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The Renaissance
Bourbon, ten children, a couching lion and many armorial
devices.
This instance is interesting as showing that the
greatest abilities in that age were applied to the smallest
matters of art as well as the greatest. Among the
objects for which Conrad was paid in 1518-19, we find
two Hercules in wood, and two portraits of the princess
in wood (for these he received eight Philippas in all),
a wooden turret for the Regent's cabinet and a carved
stag's head for her library chimney-piece.
Margaret's tastes are easily learned from the in-
ventory she drew up with her own hand of her possessions
in Mechlin shortly before her death. She seems to
have cared almost exclusively for paintings, rich em-
broideries and curios. She made a complete list of
her pictures, many of which were undoubtedly painted
to please her by the artists of her Court. Among her
embroideries were a great number of handsome eccle-
siastical vestments and a few coifs, belts and gorgets
for herself embroidered with gold thread " a la mode
d'Espagne." The greater number of her tapestries, bed-
hangings, cases for cushions, table-covers and serviettes,
etc., to adorn the shelves of dressoirs were from Spain.
Her tapestries are worth noting. She had two pieces
woven of gold, silver and silk, representing the history
of Alexander the Great, which came from Spain ; four
pieces, representing the story of Esther, also of gold,
silver and silk, also from Spain; three pieces of gold
and silk depicting the life of the Cid ; two of the Seven
Sacraments, another of Alexander; and four of Saint
Helena. In addition to these Spanish tapestries, she
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Bourbon, ten children, a couching lion and many armorial
devices.
This instance is interesting as showing that the
greatest abilities in that age were applied to the smallest
matters of art as well as the greatest. Among the
objects for which Conrad was paid in 1518-19, we find
two Hercules in wood, and two portraits of the princess
in wood (for these he received eight Philippas in all),
a wooden turret for the Regent's cabinet and a carved
stag's head for her library chimney-piece.
Margaret's tastes are easily learned from the in-
ventory she drew up with her own hand of her possessions
in Mechlin shortly before her death. She seems to
have cared almost exclusively for paintings, rich em-
broideries and curios. She made a complete list of
her pictures, many of which were undoubtedly painted
to please her by the artists of her Court. Among her
embroideries were a great number of handsome eccle-
siastical vestments and a few coifs, belts and gorgets
for herself embroidered with gold thread " a la mode
d'Espagne." The greater number of her tapestries, bed-
hangings, cases for cushions, table-covers and serviettes,
etc., to adorn the shelves of dressoirs were from Spain.
Her tapestries are worth noting. She had two pieces
woven of gold, silver and silk, representing the history
of Alexander the Great, which came from Spain ; four
pieces, representing the story of Esther, also of gold,
silver and silk, also from Spain; three pieces of gold
and silk depicting the life of the Cid ; two of the Seven
Sacraments, another of Alexander; and four of Saint
Helena. In addition to these Spanish tapestries, she
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