Dutch and Flemish Furniture
Coeck achieved great fame in the remarkable tri-
umphal arches which he designed for the joyous entrance
of Philip II into Antwerp. In 1527, he was made master
of the Guild of St. Luke. Thierry de Moelenere in-
trusted him with the decoration of his rich house in
Antwerp, in which he displayed his knowledge as archi-
tect, painter and sculptor. Some of the caryatides
from this house are now preserved in the Steen Museum.
A superb mantel-piece with three tiers of subjects carved
by his hand is in the Town Hall of Antwerp.
Coeck also executed a window for the Church of
Notre^Dame in Antwerp.
Among his pupils were the painters, Pierre Clays,
Gilles de la Hee, Nicholas van Nieucasteel, surnamed
Nicholas Lucidel, and Pierre Breugel the Elder (who
married his daughter).
Lambert Lombard (1506-66), went to Italy in 1537.
He returned to Liege in 1539. He was a painter, and
more particularly an architect. He set up a school of
painting and engraving, the first of its kind there. Three
of his pupils brought great honour to his school : these
were Francis Floris, called the " Flemish Raphael,"
William Key and Hubert Goltzius. He worked very
little himself beyond designs for engravers, and more
often for paintings on glass. He was rich enough to
indulge his taste for objects of antiquity. It was at
this date that the study of numismatics came into exist-
ence in Belgium, and learned men took delight in setting
up a cabinet of medals and coins : among the wealthy
it became even a mania that was carried to extremes.
Lombard's collection, the beauty of which was praised
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