Show J r P Morgan Said id to Have Eave Bought the Colonna New YIrk World W Reports Report from Paris ParI from a trustworthy tru worthy source sear declare dece that J 1 Pierpont Morgan has au purchased from Mr the dealer the famous painting by Raphael known as U the Colonna Madonna It is not stated what price Mr Morgan paid for tot this great work of art but it is bI as asserted a 0 sorted that a payment of Was maae ma m e a ef for f r purchase which included bw it ita Ita ita a Rubens Rubena and several examples ot 01 bout bom the lUIb and Dutch Dute schools AU All critics agree scree that this painting is ia isone iaone Isone one of finest t achievements in its composition its coloring and its rev reverential Ual feeling It was painted In lAS lAStar tor tar the convent of or the nuns aana of St ot of Padua In the tile ness n wei Welta overwhelmed by debts and sought per permission s mission to sell the painting This IbIa wai wat granted ranted and a d the Colonna family becam the tile new nw owners eIll OW In III 1502 it was wa sold suM to Ferdinand I 1 king of ot Sicily His heir Ferdinand II 11 king kini of Naples was Wall its Ita next owner and he be cherished it so highly that tit ht h hung h it in his bedchamber m to the royal toyal palace see When the tite revolution of 18 broke out Ferdinand was forced to flee He H took the painting with him and it was Wall finally secreted in Madrid In 1870 1810 an aD ef el effort elfort r fort tort was made to sell mU it to the Louvre The he price was Wll agreed upon but the breaking out oat of the war put an en end to the scheme Then It was loaned leased to the South Kensington mu mil museum museum seum HUna where It remained for nearly twell years A few years ea ago the e heir of Ferdinand Farnand ne decided d to eal sell l Ito it and ef found f d da a purchaser a er in Mr S The rho painting is an aa altar attar screen sereen It rep represents represents resents the holy family I The infant t Je ie Jes ieSo s So M is on o the k knees of the Virgin St StJohn StJohn t I IJohn John the tile Baptist kneels in ID front fron of the I Ice central ce figure Grouped around her bet are areSt areSt areSt St Paul St Peter St Catherine and St Cecelia In III the u tympanum the Ute Lord Is 13 Isted represented ted with angels If U Mr lr Morgan has become the tIte owner of ot this u great work of art the tM question tion of the Import duty win will become M a 5 a burn burning jug hag matter |