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to tbe Bops on tbe canonisation of 8t. Brancis de Baula; but ve ourselves are of
opinion tbat tbe/ vers onl/ promised Li tbat time, as tbs/ vers certain!/ not at
Loins in 1Z19, vben tbe canonisation toolc place. Different dravings still in
existence prove tlrat Lapbael mads slcetcbes for tire series, but cleatb cut slrort
bis career before be Iracl knisbed Iris vorlc, vbicb vas completed b/ 6iulio Lomano
and some of Iris kellov pupils.
Bbese tapestries are all longer tban tlrose of tbs " Vcts of tbs Apostles," but
tbe/ are of var/ing si^es; tbs/ also dilker from tbs krst series b/ baving a large
border of Hovers and otber ornaments, lbs oibcers of tire Vatican call tbem
Z-Mr to clistinguisb tbem from tbs /f-VZs rK/s/s
b/ vbicb title tbs Listins tapestries are Icnovn.
According to lea tbese tapestries vere for a long time tbs ornament of tbat
part of tbe Basilica of Lt. l?eter, vbicb vas destro/ecl in tbe pontificate of Baul V.,
and later, on bigb festival da/s, tbe/ vers bung bensatb tbs perist/Is of Lt. Beier's.
Botb series are nov constant!/ exbibited in tbe rooms of tbs Vatican called tbs
Ltanrs of Bio V.
197.
l»L lVUssLonx ox rrnL I^i^ooM-rs.
lbs subjects represented in tbess tbrss tapestries vers evident!/ originall/one
composition, vbicb vas divided b/ Lapbasl's pupils to suit tbs requirements of
tbs vail to be covered. Dravings for tbs tbres parts are preserved at Haarlem,
Berlin, and in tbs Britisb blussum, but tbe originals b/ Lapbael are certain!/ not
amongst tbem. We vill brietl/ describe tbe tbree subjects.
(s.) In tbs foreground, on tbs left, a soldier bending forvards, is seizing a
cbild b/ tbs leg, vbilst its motber, vbo bas fallen on tbe ground, still struggles to
defend it. Lekind ber a bearded man is plunging bis dagger into an infant's
tbroat, and furtber baclc tvo men are arresting tbe iligbt of tbree vomen vitb tbeir
cbildrsn. lbis massacre is talcing place near a bandsoms building vitb columns
and nicbes. In tbe distance vs see a rotunda resembling tbe Bantbeon ok
Agrippa.
large fragment ok tbe cartoon for ibis tapestr/ vas in tbe possession ok tbe
late Brines Hoars, Lecretar/ to tbs Lo/al Vcaclsm/. It embraced tbe vbole ok
tbs lover portion; but in tbs time ok Licbardson/ it bad been sntirel/ painted
over in oil, so tbat in i8zi it vas difficult to recognise it lor a cartoon of tbs
scbool ok Lapbasl. According to Dodsle/ (London and its environs, vol. iii. p.
160) it vas pledged in Bngland, and tbs pavnbrolcer, visbing to lceep it, covered
it vitb oil colours and a lav suit vas tbs result, Lc. We give tbis anecdote for
vbat it is vortb; but vbetber it be true or false, tbs cartoon, vbicb is tbs pro-
pert/ ok tbs blational Oaller/, is nov scarcel/ recognisable; it bas been varnisbecl
and put under glass.
> 8ee ins "Ireatise on ?Lintin§," vol. iii. p. 439.
to tbe Bops on tbe canonisation of 8t. Brancis de Baula; but ve ourselves are of
opinion tbat tbe/ vers onl/ promised Li tbat time, as tbs/ vers certain!/ not at
Loins in 1Z19, vben tbe canonisation toolc place. Different dravings still in
existence prove tlrat Lapbael mads slcetcbes for tire series, but cleatb cut slrort
bis career before be Iracl knisbed Iris vorlc, vbicb vas completed b/ 6iulio Lomano
and some of Iris kellov pupils.
Bbese tapestries are all longer tban tlrose of tbs " Vcts of tbs Apostles," but
tbe/ are of var/ing si^es; tbs/ also dilker from tbs krst series b/ baving a large
border of Hovers and otber ornaments, lbs oibcers of tire Vatican call tbem
Z-Mr to clistinguisb tbem from tbs /f-VZs rK/s/s
b/ vbicb title tbs Listins tapestries are Icnovn.
According to lea tbese tapestries vere for a long time tbs ornament of tbat
part of tbe Basilica of Lt. l?eter, vbicb vas destro/ecl in tbe pontificate of Baul V.,
and later, on bigb festival da/s, tbe/ vers bung bensatb tbs perist/Is of Lt. Beier's.
Botb series are nov constant!/ exbibited in tbe rooms of tbs Vatican called tbs
Ltanrs of Bio V.
197.
l»L lVUssLonx ox rrnL I^i^ooM-rs.
lbs subjects represented in tbess tbrss tapestries vers evident!/ originall/one
composition, vbicb vas divided b/ Lapbasl's pupils to suit tbs requirements of
tbs vail to be covered. Dravings for tbs tbres parts are preserved at Haarlem,
Berlin, and in tbs Britisb blussum, but tbe originals b/ Lapbael are certain!/ not
amongst tbem. We vill brietl/ describe tbe tbree subjects.
(s.) In tbs foreground, on tbs left, a soldier bending forvards, is seizing a
cbild b/ tbs leg, vbilst its motber, vbo bas fallen on tbe ground, still struggles to
defend it. Lekind ber a bearded man is plunging bis dagger into an infant's
tbroat, and furtber baclc tvo men are arresting tbe iligbt of tbree vomen vitb tbeir
cbildrsn. lbis massacre is talcing place near a bandsoms building vitb columns
and nicbes. In tbe distance vs see a rotunda resembling tbe Bantbeon ok
Agrippa.
large fragment ok tbe cartoon for ibis tapestr/ vas in tbe possession ok tbe
late Brines Hoars, Lecretar/ to tbs Lo/al Vcaclsm/. It embraced tbe vbole ok
tbs lover portion; but in tbs time ok Licbardson/ it bad been sntirel/ painted
over in oil, so tbat in i8zi it vas difficult to recognise it lor a cartoon of tbs
scbool ok Lapbasl. According to Dodsle/ (London and its environs, vol. iii. p.
160) it vas pledged in Bngland, and tbs pavnbrolcer, visbing to lceep it, covered
it vitb oil colours and a lav suit vas tbs result, Lc. We give tbis anecdote for
vbat it is vortb; but vbetber it be true or false, tbs cartoon, vbicb is tbs pro-
pert/ ok tbs blational Oaller/, is nov scarcel/ recognisable; it bas been varnisbecl
and put under glass.
> 8ee ins "Ireatise on ?Lintin§," vol. iii. p. 439.