The Archeological Museum contains the following remarkable works of art: Three 14th century =statuettes= of the Virgin (two of wood, one of marble); an ivory =diptych= of the Crucifixion; a 13th century =reliquary cross= of Flemish origin; divers curious specimens of =brass-work=, including the Censer of Lille, rightly considered a masterpiece; a richly embroidered =altar-cloth=, representing the Annunciation. IV.--The Wicar Collections The important Wicar Collections were bequeathed by the Lille painter, _Jean Baptist Wicar_, pupil of David (1762-1834), who in 1815 succeeded in protecting the Museum of Lille from spoliation by the Allies. Commissary to Bonaparte in Italy, and later Director of the Royal Academy at Naples, Wicar adopted Roman nationality, and collected a large number of fine drawings and art treasures. Parts of his collections are to-day at Oxford. The famous "Wax Head" _(p. 43)_ is in the centre of the Wicar Room. There are several =Renaissance bronzes= worthy of note, also a =marble bas-relief= by Donatello, representing the Beheading of John the Baptist, and a fine terra-cotta =Head of Child= by Verrochio. The drawings merit careful inspection. The following are especially remarkable: Studies on pink and yellow grounds, by _Filippo Lippi_, _Filippino_, _Ghirlandaio_, and _La Verrochio_; Head of Bald Man, by _Montegna_; 14 drawings on parchment, representing scenes from the Metamorphoses, Children's Games and Arabesques, attributed by L. Gonse to _Jacopo Francia_, attest marvellous delicacy and skill; two sheets of caricatures by _Leonard de Vinci_ and 60 sketches by _Raphael_; studies in black and red by _Michael Angelo_, especially a Dead Christ, figure of a naked man, fantastic masks and a series of 184 architectural drawings, generally known as the "Book of Michael Angelo." _Annibal Carrache_, _Le Guide_, _Guerchin_, _Sodoma_ and _André del Sarto_ are also well represented. On the other hand, French drawings are few in number, the most remarkable being one by _David_ for his "Serment des Horaces." The others include: "Le Corps de Garde," by _Boilly_ (fine, carefully-finished drawing); a naked Woman, by _Watteau_; two drawings by _Ingres_ for his "Apotheose d'Homère;" a drawing by _Poussin_ for the "Massacre des Innocents"; a wonderful Portrait of Old Man, by _Lagneau_, an artist little known in the reign of Louis XIII, but a great master; lastly a fascinating fusain drawing by _Millet_: "Le Troupeau de Moutons an milieu d'un bois." The "Wax Head" The most celebrated work of art in the collections is the =Wax Head= (Tête de Cire), which has so often been reproduced in engravings, photographs and casts. This funeral souvenir, which stands in a golden niche in the middle of a room draped with red plush, was made to perpetuate the memory of a young girl 15 to 18 years of age. The pedestal and draperies are of terra-cotta, and date from the 18th century. [Illustration: THE WAX HEAD _(Cliché LL.)_]