- bleau Forest (1874), Winter Evening (1875),
Nantes Museum; October Night on Bridge of Corbienne (1880), Luxembourg Museum; Rise of Corbienne River at Bretoncelles (1881); Entrance to Forest of Voré, Sandy Plains near Moret-sur-Loing (1882); Summer Night (1885).—Bellier, i. 931.
LA VILLETTE, Mme. ELODIE (née
Jacquier), born at Strassburg, April 12, 1843.
Landscape painter, pupil of Coroller. Medal,
3d class, 1875. Works: Rising Tide
near Lorient, Low Tide after Rain, ib., Dyer's
Street at Arras (1875); Strand of Lorient
and Isle des Souris (1876), Luxembourg
Museum; Cliff's of Yport (1878); Paris in
1878, Mouth of the Seine near Villerville
(1879); Kourigans Creek near Lorient, Fog
at Yport (1880); Rising Tide, Boulevard
Brune in the Snow (1881); Sunshine on Isle
de Groix, Sandy Plain, ib. (1882); Calm at
Villers, Storm, ib. (1884).
LAW, GLORIFICATION OF, Paul Baudry,
grand hall of audience of the Cour de
Cassation, Paris. In the centre, Law, personified
by a female figure, sits enthroned
on a pedestal, while Jurisprudence stands
on the steps of the sanctuary, at left, contemplating
her. Above Law are two aerial
figures, symbolical of Justice (with the sword
and balances) and Equity (with the metric
rule). At the foot of the pedestal, at left,
Authority leans upon the fasces and holds
aloft the tri-colour; at right, Force reposes
upon a lion, with Innocence (a nude child)
beside her. Beside the pedestal, a figure in
the robe of the President of the Court of
Cassation uncovers his head and salutes the
Law. Salon, 1881; awarded the grand medal
of honour.—L'Artiste (1882), i. 356.
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Martyrdom of St Lawrence, Rubens, Munich Gallery.
LAWRENCE, ST., MARTYRDOM OF, Rubens, Munich Gallery; wood, H. 8 ft. 3 in. × 5 ft. 10 in. Lawrence, a native of Spain, was archdeacon in Rome under Pope Sixtus II., in the reign of Valerian, third century. After the death of Sixtus, Lawrence, commanded to give up the treasures of the Church, distributed them among the poor, and presenting himself before the prefect, accompanied by his beneficiaries, declared that these were the riches of the Church. The prefect, Cornelius Secularis, angered at this reply, ordered him to be roasted on a gridiron until he should comply with his orders. In the picture by Rubens, two executioners throw down the Saint with violence, while a third supplies fuel to the fire; in background, at right, statue of Jupiter, seated; at left, soldiers and a horse's head; above, an angel with the palm and crown of martyrdom. Formerly in the Elector-Palatine's Gallery at Düsseldorf. Engraved by Lucas Vorsterman; Corn. Galle.—Réveil, vii. 495.
By Titian, Escorial, Spain; canvas, arched, figures life-size; signed. Similar to St. Lawrence of the Gesuiti, Venice; but a triumphal arch takes the place of the temple, and there are some other variations. Painted in 1567 for Philip II. of Spain. Engraved by C. Cort in 1571.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 383.
