The sun., 1916-11-26
Pierre FranchviUe'S
"ADoUo" in New York

The illustration used on this page
shows a statue VI Apollo which al
though nearly 800 years old and made
In the first place to decorate a ourt-
yard has remained as perfect as or the
day it left the sculptor's studio. 1t is
the work OF a Frcnchman, Pierre
F~rancheville. born in Cambria in 154S.
who died in Paris in 1918. He Italian
lied his name into Pietro F~'rancavilla
when he went to Bologna TO work
with Giovanni Bologna.
This statue il described in the
eighth volume OF "Seric delli uomini IL
lustri" printed in Florence In 1774) as
having been made by Francavilla for
the courtyard Of Averardo Salviati.
whose house was in the Via del Pa
lagio in Florence. Many years ago 1t
was taken away by NJ. Spiridon. who
sold it during the war to jacques Se.ig-
mann OF Paris. 1t was SEN To New
York. where it was bought by an anna
tour Of New York to decorate a pateo
imported some time ago. The price
paid for 1t. according to well informed
art circles. was 100000.
This statue is considered the finest
work Of the sculptor. who acquired
| such a reputation in Italy that he was
brought back to France in Henry Tvs
reign and lodged in the Louvre. where
he executed many works. among them
Time Carrying Away Truth" which
was placed in the Tuileries. He made
the four fine bas reliefs which decorate
the pedestal OF the statue Of Henry ".
on the Pont Neuf. Other examples Of
his work are to be found In Florence
Figures of Moses and Aaron in the
chapel Santa Croce. st. Dominique,
ST. Anthony and st. John the Baptist
in the Church Of ST. Mark). at Pisa "a
marvellous bust OF Cosmo I.) and a
statue in the Louvre Museum.
The print department OF the Brook
Ign Museum nounc that the first
exhibition of the recently organized
Brooklyn Society Of t.tchers will be
opened to the public on Tuesday. No.
vember IS. to be continued until De-
cember 81. There will he n private
view. with tea. from 4 to q O'Clock
on Monday, the 27th.
About 40 prints VIII he exhibited.
Apart from the work OF the residents
in Greater New York, who constitute
the larger part of the society's present
membership. other artists Will be repre-
scented from localities as far north as
Maine and as far south as Washing
ton, ID. G.
a certain number Of prints by non
members OF h society are sent by
invitation. Otherwise all works ex.
h!bited. both by members and nom
members, have been passed upon hy
n jury consisting of the following
members: Miss Anne Goldthwai,c.
Earl Horter. j. Y. Higgins, Harry
Townsend, Ernest ID. Roth. Troy Kim
ney. John T. Arms Arthur s. Covey,
a. Allen Lewis and NJ. Paul Roche.
secretary and treasurer: Ernest u.
Roth, Arthur s. Covey. Troy Kinney
and John T. Arms. council.
The new brooklyn Society of E,Ch-
'rs was organized last spring for the
purpose of advancing the interests Of
good etching. Most of tho member
mp to the present time are residents Of
Greater New York. The society is
ambitious. well organized and well
supplied with funds to carry out its
proposed activities.
~ Nll' fAIllIlllt III
there will be -four talks on etching mt
the brooklyn Museum by the follow
ing gentlemen: On December |. 1916.
at 4 i. NJ, Troy Kinney and Fred Rcy-
nolds on How Etchings Arc Made" "A
demonstration of different processes :
on December s. at i 7. NJ. DR.. Frank
Weitenkampf on Some Famous Etch-
crs," illustrated by lantern slides: on
December II at I i. NJ, W. II. de i,
Nelson, editor OF the international
Studio, on why We Like Etchings':
on December Is AT 4 u. NJ. n gallery
talk by Norris Grecnherg on Etching
Quality and Composition as Exempt
fled by the Present Exhibition"
The following Is n partial list of the
exhibitors: Ernest ID. Roth. Eugene
Higgins, Frank S. Benson lof the Ten
American Painters), Ernest Haskell
a.. Allon Lewis, Anne Goldthwaite, NJ
Paul Roche, Chlldc IIassam, Charles
w. Mielatz, Roy Partridge of Seattle,
Bertha Il. Jacques. Chicago; Earl Hor-
ter, George S~ensency, Gloucester
Mass; Everett l.. Warner. Dwight &.
Sturgcs. Massachusetts; a. *. Gleason,
st. Louis: Thomas r. Manlcy, Harry
Townsend, Herman Webster, Lester G,
Horribly, Mary Cassatt, Sears Gal
lagher. Katharine Merrill, Dorothy