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THE THIR D P E R IOD CATALOGUE OF P R INCIPAL WOR KS IN DEX LI S T O F I LL U S T R A T I O NS The Adoration ofth e Magi A ntw' erp Gallery Fr ontispiece The Drunke n He rc ule s D resden Gallery I 2 The Philoso hers P itti Galler Fl oren e I 8 p y , c Rube ns and Isabe lla Brant in the Arbour M unich Gal lery 24 The Desc ent from the Cross A ntw' erfi Cathedral 26 ’ T P i Two o Li hte stein Ga ller Vi nna he a nter s S ns c n y , e 28 The E arthly Paradise H agu e Gallery 30 Sc ene from the History ofDec ius Mus Lichtenstein Galler Vienna 2 y , 3 The Last J udgem e nt (Small) M uni ch Gallery 34 The Infanta Isabella B russels Gallery 38 Isabe lla B rant H ag ue Gallery 40 Ru e n U z i Galler F lorence b s fi y , 44 H l R hs M useum A msterdam e ena Fourm e nt if , 46 ’ Marie d M dic i The P r ado M adri e e , d 48 ’ Th e P easants Danc e La R onda The P rado M adrid 0 ( ) , 5 The Chateau de Steen N ationa l Gallery 54 Th e Adoration ofthe Magi B russels Gallery 76 A Silenus P roc ession M unich Gallery 80 The Flight into Egypt Cassel Gallery 82 Th L u t M unich Ga e e ion H n . ll ry 86 The Prodigal Son A ntw' erfi Gallery 88 Fr nc i A ntwer a The Last Communion ofSt. a s p G llery 90 ’ Sc ene from the History ofMarie de Medic i The Louv re 96 Gaspar Gervatius A ntwerp Gallery 1 00 v iii LIST O F ILLUST RAT IO NS The Chapeau de P oil N ational Gal lery Rubens and Helena in their Garden M uni ch Ga llery Le P elisse Vienna Gallery The Judgeme nt ofP aris N ational Gallery Offering to Venus Vienna Gallery The Garden ofLov The P rado M adrid e , The Rainbow Landsc ape Wal lace Collection ” Le Ch rist Ala paille A ntwerp Gallery The Ascent ofCalvary B russels Gallery BI B L I OGRA P HY THE ks r la n to R be s are so me o s tha is im boo e ti g u n nu r u , t it The possible to provide a complete list in the present volume . follow n a ra d hronolo all are the most m o ta t . i g, r nge c gic y, i p r n i 1 6 2 2 . 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