New-York tribune., 1922-06-13
Metropolitan
Acquires Three
Costly Canvases
"The Holy Family" With
David a, the Cave Of Ad.
ullam'' and I'm the House
OfMatihew" Shown TODAY
Del SariO Seen i'm 1852
Last SHppcr." Work of an
American. A.N. Tack. Also
New Accession by Museum

We" Accession Nv museum
Three valuable painting have been
acquired br the Metropolitan Muscum
or Art and wi,l be exhibited taer, to-
day fof the fift time They are Andrea
del Sart7's The Holy Family David
a. the Cave of Adr,'am." by Csude
Lorraine. and Augusta. Vincent Tack's
"ln the House % Mathew" the, are
museum purchase and the first two
particularly represent valuation Of
many thousand. Of dollar.
The Del Sarto was painted for
Giovanni Borgherini and known -.
the "Bofgnerin. Ma.oraa' 30 nas tor
many years been counted among the
artists missing pictlrc.. though i' was
reported seen in private collection
in Florence 10 1852. Reprcseatea DO
% are Our Lady. the infant. ST John.
ah0 prcssntT 10 the Christ laid \
globe typiiying the world. ard o.
beautifully painted mead OF Saint
loseph. II formerly was in tho iAir-
FAX Murray collection 10 is from he
lafes. and most powerful period o. Del
Sarto's art The museum will show
% IN Gallery 90.
David at the Cave OF Adullam' is
an Interpretation % the same suoicct
in the National Gallery IN London. u
is not 2 copy, though worked in tie
same general plan and management,
and BE- said 20 e.emplify the practice
o. many famous painters a. making
several interpretations 81 an idea. Il
is large canvas described as having
grand simplicity ~ composition and
rendering o. atmosphere. one of the
artists most popular works.
Evidence Of Creating Painter
Various differences between this -an-
vas and the Lorraines in the National
Ga.lerv are noted in the Museum bull
'etin. which contains = description Of
'he new accession The main evidence
that the landscape is by a creating and
not a copying painter. it says. 's foand
.n is precise get free handling N oil
nart7 and in its sustained and always
deliberate expression fronting a re-
crd.ng l0wiand panorama are wooded
hills. Lofty buildings surmoun' the
s'one leads 90 the cave AZ TIE right
which nenetrateE 3 perpendicular elf
otergrovn with shrubbery. Mounting
tho terrace ore two figures with shields
and snears. while above is group %
agures. David stands among them. re-
cfiving with surprise the two captains
who broke through the hosts of the
ph!lisfine % bring MIN water rom the
well q. Bethlehem. This picture has
been hung n gallery ~.
IN gallery - appears the rev pic
ture by the American modern painter.
A. Y. racA. r. intcrprct' the theme o.
.ae Last supper" thrist and HE di'-
cipies appear a. = long 'aoie in room
With high-vaulted ceiling. the whole
being painted indirectly and IN sol.
color scheme.
knights in Water Color
tmong other nev accessions Fl, an
early fourn1menf BOOK. reproducing ir
water color i25 Illustrations Of knights
in armor and ceremonial dress. 10 il
a detailed pieturizatior Of the cxtrnrs-
CANT costume expression such a. was
seer during thc tournaments and festi-
walls o. the knights and gertlefolk or
the sixteenth century. The volume.
compris NJ four sections. - o. German
origin and is encased iu a finely toOled
leather sfraing OF the period. II was
discovered in Paris By William n.
Riggs. donor OF a large part 81 the
museum armor collection, and ~a'
purchased through fr.ead o. the lat
ter's.
A Greek mirror OF the fin century
3. c.. q Greek bow of the same period
and g He,ienist.c linked bracelet ana
pendant IN toe form o. a erouehing
satyr are other accessions received
recently through purchase.
Eyh bit.ons recently arranged Oy ne
museum are o. loan collection 81
Jspanese prints. in Room II u; The
lioses Lazarus collection Of fans -
gallery II o2A and 3 spmmef exhini'
zion of drawings and water cp'ors' IN
GLIDING works by Blske. Des@s. Davies,
Myers. Homer. Hsssam. sargent
Dougherty and Marin. IN Galiery p.
Several new accessions and loans,
shown here for the first time. laelrde
fo.r pastels by Iwachtmsa. coz,
,umc design by BEkst. Chardin ana
% Claggeft MAson water color.