The Spell of Flanders: An Outline of the History, Legends and Art of Belgium's Famous Northern ProvincesVose, Edward Neville
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The Spell of Flanders: An Outline of the History, Legends and Art of Belgium's Famous Northern Provinces
Vose, Edward Neville
Flanders -- Description and travel
Rooses, Max, Director of Plantin-Moretus Museum, quoted, 239-240;
298;
description of Plantin Museum, cited, 433.
Rosbecque, Battle of, 162; 163; 207.
Roya, at Bruges, 26; 27; 52.
Rubens, Peter Paul, "St. Bavon withdrawing from the World" at Ghent,
241;
"Christ on the Cross" at Malines, 317;
"Miraculous Draught of Fishes" at Malines, 327-328;
"Adoration of the Magi" at Malines, 330; 386; 433;
rank among the masters, 438;
two masterpieces in Cathedral at Antwerp, 339-440;
"Resurrection" in the Cathedral, 441;
at height of fame, 442-444;
enormous productivity, 444-445;
death, 445;
Prof. Wauters' estimate of, 446-447;
patronised by the "Archdukes," 448;
diplomatic missions, 448;
letters, 449; 455; 456.
Rudolph II, Emperor of Austria, 405.
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St. Amand, early missionary, 181.
St. Basil, crypt of, at Bruges, 27-28;
restoration, 57; 171.
St. Bavon, Abbey of, at Ghent, 181-185; 189;
destruction of, by Charles V, 353.
St. Bavon, Cathedral of, at Ghent, 172;
crypt, 188-189;
altar-piece by the Van Eycks, 234-238;
other works of art in, 240-241; 355; 360.
St. Brice, church of, at Tournai, 263-264.
St. Donatian, church of, at Bruges, 35;
scene of murder of Charles the Good, 38;
besieged by foes of the Erembalds, 39-41;
Erembalds flung from tower, 41;
destroyed in French Revolution, 42;
relics and approximate site, 42-43; 292.
St. Eleuthereus, statue of, on portal of Cathedral, 260;
_Chasse_ of, 276-277;
life of, depicted on tapestry in Cathedral, 279.
St. George, church of, at Nancy, 292.
St. Ghislain, 252.
Ste. Gudule, Cathedral of, at Brussels, 340.
St. Jacques, church of, at Antwerp, 445-446.
St. Jean, Hospital of, at Bruges, legend of nursing Memling,
295-296;
Shrine of St. Ursula, 296-298;
other works by Memling at, 298;
description of, 299; 301.
St. Jean, church of, at Ghent, name changed to St. Bavon in 1540,
188.
St. Jean, church of, at Malines, 330-331.
St. Luke, Guild of, first organised in Flemish towns, 229-230;
admits brothers Van Eyck at Bruges, 234;
at Tournai, 270-271;
at Ghent admits Van der Meire, 363;
admits Frans Floris at Antwerp, 403;
admits Christopher Plantin at Antwerp, 423;
elects Rubens President, 445.
St. Martin, church of, at Courtrai, 161-162.
St. Martin, church of, at Ypres, 125-126.
St. Mary, church of, at Antwerp, 412;
becomes Cathedral of Notre Dame in 1560, 440.
St. Michel, church of, at Ghent, 181.
St. Nicholas, church of, at Dixmude, 84-85; 482.
St. Nicholas, church of, at Ghent, 186-188.
St. Omer, seized by Philip Augustus, 135.
St. Peter, monastery of, at Ghent, 181-182; 189.
St. Peter, church of, at Louvain, 307-308.
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