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Three Arts of Design, are by Chaudet. 
We here distinguish the Hermaphrodite, 
€No. 221); the Pallas of Velletri, (16); 
and a Diana, (2); which is considered 
the finest of all the existing represen- 
tations of that goddess. Many artists 
are of opinion, that it is by the same 
hand as the Apollo. It is of Parian 
marble, and was repaired with great skill, 
by Lange. We arealike ignorant whence 
it came, and when and how it found its 
way to France. So much, however, is 
certain, that it has been in that country 
ever since the reign of Henry IV, and 
that it was in the gallery of Versailles. 
it is intended to be placed in the hall of 
Diana. 
Hail of the Emperors.—The ceiling is 
by Meinicr, as well as the two basso- 
relievos, In imitation of bronze. The 
four rivers are, the Eridanus, by Gois ; 
the Tiber, by Blaise; the Nile, by Bn- 
dan; and the Rhine, by Le Sueur. Above 
the arcade, is a basso-relievo, by Roland. 
Tn this hall we remark, Julian the Apos- 
tate, (20); and Melpomene. 
Hall of the Seasons.—Iin the middle, is 
a representation of Apollo and Diana, 
by Romanelli; and around are four pic- 
tures, relative to those deities. Facing 
3s Parnassus, with the Muses and 
f\pollo; on the opposite side, Diana and 
Actzon; on the left, the punishment of 
Marsyas; on the right, Diana and En- 
dymion: in the angles, the four Seasons. 
This hall is completely painted ; the sub- 
jects are handled with much grace and 
expression. Here are seen Venus 
coming out of the Bath, (52); Cupid, 
(54); and Ariadne, distinguished by the 
addition of Cleopatra, (60). 
Hall of illustrious Men.—On the 
vaulted ceiling, are Mars, Mercury, and 
Minerva, with the Olive-branch; in 
front, Peace; and a figure writing the 
words: De bello pax ; and at the farther 
end, Ceres and Neptune. Here we find, 
Demosthenes, (72); Phocion, (75); and 
Alcibiades, (79). 
Hall of the Romans.—In the ceritre 
is the triumph of Minerva, surrounded 
by Apollo, and several other deities. On 
the side next to the Laocoon, stands Mu- 
tius Scevola; on the opposite side, Cin- 
cinnatus, with messengers bringing the 
insignia of the dictatorship. On the 
third side is the Continence of Scipio; 
and on the fourth, the Rape of the Sa- 
bines. 
Hall of Laocoon.—-Above the groupe is 
Esther, and on the opposite side, Judith, 
by Romanelli; on the left, a picture by 
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State of the Napoleon Museum, at Paris. 
[Dec. I, 
Perron, representing the Study of Glory; 
above, two Genii, by Prud’hon; on the 
right, the Arts, consecrating themselves 
to the glory. of the armies, by Letiers ; 
above, two Geni, by Guerin; in the 
middle, a picture representing the French 
Hercules, by Hennequin. The rest are 
by Romanelli, viz. the three theological 
Virtues, with Immortality; and the four 
Cardinal Virtues, Justice, Fortitude, Pru. 
dence, and Temperance, with appro- 
priate Gen. 
Pliny informs us, that the Laocoon 1s 
the work of three statuaries of Rhodes, 
named Agesander, Polydorus, and 
Athenodes. This groupe was found at 
Rome, in the ruins of Titus’s palace, in 
1586. What a sublime expression of 
grief! It is displayed even in the smal- 
lest fibres, the writhing of which depicts 
the moral and physical agony of this un- 
fortunate father. 
The Venus de Medicis (208) is of Pa« 
rian marble, It is attributed to Cleo- 
menes, whose name is inscribed on the 
plinth. When and where it was found, is 
not known. In the 16th century, it 
adorned the garden of Medicis at Rome ; 
in the 17th, it was placed in the gallery 
of Florence, built by that family ; whence 
it was, a few years since, removed to em- 
bellish that which France owes to Buo- 
naparte. ; 
This apartment also contains a bust of © 
Alexander the Great. 
Hall of the Apollo Belvidere.—Here is 
the most perfect figure that has escaped 
the wreck of time, the only one which an- 
swers to the imposing image of Apollo, 
delineated by Homer; in stature exceeds 
ing the human standard, in attitude ex~ 
pressing all the majesty of agod. Eter- 
nal youth heightens the manly beauty of 
lis body, and beams forth from its pure 
and graceful contours. Figure to your- 
self supernatural perfections; elevate 
your mind to the conception of a celestial 
nature, for here is nothing material, no- 
thing indicative of the human condition: 
this aérial form, exhibits neither veins nor 
muscles. An impassible spirit circulates, 
like a tranquil current, throughout every 
part of this figure, and impresses upon it 
the stamp of majesty and unmortality. 
The unerring shaft of the son of Las 
tona has just inflicted the mortal stroke ; 
but his looks denote rather the certain- 
ty of his triumpb, than exultation on 
account of it. The serenity of conscioug 
power is seated on his brow ; his eye ex 
presses unalterable sweetness of temper. 
All the beauties of the other deities ita 
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