New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
Matters of Arf

neto. with Emilia at the uppe. emu. LUZ,
Mnrchia. Sicily. Abruzzi' omof'a ana
TUSCANY come on the lett thus compiet-
ing the long curve
pol of these handsome raVilions lie
,,,o ohoroctoristic houses of the people,
,,..,.at,rs cafes. small theatres, etc.
together with examples OF local ihdus-
tries. Of pure local color as is illustrated
for ire,arco in Venetia. The principal
,,a,.;,io. 10 q most happy reproduction of
a. Ter of the Two Moors in the
piazza San Marco. Here is the same
enormous clock surmounted by the
winged lion. while above are the two
Moore With their hammers and the bell.
I, ,ho central court is the well. backed
H.. ,,,, ,,,a,,iiccnt LoGgia di Gambia The
interiors are copied careiuiiy from the
finest Venetian rooms of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. In the rear Is
= corpor or Venice: the Gale. the bridge
,vor tho canal. with the gondola pro-
reuod bv the typical gondOicr In duck
trousers white shirt and blue sash. In
the houses one secs the glass blowers
of Murano and the lace makers oi
pur.ro all AT work. Nenetias exhibit
T.. e,atad IN have cost over 100000 lire.
piedr,ont is REPRESENTED Ivy castle,
known as the Castle of II Sogno. ana
also by the Priory Of san orso In the
Val d'Aosta This latter Is a celebrate"
rioco Of architecture OF the fifteenth CEN
turv and is here REPRODUCED on Il
noble scale-the broad muiiioned WIZ
dovs. the terra Gotta ornaments oi
cber,,bs and garlands, all expressions Of
the period of pure Renaissance. 1t is
impressive to enter the large courtyard
bounded bv high walls, on which are
carved and em0lazoned the arms, mot
toes and emblems of the family Med
laval life is brought back vividly. The
interior is perfect in restoration. both
in furniture and wall hanginSs. to-
gether with the tile flooring.
In this matter of reproduction the
Italian artisan is master. The trick
of imitation warns his theatrical heart
But for slowness and uncertainty ne Is
also without rival. Here we are
almost at the first of June, and out OF
twelve state pavilions three only are nm
ished and omen. and the so-called "at-
fractions" are scarcely under roof
There are. / hear. some 5,V0O daily ad-
missions at the four separate exnipi-
tions-the Vale Giulia, Piazza d'Armi,
Castel SAINT Angelo and Baths of Diocle-
tian-which is an exceedingly small num-
Der for this, the most beautiful month OF
the Roman year. There are very few
foreigners in the city, and | am at
loss to see how the exhibition Is going
to pay. However, one must bear in mind
that the expenses have been borne
largely abroad. as each state builds its
own building and the art paviions in
the Vale Giulia were each built by the
country participating.
When completed, this ethnographicai
exhibition will be Of unusual attractive
ness, as there will be an enormous aggre-
cation of objects of historic interest.
The last Pages Of the, life OF the de-
clning Roman Empire left their strong
mark upon Emilia and Romagna. while
1t disappeared at Ravenna. The Via
Emilia begins with the Arch Of Augustus
at Rimlni, and the three grandest monu
ments of these noble provinces are here
reproduced, viz, the Castle OF the Este
family. at Ferrara; the Palazzo of Benti-
voglio, at Bologna. and the temple of
Malatesta, at Rmini.
CARROLL BECKWITH.