The New York herald., 1922-02-12
Imposing Italian
Art From Savoy
Castle on View
Paintings by Masters With
Corot I'M Place of Honor Also
in Exhibition.

Renaissance art. both furniture and
paintings. from the Italian castle of the
Savoy family, has been brought 70 this
country by Raoul Tolentino dnd is be-
ing shown i'm the galleries of the Amer
lean Art Association preparatory to
aCctions which take place on February
IL, II and IS. At the same place the
paintings collected by the late Mrs.
hibtion. the double event being one of
special Importance. The Anderson
paintings are to be. sold at the Plaza
Hotel on February 1e.
The Chevalier Raoul Tolentino Is an
antiquarian Of great discernment and
previous installment from his collec-
ton which was sold here astonished
every one by Its splendor and rarity.
The appreciation it met with doubtless
inspired the Chevalier to submit to
American connoisseurs the fruits of
later researches in Italy. and the col
lection now on view keeps to his high
reputation, Like the former exhibition
IL provides a liberal education in the
wonders of craftsmanship of all sorts
that characterized the Renaissance in
Italy at its apogee.
These massive or graceful pieces of
furniture were not made like those OF
the present day, by the hundred or
| thousand, but singly and for a special
piece and by men who associated on
equal terms with the painters and
scuiptors of the period andG shared in
their ideals.
Sculpture n Notable Item.
One OF the most notable items, as 1t
happens, is q work OF sculpture. 1t is
a marble bust of the sister Of Jeanne
de Laval, sister of Rene of Anjou, King
o. Naples, and was carved by Francisco
Laurana. This sculptor is one of those
Who have been identified by modern
critics, after a period of obscurity, as
deserving of great fame, and the pres
ent portrait. with its tender treatment
OF the flesh and its charming delineation
o. early womanhood, explains his rise
t. renewed fame.
In regard to the furniture, the fact
that it comes mostly from the historical
Savoy Castle in Piedmont jim itself gives
It distinction. References to this castle
frequently crop UP in history. chiefly
because 1t was there that the Order OF
the Annunciation was instituted in 1913
Great artists came To the castle and
1t is known that Coello lived there, so
the attributions of the Savoy paintings
to Coello, Moroni. Mignard and Sir
Joshua Reynolds has credence. From
the great bedroom of the castle come
also the fine has relief by Amadeo. two
Gothic cabinets, a set of walnut arm
chairs and carved walnut table Other
notable pieces include some sofas in tap
estry. with backs that spread in graceful
flowerlike lines, Florentine Gothic choir
stalls. "cattedra" that looks as though
it had come out of picture by Carpac-
clio; cabinets that are literally covered
with carved figures in relief. and a
massive table with marble inset In tn.
top
Works of Great Artists Shown.
The Anderson collection of paintings
make a great contrast to the Kelekian
collection. which it displaces. 1t bridges
the period from the Barbizon time to the
advent of impressionism, and most of
the great artists of that time figure in
it, Corot is given the place of honor
and is flanked on either side by Dau-
bigny and 1nness.
/ The chief Corot is the 'Paturage.
Bord de Saules," which was shown in
the Corot Centennial in 1895. and has all
the atmosphere and pearly grays for
which this master is celebrated. The
Daubignys include a lovely Farm by
the River" by Diaz there are some
figure compositions in rich color, and
by Troyon characteristic cattle pic
ture. Other artists of the Barbizon
school. or affiliated with it, who are
represented are jacques, Bonheur and
Rousseau.
"In the Garden of the Cloister of
Moret,' by Sisley. has the lively color
tonality of the school that displaced
the Barbizon teaching. and with it are
characteristic works by Pissarro. and
Renoir An American impressionist,
Ernest Lawson, is also well represented.
pastel by the famous American.illus-
traitor, Edwin a. Abbey. is. called a
'Florentine Lady," and by Sargent
there is a picture of a Capri model lean
ing against an olive tree. The late j.
w. Alexander has a painting in his best
known manner of a girl arranging a
bowl of peonies.
Some paintings owned by Eugene
Glaenzer & Co., now in liquidation. are
included. and among them. is one by
Louis vallee. a Dutch painter. said to
have been a Rembrandt pupil, that Is
remarkable. II shows burgher of the
period, with the usual broad brimmed
hat and the characterization is instinct
with life. Other old masters are by
Nicholas de Largilliere, Antonis Nor.