141 
HALL OF BAROCCIO 
him the instruments of the Passion. A circular paint¬ 
ing. — On canvas. Dim. fig. 
H. m. 1,52 — L. m. 1,52. 
Four splendid table of Florentine Mosaic in pietre 
dure are also in this room. They were executed in the 
old celebrated Florentine manifactory of mosaics (Via 
degli Alfani, in Florence). The one standing in the 
middle of the room is the finest. It was begun in 1613 
by Jacopo Antelli, after the designs of Ligozzi, Poc¬ 
cetti and Del Bianco; 22 artificers worked upon it 
during 25 years, and it costed 40,000 zequins. (About 
448,000 francs). 
Hall of Rubens. 
140. RUBENS Peter Paul, of Cologne, b. 1577, d. in An¬ 
twerp 1640. 
Henry IV at the Battle of lory. A wonderful com¬ 
position and splendid painting although not finished. 
Both this picture and the other on the opposite wall 
(N. 140) were executed to adorn the Luxemburg pa¬ 
lace in the celebrated series of paintings intended to 
represent all the principal episodes of the life of 
Henry IV and Maria de’ Medici. They were both 
brought from the Pitti Gallery in 1773. — On can¬ 
vas. Figures larger than life. 
H. m. 3,67 — L. m. 6,93. 
1536. FLEMISH SCHOOL. 
Portrait of a noble woman. On canvas. Life size. 
H. m. 0,93 — L. m. 0,65. 
1523. VAN-DYCK Anthony, b. in Antwerp in 1599, d. at 
Blackpiors near London, 1641. 
Portrait of the Lords John and Bernard Stuart. 
On canvas. 
H. m. 1,47 — L. m. 1,17.