The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-14
ADDITIONS TO THE. MUSEUM
AMONG THEN rs 4 MARBbE
Bust or EPI(I rus.
Probably . Greek work OF the THIRD Cen.
tur, Announcement Of the Latest
George 4. Hearn GIT The Wander.
hit Gallery Is closed Tor Repairs.

tur, announcement Of the Latest
George 4. Elearn CIT The Wander.
hit Gallery Is Closed Tor Repairs.
The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum
OF Art for July. which appears to-day.
contains an account OF the newest gift OF
George A. Hearn Of fund Of si0OoOO 10
be used in the purchase OF paintings hy
living American artists and Of five i'm
portant canvases These paintings, which
have already been described, may now
be seen in the museum galleries. They
are a portrait Ivy Alphonse Jongers of MIR.
Hearn's son, the late Arthur Hoppock
Hearn. in memory of whom the gift is
made; Winslow Homers Maine Coast
and Woods Island Light" Horatio
Walkers "'rhe Narrower. Morning and
Spring Blossoms" by George lrness
Other recent occasions to the coiiec-
tions include the figure Of an angel from
a group of the Aununciat,on IN painted
terra Gotta by Matteo civitalc. whose
figure of Faith in the Bargel!o and the
two angels in the Duomo a, l.ucca are
known to all lovers of the works Of the
Italian Renaissance. The museum su-
thorities fix the date of the figure as about
IA7O to 1850 II is one Of the few works
by Ciyitale 10 he seen outside of Italy.
Another important addition 10 the col
lrctions is u life size head OF Epicurus
done in Pentolic marble and evidently
intended for insertion in a statue. The
features are those made familiar through
eNtapt portraits OF the founder OF the
Epicurean philosophy. all Of which, to
Dam the
later years Of his life. when long physical
suffering had made severe inroads on ms
constitution and had possibly inspired
the leading principle OF his philosophy
that happiness is the chief end Of man
The. head bears a striking resemblance
to the 81 standard portrait Of the philosopher,
the double bust by EpirurIs and Metro
doros. inscribed with their names, which
is in the Cepitolne Museum.
Edward Robinson. director cf the
museum. says Of the head that it's resein-
blance TO the one Of Eplcurus IN the douhl.
bust is so striking that although they
diner in slight details, both are clearly
deri, ed from the same orr ginaA unless ont
he a copy Of the other. The latter con
lecture does not seem Impossible. because
the workmanship of our head is OF suci
a mastprlv character as to show II 10 Ia
not only Greek but Greek Of high ordel
of merit a. compared with other knowI
works of the third century, while the FAC
that il formed part of statue is an in
dication that il wns OF more than ordinary
impOrtlifCe As Il portrait.
The bulletin announces that the new
lecture. ha of the mi'sel III - now lracti
callv completed end that next fa!l IN,
series of lectures on topics associated VIII
the arts represented III the collections
L.. s.Nr HOS
not been given since 1891 "hen the oi'
lecture room had to bs gwen up. In
course will probably be inau Gurated witl
n series of six lectures on Egyptian 2l1 b'
A Aihert NJ. Lythgoe, curator of the tgyp
, tisn department. IN announcement O
: the course and the arrangement Tor IN
distribution of tickets viii he made earl.
in the fall The glass case surrounding
the model Of the Parthenon has hee'
, removed and a glass screen seventec.
= inches high which does not obstruc
, the view as the case did has been sun
, stiiuted The interior can now be seen
since i, has been lighted with an electri
bulb which supplies enough light 10 dis
tinguish the objects inside. The way II
which the temple was lighted has been tn
+, subject of much discussion. The metho
adopted now in the model IL the inlroduc
' ton Of light through "A clear story,
!, theory first advanced by Ferguson, tn
= inadeluacy of which the curator believe
< is clearly Illustrated by the model.
The additions to the museum librar,
. for May "a announced in the BuHeh
number 2S3 volumes. of which number
were gifts The donors are John W Beatty
A F. Gallatiu. A. Hammerick, George 4
: Hearn. Archer NJ. Huntington, NJ ,
. .lesurum. Robert Lepke, Miss florenc
y Levy, W. Macbeth, Edw ard Robinson
Mrs, Russell Sage and p F Schoield,
1t is announced that during alteration
, in Gallery 10. on the second floor, tn
: Vanderbilt collection of paintings will h
D closed to the public.