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116 Route 10. BRUSSELS. Royal Museums:
until recently ascribed to the Netherlandish school), Christ on the
Cross, with Mary and St. John; Duke Francis Sforza of Milan, his
wife, and son are kneeling in the foreground; on the left wing is
an Adoration of the Child, and on the right, John the Baptist and
female saints. 190. Roger van der Weyden (?), A Knight of the
Golden Fleece (‘le chevalier 4 la fléche’); #294. Memling. Portrait
(ca. 1473); 29. Jean Bellegambe, Madonna; 139. Flemish School,
Descent from the Cross; 542. Alb. Bouts, Last Supper; 539.
Master of Oultremont, Two portraits of donors. — 27, 28. Jac.
Seisenegger, Portraits of Maxtmilian II. and Anne of Austria in their
youth (replicas of the pictures are at The Hague, p. 324); be-
tween these, 626. A. Bouts, Christ at the house of Simon the
Pharisee. — 50. H. Bosch, Temptation of St. Anthony, a mad freak
of bold fancy (the original is in the Prado at Madrid); Unknown
Masters, 301. Portrait, 567. Portrait of W. Norman (1519); above,
300. Quinten Matsys (?), The Seven Sorrows of Mary; 949. School
of Memling, Madonna enthroned (ca. 1500); 559. The Master of
Ste. Gudule, or B. van Orley, Pieta, with portraits of the donors on
the wings (the ‘Haneton Triptych’; ca. 1510).
FIn the middle of the room, on screens: 537. Master of Oultre-
mont, Scenes from the Passion, a triptych.
#299. Quinten Matsys, History of St. Anne, a large and freely
restored winged picture, painted for the church of St. Peter at Lou-
vain in 1509.
The central panel represents the Virgin and Child, to the latter of
whom St. Anne holds out a grape; in front, to the right, is Salome with
her two sons, James the Elder and John; to the left. Mary Cleophas, with
her sons, James the Younger, Simon Thaddeus, and Joseph the Just;
behind the balustrade, in the archway, through which a rich landscape is
visible, are Joachim, Joseph, Zebedee, and Alpheus, the husbands of the
four women. — On the inside of the left wing is an Angel announcing to
Joachim the birth of the Virgin, on the outside, Expulsion of Joachim
from the Temple on account of his lack of children; on the right wing
are the Death of St. Anne and the Offerings of Joachim and Anne on
their marriage (with the signature ‘Quinte Metsys schreef dit, 1509°).
*2941. Memling (2), Martyrdom of St. Sebastian; 191. Gerard David
(?), Adoration of the Magi; #516. Roger van der Weyden (?), Pieta.
Room XI (Netherlandish and German Schools of the 46th cent.).
— 697. Adr. Key, Portrait of the artist. — 44. Lancelot Blondeel,
St. Peter. — 572. A. Moro (Sir Anthony More), Portrait. — 584.
Netherlandish School, Two wings of an altar-piece with scenes from
the life of St. Benedict (the attractive kitchen-interior is noteworthy) ;
361. P. Pourbus the Younger, J. van der Gheenste, Sheriff of Bruges
(4583); 705, 2 (farther on), Pieter Aertsz, Dutch cooks; 721.
Unknown Master, Milkmail; 565. French School, Edward YI. of
England (?); 566. Flemish School, Willem de Oroy, Lord of Chiavres
(d. 1521). — 247, 248. A. Key, Man and wife; 762. J. van Scorel,
Last Supper. — 193. Jan Gossaert, surnamed Mabuse, Adam and
Eve (copy ?); 772. Simon Kies (?), Still-life; 676. J. van Hemessen,
Bagpipe-player; 123. L. Cranach the Elder, Adam and Eve; 6514. |
