New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-07
Notable Dreicer
Art Collection
On Exhibition
-. Pieces Bequeathed to
", Metropolitan Museum II by
late Jeweler Are y Dis.
n in Special Room
y,lueclose tos1,ooo' 600
Early Masterpieces
MANY n Paintings, Sculpture
or and tapestries Included

and
collection of the late Michael
Inc o. ~slued at close 20 Si'ooo'ooo'
p 9f',S the rifth Avenue jewe'r s'' at
sA'e 1.. ~, last July to the Me'r0p0I''a"
rs 'e''" =. Art was placed on exhibit
ton 'ns., 81 one Of the finest groups
II e0"s,,' .~;uitive paintings IN Amer
- number Of 'mp0f'D", "r Sah'o
''s, ,,s;..,icsl sculptures a femafNaole
s'c.sS'1 r,.m;.b tapestry and various
[ s,t.r rari,ies, all Of when ' are asSe"
S S,as' .na7t from the other collections !"
S'eo Spa ;.,Iv renovated gallery near the
m.;n entrance to the Museum - @"S
man ' e" =. +be Deicer oequest that the
p'o' ''ea h. kent intact for period OF
twenty years .u.o.,,res g
,.,l Wanting, Christ Appearing
:. His Mother" fifteenth century
70 .sterpiece by the Flemish arNs'' IA
. ~, Weyden. for which Mr. prelceF
a asi $50 900 in 1917. OF close seeono,
ps. importance are the 'Portrait OF "
49,, With an Arrow. bcauNin'iS
ne" small bust figure by hans
,a.,Iinc. German painting entitled
IT, Three Saints" by Martin Schon-
..nsr and the twelfth century French
s suei oe-"A Prophet" Supremacy
s,,rortant also in tho rich tapestry DC
.,.tine scenes from the passion o.
christ, dating from about 1900.
Ordered as Gift to Pope
The paintings are twenty-four IN
,,mber, all being of the fifteenth and
.;vteenth centuries The Van der
walden originally formed the right
,anel Of the triptych, the other two
sanels Of which survive in the Cathe~
vol ~ Granada The triptych was be
cneathed TO this cathedral by Queen
Isabella, the Catholic. who had re.
c,iyed it from her father, Juan II of
CASTLE. and it is said originally TO have
been ordered Of Van der Weyden IN
1926 as a gift to Pope Martin V.
The picture is done in oil on wood
and measures 25Xl5 inches. 1t Dor-
iravs the inside Of Gothic chapel, a
year window OF which opens upon a
landscape Mary with a rich blue
mantle about her, has turned from her
prayers TO behold the figure of the
Christ beside her, raising His hands 70
show his wounds.
Another picture by Roger included
in the bequest is a portrait of a
Monk from the collection Of John
linnell sr Il shows an early Rene
define OF severe and scholarly counte-
nance The PORTRAIT Of Man " it'll
an Arrow" is regarded as an early work
BY Memling. probably earlier than his
portraits with landscape backgrounds
The arrow, held in the right hand, is
said to indicate that he has received a
title through his skill with the bow.
Early German Masterpiece
"The Three SAINTS" by Schongauer is
rare example Of early German paint
ing. In the certer St. Catherine sits
on grassy knoll dressed in ermine-
trimmed crimson and blue gown, while
in her hand she holds the sword of her
martyrdom and on her head wears a
high crown: At the right is virgin
martyr, probably Dorothea. in gold and
req holding palm, and on the left sits
st. Ann, mother Of the Virgin, holding
the triple crown. The picture was for
merly in the Butler collection.
Equally rare are the two panels rep
resentlng "The Martyrdom of Two
saints probably by Simon Marmion.
a franco-Flemish painter. One shows
the martyrdom Of St. Adrian. who is
tound nude to an anvil. Executioners
stand ready to hack his BODY. while
emperor Macmillan and his courtiers
On On horses look on in the BACKGROUND
M me second panel represents Saint
Vuehtin being led to the scarold, with
mae and female figures crouped about
me hnest among the Italian n;ctures
the head Of st. John Bantisro hy 4;
Cosimo. from the collection Of Edo,3ard
-; r Tau vi Lyons. Others arc portraits
v L Lr OF Austria, sister of Charles
49, n"ouse, and of her second hus-
H.. Nv, rrancis |, bearing close resem-
c c.1.re 10 the Clouet school; fifteenth
=, Ss;s picture illustrating miracle
aS.n' Dominic by Domenico Morone:
Nv Oi'fslt OF youth by Lorenzo Lotto
l Nv tondo OF little Tobias with the
n n.ea: an early example of era
i.S, German portrait of a Young
"Eooi. posSioly by Cranach, and the
sn. v.y amlly' by Fl Greco. one of two
p'"'sh examples, should be mentioned,
- tapestry a Notable Example
co ne tapestry, representing tn. ROAD ~
t ,nns !n the crucifxion, the descent
tbo p we cross and the entombment in
R,us aasSion or Christ. is masterfui
t,. .'Se:s Museum specimen in thc
psn ~s;assonal period from Gothic 70
inc q; s sa,o1e 1t IS beautiful group
and .S Sinaii hgures, enriched with gold
NOR. SS'i,Vef' and has interesting az.
VITA vs' u bearings added at later dare u
s sS formerly in the Hainauer collec'
j. iaf I,e Outstanding work Of sculpture
rropb n.+e s,. Seated figure in stone Of a
I'm aeJ at!.ithough for beauty the ..Vir.
iou,. aaa Chlld,' stone piece Of +he
il. Tt s century, is unsurpassed hv
shu,ch former, presumably from q
hava portal decoration, is said to
Cs,baJJoo.nn;e from the famous Chartres
psintsd a. In the other. which is Of
lie cs. stone and about half life s;ze
g.acst,, %hed Virgin holds the Ch;ld
si scs. IN her left arm O on, o4 sno
mss s., are The Annuncjat;on r"e' c !.ne
Century e1 asS Of the early fife enth
rom aboa ana warrior saint. French.
act erist;ouu' 1870 with the strong char
stone 80. OF the Burgundian school.
With ~ lUuP OF the enthroned VIRGIN.