The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15

traits OF Thomas Portenari and Marie, his
wife, and an elaborate and characteristic
"Betrotha. OF ST. .Catharine." The Dirk
Bouts portrait OF a stern churchman the
tips OF whose carefully drawn fingers just
edge into the picture. IN prayer. reminds
one OF certain figure in the Legend OF
Ohio" series now, or until lately, In the
Brussels Museum. The two panels OF this
series were all that the painter had nm
ished at the time OF his death and had
been commissioned for the town hall OF
Louvain. Dirk Bouts was in fact APP
pointed official portraitst to the town OF
Louvain in 1864. lie was one of the
greatest OF fifteenth century artists.
Examples by Nclnsquez.
The Christ at Emmaus' by velasquez
Is apparently more a work OF intellect by
this master than a work OF feeling. The
figures are models acting n part and the
accessories are all real There Is no sug-
gestion OF the mystical significance OF the
scene. 1t gives an excellent idea, how
evevs OF the drawing OF Nelasquez and his
telling manner OF seizing type. The
types In this case have a strong family
likeness to the great canvas called The
Drinkers" although neither this picture
nor the Philip II. in the Altman collection
exhibits many traces OF the miraculous
brush work for which the Spanish painter
was noted. The handling" which Sargent
and Whistler were forced TO go to Madrid
to study and which they both strived 30
manfully TO acquire Is absent.
Very little is known OF the past history
OF the Altman Giorgione, further than
that II once belonged to WaltAr Savage
Lander. the poet, was higniv valued by
him. no mean connosseur of the arts, and
that he purchased II from the Grimanl
family; those celebrated Grimanis who
had supplied three doRes in their time to
Venice. Gorgiones are 50 rare and so
disputed that II is pleasure to be able to
enjoy the present specimen without hay
ing to trouble ones head in regard to its
authenticity Bernhard Berenson. the
italian authority, accepts II enthusiast
tically. and DR.. Wilhelm Bode of Berlin
this time is in thorough accord with him.
The Francia Is n portrait OF FEDERICO
Gonzaga, son OF the celebrated Isabella
d'Este, who was the patroness Of the great
artists Of that day, and she for whom
ManteRna painted the celebrated panels
"Parnassus' and the Combat Between
Vice and Virtue" that now hang in the
Louvre. She gave Francia thirty ducats
for the picture, which he thought goodly
sum, and she wrote that 1T would be i'm
possible to see a better portrait or a closer
resemblance" However. so tickle are Ia
dies, even the great ones, that she after
ward gave this portrait away
II after an inspection OF all these won
ders the visitor IL capable OF further emo
tons he will surely he aroused by the
porcelains which are, in short. worthy OF
the companionship of these noble pictures
The feature OF this portion OF the gallery
is the group OF hawthorn vases. All OF
them are beautiful and deserve the most
careful study. There are thirty-nine black
hawthorn vases, a remarkable assembly
and In the place of honor among these Is
"A KangHsi garniture of three covered
Jars and two vases. In famllle noire, that
are probably the finest black hawthorn
porcelains ever painted. Certainly Il
seems impossible for this art to 30 beyond
them.