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The center of the building- is occupied by a hirge hall with skylight 

 and galleries. In itn four corners are somewhat narrow and steep 

 wooden staircases, running to the second floor and to the cellar. In 

 the latter are located a restaurant, and other conveniences. In the 

 halls of the ground floor the windows are placed so high that cases 

 can stand against the walls beneath them, an arrangement that looks 

 well, but which does not appear everywhere to answer the purpose on 

 account of the reflections and the deflcienc}^ of light. The floor is of 

 white marble. Almost the whole second story is unsatisfactoril}^ 

 lighted by skylights, and in the picture galleries the light is further 

 impaired by the plate glass, with which all the pictures are cov^ered. 

 The floor is made of parquetry, with an underlayer of cement one foot 

 thick in the picture galleries as a protection against fire. In the sum- 

 mer the ventilation seemed insuflicient. All the rooms can be lighted 

 by electricity. The heating is by steam. The power house is located 

 in a separate l)uilding. 



In the middle hall is displa3'ed a collection of casts and models of 

 antitjue and medit\?val architecture — among them, on a large scale, the 

 Pantheon, Parthenon. Temple of Karnak, Notre Dame (this model cost 

 ^20.000), Guild of the Butchers' House in Hildesheim, and many others, 

 mostly with single parts of natural size beside them, and in every case 

 ])h()tographs of the whole. In the other halls of the ground floor the 

 collections from the Cyprian excavations are specially important. 

 These demonstrate the Oriental influence on Gneco-Roman art in 

 vases, terra cottas, glasses, g?'eat stone sculptures, bronzes, etc. This 

 most complete provincial collection shows in series the transitions from 

 the prehistoric time, 1,2(>0 years B. C. and earlier, to the Koman and 

 Christian period of the fifth century, and is consequently very instruct- 

 ive. It cost $<)O,(»00. A precious collection of glasses from the most 

 reniote times to the present also deserve particidar mention. 



On the second floor the modern portion of the picture gallery is 

 first to claim the attention. A collection of e<[ual value is not to be 

 found in Europe. Only the following names need be mentioned: 

 The two Achenbachs, Bastien-Lepage, Benjamin-Constant, Rosa Bon- 

 heur (Horse Market — which cost $60,000 and was a gift to the 

 Museum — and others), Bonnat, Bouguereau, Breton, Cabanel, Corot, 

 Courbet, Couture, Defregger, Detaille (Defense of Champigny and 

 others), Diaz, Gainsborough, Gallait, Gerome, Hel)ert, Henner, Isa- 

 bey, Israels, the two Kaulbachs, Knaus, Leighton, Makart, Manet, 

 Max, Meissonier (Friedland 1807— which cost $69,000 and was a 

 gift to the Museum — and others), Menzel, Millet, Munkacsy, Piloty, 

 Re3'nolds, Richter, Sargent, Schefier, Stevens, Troyon, Turner, 

 H. Vernet, Villegas, Voltz. " The entire collection could not be 



« In 1900 Mr. Robert G. Dim lK'(|U('athed to the Museum a valuaVjle coUeetion 

 of modern paintingH worth $250,000. 



