Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-01-02 | Page 1 | In Mrs. Gardner's Collection

IN MRS. GARDNER'S COLLECTION Boston Artists Have No Doubt It Is the Same Picture. BOSTON, Jan. 1 Mrs John L. Gardner, Gard-ner, who owns the art collection tn the Fenway, this city would not discuss to-diiy to-diiy the dispatch from Rome concerning concern-ing the disappearance, of the picture, ''Christ With the Cross." by Glorgione, except to say that she knew nothing of the disappearance of the noted painting from Vlcensea. However, the public catalogue cat-alogue of Mrs. Gardner's art collection Indicated that It contains Glorglone's 'Head of Christ." and that this picture camo from the Casa Loschl, Vlcensea. Think It Same Picture. An Inquiry among artiste In this city today developed the opinion that the picture pic-ture of Glorgione catalogued In Mrs. 1 Gardner's collection is undoubtedly the same referred to as having disappeared from the Loschl palace at Vlcensea. It .i-. point, d out that In a book umm Glorgione Gl-orgione the statement Is found that the picture known as "I'hrlst Bearing the Cross " formerly In the Casa Ixischl at Vlcenstja, now belongs to Mrs. Gurdner of Boston. The picture is about one foot eight Inches by one fool four Inches and I-. painti I on Wood. It represents the head and shoulders of Christ. The cross Is borne over the right shoulder and behind be-hind the head. No Secrecy Here. Local artists today pointed out that, w hatever Importance may he attui hed to the disappearance of this picture in Italy, no secrecy prevails In this i oun-try oun-try with reference to the painting. It has been seen by the public In Mrs Gardner's collection for several years past and has been referred to In several sev-eral books on art as being the prop.it. of Mrs. Gardner.