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then the Church in a triumphal chariot with the Holy
Sacrament, then the Pope, cardinals and bishops. The
procession of Mutius Scaevola is, of course, Roman in
character, and consists, likewise, of eight panels. The
Triumph of Charles V resembles in some respects the
Triumph of Maximilian by Diirer (Diirer visited the
Low Countries in 1520). Two cavaliers with trumpets
open the march and are followed by three others ; then
comes a grandee of Spain with the orb of the Empire,
his horse led by pages. Other grandees follow, then
the imperial train, guided by allegorical virgins, and
the Emperor, seated under a baldequin in a richly-
decorated chariot, with the palm of peace in his left,
and the sceptre in his right hand. The sword and orb
of state lie at his feet.
Some of the terminal figures on the ends of the
stalls are very fine, particularly Matthew, Luke, David,
Solomon and Daniel in the lions' den. The heads and
busts that are developed out of the foliage are of excep-
tional interest. The misericordes (seats) are decorated
with humorous and Biblical scenes. The luxuriant
foliage that forms no little part of the ornamentation
is in the style of the first Italian Renaissance and in
many places is mingled with musical instruments, heads,
fruits, figurines, children and coats-of-arms.
Turween is supposed to have been born in Dord-
recht, in 1511. He died in 1598. For other Gothic
carved work during the early Renaissance the student
may go to the Groote Kerk of Haarlem. This is also
especially interesting on account of its transitional
features ; for while the magnificent choir-stalls and
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