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part was broken to pieces, while the upper part with the figure
ww was employed to fill up a hole made in the pavement by the fall
io | of the big bell: in 1835 it was found there, and is now being re-
2 | stored by M. Lavergne. The Duke’s head rests on a cushion sup-
ported by 2 angels; the entire effigy was formerly gilt and the sides
to | of the tomb adorned by niches filled with statuettes. Opposite
iii this Chapel is a carving of the Crucifixion, Resurrection and
| S. John Bap. with the donor kneeling, forming together a Gothic
IHS. 9, Marble altar-rail finely carved by Du Quesnoy : the Last
Supper by V. H. Janssens. 411, Tr. by R. Van Der Weyden the
\9 | elder; in centre, the Descent from the Cross; on side-panels, the
| donors with S. James and S. Elisaheth of Hungary. 12. Altar
Tomb with recumbent effigies of Matilda of Flanders, wife of
tL Henry I, and her daughter Mary, wife of the Empr. Otho IV,
bd. 1260. Carved Canopy by G. Goyers, used in processions.
N. Trans. : Image of the. B. V. and Child carved by C. De Bruyn
for 20 saluts, and painted and gilt by R. Van Velx for a similar
2 sum; it was presented to the church in 1442 hy the Magistrates.
iJ— The crowns of our Saviour and the B. V., of silver parcel gilt,
richly jewelled, are first rate specimens of metal work of the
middle of the XV cent. The carved Throne is by G. Goyers.
Opposite is a good copy of Van Dyck’s Elevation of the Cross.
N . Aisle : 2, Aumbrye of XV cent. 3,2 scenes from the life of S.
Roch, XVI cent. 4, The Adoration of the Infant Jesus, XVI cent.,
fine. 5, Anct. miraculous image of the B. V. 6, Bronze Font,
| with sixfoiled basin supported by 7 slender shafts, the bases of
sive | which rest on 6 lions : it was forly. surmounted by a pyramidal
od | cover (now lost). The machinery by which this cover was
| removed and swung aside still remains; it was made in 1505
_ by J. Metsys, and consists in a species of crane of triangular form;
, the point of the side placed vertically serves as a hase and pivot,
| while the horizontal side, which sustained the cover, is streng-
cali) thened and supported by a strong curvilinear bar; the intervening
qe) Space is filled with flamboyant tracery ; the foliage and flowers,
| that form the finial of the vertical bar and the cresting of the
co) horizontal, are remarkably elegant and tasty specimens of Flemish
soit iron work of the period. Sacristy : Fine ampul reliquary
robs) adorned with statuettes of the B. V., S. Jobn Evang., and
& $. Mary Magdalene, XV cent.; a silver Thurible, XV. cent. ;
2 cruets of crystal mounted with silver, XV cent., and 3 copes
with embroidered orphreys and hoods repr. scenes from the life
of S. Peter, end of XVI cent.
Sacristans. M, Croquet, 3, Rue des Poulets, and M. Stroebants, 7, Rue
au Tripe. |
