedere court their
large windows being furnished WIN an
elaborate arrangement OF small Dnnus:
which permits an exact mooeration VI
light They have also an excellent system
Of heating The floors are of parque'; tne
walls. which have a wainscoting or Dark
walnut wood up to the height OF three
feet, are covered with evergreen MORE
silk which makes an extremely gooo se, ,
ings are OF white stucco. In the cinque-
mento style. decorated with the arms OF
Plus x. whose bust, an admirable likeness
by a German sculptor. stands In the en-
trance hall. Each OF the rooms .s.s Is p'of ~
vided with a certain number OF seats. OF
q kind which is in strict keeping with the
rather severe and restrained character OF
the decorations. In the center or some
OF them have been placed handsome mar
bles from the Vatican.
New Arrangement Of Pictures.
The most important feature of the gal
lery Is, Of course, the new arrangement
Of the pictures, many OF which. now
brought together for the first time. have
hitherto been hidden in various apart
ments and closets of the Vatican.
This collection and arrangement is due
to the late Prof Seitz, formerly director
Of the old gallery. and Prof. Pletro
D'Achiardi. At present there are seven
rooms, to which another may be adoeo
later The first room, on the right OF the
entrance, contains large number or
small panels. triptychs and poiyptycns
by Byzantine and trecento artists OF va
rious Italian schools-F'lorentine. Sienese
and Bolognese. Nearly all Of these PIC
lures are from the Vatican library
Among the most notable are a "Crucif1x-
ion attributed to Giotto and several pic
lures of the school OF Giotto. remarkaoie
panel by Margaritone di Arezzo. -FOUR NJ
tie scenes from the life OF ST. stephen IN
rect and well preserved Savior by 81
none Martini, Seven Works of Mercy
and scenes from the life of San Benedict
to, partly by Lorenzo Monaco and partly
by his school
Room III will be known. by its principal
picture. as the room of Melozzo da Forli.
On the right on entering is fine Benozzo
Gozzoli Of st. Thomas receiving the sir-
die, with a predella OF six scenes from
the life OF the Virgin, formerly In the
Lateran museum. Another acquisition
from the Lateran is the trfptych by FL
lippo Lippi of the coronation OF the Vir-
gin, with two Olivetan monks on either
side OF her. The same museum has sur
rendered number or smaller panels OF
the Forli school.
Contents Of Room III.
Room III will be known as the I'm
brian -Marchegian, containing a large
number Of the early painters Of both
those schools. A large Virgin and Child
removed from the Vatican library, offers
a fine and rare example OF Francesca di
Gentle. and, together with a number OF
smaller panels by Allegretto Nuzi. Fran
cesco Ghissi and Gentila da Fabriano.
makes a good representative collection OF
the painters who fiourished in the
Marches about the quattrooento period.
There are the two great pictures by Nico-
la da Foligno-called Olunno-the "Crucf-
fixion'' and the Coronation of the Vir-
gin," both Of them altar pieces, which
were in the old gallery. Also the "Coro-
nation of the Virgin by Pinturicchio,
with below it the Saints Bernardino. Bon
aventura, Francis. Louis of Toulouse and
Anthony Of Padua kneeling In the midst
Of the apostles
ar
tains the chief pictures Of the Vatican
collection. The Madonna di Foligno''
and the TRANSPORTATION face each other
from the end walls of the room. Both
pictures have gained immensely by the
change. 1t was impossible to see them
In the small room In which they were
formerly lodged; the figures seemed un-
duly large and cramped for space, and
the lighting was very imperfect Now
the pictures gain their proper proportion
from their surroundings. and the lighting
is excellent. The Coronation of the
Virgin" by Raphael is in the center of
the side wall. and in the same room are
to be found his smaller pictures-"The
teries'' Beyond this room is another
which at present serves as a storehouse
for 12O pictures which are yet unplaced.
This room will he added to the gallery in
the course OF time.
Display in Venetian Room.
Room V is on the other side Of the
entrance hall. 1t Is called the Venetian
room, and devoted to the painters OF that
school. There are five pictures new to
the gallery est. Antony by Antonio
da Murano. brought from San Giovanni
in Laterano, is perhaps the most i'm
portant Of them. Another is picture by
Paolo Veronese from the Lateran museum
Two of the three Criwellis are also from
the Lateran; a good copy OF another
Criveli used to be in the old gallery.
The two Titians also were In the old gall
lery but are here seen to much better
advantage.
Room VI is called the Seincento room.
being devoted to paintings of that period
without distinction of school The princi-
pal feature of the room Is the famous
Communion of st. Jerome" by Domeni-
chino, which stands In an excellent light
on the further wall.
Room VII is devoted to foreign paint
ers There are two Murillos. which were
In the old gallery. of which one. 1.-The
Marriage OF st. Catherine" Is a fine speci-
men OF the Spanish master. The great
"Martyrdom of st. Erasmus by Poussin
beins apparently English portraits. and
a very interesting Pieta by Vranach,
which have been disinterred from the
Vatican library, are also In this room
But the dominating feature of the room
is a huge portrait of George Nv by Law
in its surroundings. 1t Is otherwise q
fine picture, representing the king In his
state robes, and was given to Plus VII.
Columbia Turnverein Exhibition.
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