New-York tribune., 1920-04-20
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''TOLENTlNO ART COLLECTION
HAS LEBAUDY'S DINING SET

the Renaissance Includes Paintings
by Italian Masters-Shown by
American Art Association"
The chief feature Of the great collection
of Renaissance AZ. that Raoul ToIentino has
collected and has placed on view in tN2
American Art Associations galleries is a
complete Henri Quatre dining room that
VIII astonish residents Of New York, FIRST BY
its beauty and antique stranseness and then
by its history. In the tale there are dukes
and duchesses aplenty. and even one EN-
peror. but the Emperor. the last owner Of
the Chateau Rosny. from whence this dining
room came. was part American Emperor
no less a parsonage than Jacques Lebaudy.
self-styled Emperor Of Sahara whose
death at the hands of his wife on Long
Island is vividly remembered"
The collection of which this sensational
room Is a part-for from an artistic point
Of view it M truly sensational-will thor
oughiy wake UP art amateurs. for il
seems as though the American Art Associa.
tion had deliberately held back its greatest
effort of the year for the end Of the season.
MI. Tolenhno's collection is large and very
important. 1t occupies all the floor space Of
the association. which equals the floor space
OF the Madison Square Garden. No other
exhibition this winter has done this
The effect Of the rooms is TINT Of
spiendor. The velvcts and damask hans.ngs.
la Ilpn foti, ovI Yl-u,
Maiano mantelpiecc. the Michelangelo cas-
some. the massive walnut furniture, the en-
pfoideries, ironwork. the bronzes and ma
1ohca-all these are the treasures tha.
hitherto we have been accustomed TO see
coidly set forth IN museums They take on
a warmer and more romantic aspect in tbe
present exhibition. where they have been
arranged with such rare understanding that
the event takes on an educational function.
Unusual Qualities Combined
This charm of ensemble is due to tn.
meeting of two talents. Mr. Toentino is
now well known here q collector but 70
nave brought to us such mass of artistic
treasure at such troubled time as this is
hothing less than tour de force Collectors
IN search OF gothic art are apt to find. MS
Seymour de Ricci truly says in the c.ta,ooue
that they have arrived in France or I..,v
about ten years too late, but Mr. Tolentino
with the skill or wizardry Of genius. puts
back the clock and fetches US maryels of
renaissance craftsmanship. Miss Lorcnx. of
ehe ASSOCIATION is a genius, too, in a DIFF
ierent way and has true renaissance in
stince for the beautiful uses of fabrics md
objects OF art"
Thanks to her we see .rs.u -
hung IN rare old velvet that still has
'ns hV'hs quality Of jewels, and against
TINS red velvet there are wonderful ro,;.fs
~ Do"a.eiio' Jewei-iike at least in precious
ness mere Is another successful use of
reo IN another saion-like gallery. where a
po'ychrome figure is placed against n damnsL
that Is made to look dramatically brilliant
ana with the grill work of old balconies .
suggestion OF the blue sky is given ~
means OF hanging. and evervw,.r.
throughout the rooms there is the nis.sr.,
'nat comes from the resourceful and ;ntcI,-
gent grouping of beautiful objects. II =
not always thus. even in museums"
But the Henri Quatre room, Notb;,.
he,
:. : 10 Vui'e complete, Just as the tourists VIII,
.'' "'e''s mo'ored out To the Chateau de-
Noshy used 70 see it, with the magnidcent,,
carved chimney piece. the two arnore.i wood.
en- horses with knights astride the suits %
arnior over the grea. sideboara and g..
refectory table and settees The history o,
the chateau begins in 1870. but Rosny Wa
destroyed by the English in l435. r h..
came great place under the famous Duk.
oi Sui!y' and subsequently was owned l,v
Inc countess OF IaIieyrand-Perigord and ,be
Dochesse de Berry Finally 1, came int.
lhe possession of Jean Gustave Iebaudy tho
sugar king. and then tc his son. lean L.
oaudy. whose career ended so t-agica.ly in
America. It's fate In the present nal. ;n
be awaited with pee euliar interest"
Not perhaps so sensational. but ce--
ta'niy OF equal interest to connois.eurs will
De ioond the DonatelIo reliefs. Among them
Is papier-mache relief modelled with IN.
famous Pazz Madonna of Berlin and ,u.
lnadonnas from the old Stefano Bardi,i ..ls
In Florence. The viyor and fres, o,s.-,,
ton Of human nature to be obxe-vad -
ponatello's work are continual. revelation
V4Lu fnese relets
oy Mino ca Fiesoie. Rosseliino. Andrea y.,.
rocchIo and Belano da pado.a Uy Andvs.
della Robbia there is glazed terra eot+.
Madonna, and bust of the Christ, ne
Giovanni della Robbia A chimney n,ec. =,
unusual merit has been carved by Bcnedss.o
ia Maiano with two adorable arnorini hsar
ing an escutcneon."
Religious Works Of Masters
The paintings include manv rei,.;.r.
subjects signed By names Of great import %
connolsseurs. Perhaps the most impressive
is Madonna and Child by Pier Francesca
fiorent:no. who is said TO have studied ~;,h
Gozzoh- Then there are cas.one p.,nt;r..
by Pao!o Uccello and Peseil.no. and irnpys.-
sive panels by Botticini. D'Arexzo. Lorensctt;.
Orcagna. and one by Giambono that fo~-
merry belonged to the poet D'Annunzio..
SO keen has the admiration 70. italian
furniture become in America that some will
and their chief interest in tho sometimes
massive. sometimes delicate. but aiwsys di.-
unguished tables. benches aud cabinets .ha-
Mr. Iolentino has assembled There is ever.
an entire section Of . Medician library. with
elaborate ornaments and fascinating eup-
boards. ready to be transferred to some new
world palace A Gothic armoire from .
church IN Chsmbery. France, has primitive