New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-13
MUSEUM GETS VERONESE
"Mars and Venus" Prize at
Prague, on View.
MORE MORGAN PORCELAIN
Director Robinson Proud Of New
Head of Goddess, Dating from
Fourth Century, B. @.

The Metropolitan Museum OF Art consid-
ers that It's most valuable recent accession
Is the painting MARS and Venus. oy Paui
yeronese This picture belonged TO queen
Christina of Sweden. whose father. Gus
tavus Adolphus. acquired 1t at the sack OF
Prague in 1881, the painting being about a
half century older than that II is now on
view and has attracted the interest OF art
lovers and students.
But besides the VeroneSe, the museum
has acquired several other very valuable
and beautiful objects, which were an
nounced yesterday Seven new cabinets
full of important additions TO the j. Pier
pont Morgan collection of Chinese porce-
Iains have been added to those already IN
the museum. There are 135 pieces OF por-
celain I'm the new cases. and the COLLECTION
now includes examples Of blue and whites.
monochromes-among the latter hummer
OF peach-blow specimens-and many other
varieties.
Prominent are large Wan-1 vase from
Moukden, a K'ang-hsi black medallion Dot
tie, two globular Ch'ien-lung peach ootties'
an elaborate statuette of kuan-yln, goo-
dess of mercy. and two huge fish bowls len
more cases containing about 90 pieces VIII
be added to the collection. or MT. MOT
CAMS the monochrones in the couecton'
which includes acquisitions from the Mars
den J. Perry, Graves and Dana coiiec'lons'
the museum Bulletin" says: Ut alone
will show the range of single color glazes
in Chinese porcelains-
Edward Robinson. the director OF the
museum Is very proud of an ancient mafole
head of a goddess which dates to about the
early part of the fourth century 3. C. ana
is in an almost perfect state or preselFd-
ton 1t stands twenty-one inches hlsh anu
Is Of coarse marble with a. creamy tone
due TO oxidation of the iron in II Inc
modelling is said by the critics VINO nave
seen the bust to be severe, but very efIec-
tive. and the Bulletin observes that the
head ''u1ust have undoubtedly been done
under the Immediate influence of one OF the
greatest masters of the period.
Another addition 10 the classical part OF
the museum is a Roman marble sarcopn-
aeus of the second century A d. This sar-
cophagus has been above ground many
years and was once in possession or
Florentine family, and on one end is carved
this owners arms, a hound rampant. one
face of the stone coffin bears a relief COM
position depicting musical contest De
tween sirens and muses.. 1t is very elab-
crate and detailed
The lace collection. which has been re-
arranged is thought to be on better view
than ever before
a bronze statuette by Jacopo Sansovtno
| two portrait busts. one by Denys Puech OIL
| the late husband of Mrs. Rutherfurd Stuy-
vesant. and the other of William Tilder
| RIodgett. by J. O. A Ward, and a dozen
suits of japanese armor given by DIT
George NJ Lefferts. are recent accesslons
| There is also a bust of the late John LIE
| Fargo by Edith Woodnan Burroughs. ThE
| bust was made about two years ago anc
| shows the author-painter in characteristic
| pose.
| A private view Of WinsIow Homer:
works will be given on Monday, February
| s, and the paintings will be on exhibition
| for about six weeks. Not alone the artist
! celebrated marine work. but his war TIM
| sketches and others will be seem The sans
afternoon the second special loan exhibit
| ton will be opened. This time it will be {
| large collection of arms and arnor. II vii
| be on view ten weeks.
The large gallery at the head OF the main
steps OF the museum has been redecoraJed
| and rearranged and will be named in mem
DRY of the late Henry G. Marquand. I'M
portant pictures OF various schools and
periods will be taken from other parts OF
| the museum and kept here. beginning Mon
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