. Architect and engineer. on of a large Titian which he foundhidden away in a remote Indian village incentral Mexico, called Tzintzuntzan (pro-nounced Tsin-tsun-tsan). When he wentthere this village was reached only bycrossing Lake Patzcuaro in Indian canoes,but now alas!—the canoes are things of thepast—at least we made the trip in a prosaicgasoline launch! But the village and theTitian we did find. Whether it is really thework of the master seems to be disputed;but it is a fine picture nevertheless. I wastold in Mexico City that $80,000 was atone time offered for it by an American col-lector
. Architect and engineer. on of a large Titian which he foundhidden away in a remote Indian village incentral Mexico, called Tzintzuntzan (pro-nounced Tsin-tsun-tsan). When he wentthere this village was reached only bycrossing Lake Patzcuaro in Indian canoes,but now alas!—the canoes are things of thepast—at least we made the trip in a prosaicgasoline launch! But the village and theTitian we did find. Whether it is really thework of the master seems to be disputed;but it is a fine picture nevertheless. I wastold in Mexico City that $80,000 was atone time offered for it by an American col-lector but refused by the Catholic churchbecause the Indian villagers regarded itwith superstitious awe and would not allowit to be taken away. Smith also told apretty story about having endangered hislife in an attempt to see and examine itclosely—but times must have changed inthat respect too. for the only difficulty wehad in seeing it was that of distributingplenty of tips! In the same part of Mexico (west and ^ 33 ?.
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