Rubens (pron. Ru-biflss), 1577-1640. A celebrated

Flemish (cf. p. 36, 1. 8) painter, famous as a colorist. He painted historical and sacred subjects, portraits, landscapes, eto. Of his pictures the largest collection is in Munich, but 45 are in the Louvre muséum at Paris. Among his best known works is the Descent from the Cross (in the cathedral of Antwerp) and the Râpe of the Sabines (London).

99. 8. Kharites (Greek). The Grâces (in clas. myth.)— the personification of female charm and beauty.

100. 11. Évohé (or évoé)\ (term of antiquity). Cry with which Bacchus was invoked.

S*acxignardent=^deviennent fainéants, paresseux. Espalier. Cf. p. 25, 1, 13.

Bi*ûlé ses vaisseaux, Bumt his bridges; i, e., taken a desperate course as a final remedy permitting no retreat.