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 MASWIENS MASWIENS, JOSEPH, born at Louvain, Sept. 1!), 1828. Architecture painter, pupil of Louvain Academy and of Genisson, tben in Madrid of Villa-Amil ; travelled in Spain (1853-54) and France (1855); paints chiefly interiors of churcbcs and other buildings, of great perspective accuracy and excellent light-effects. Works: Cathedral of Toledo ; Great Chapel in do. ; Chapel San Isidore, Madrid ; Interior of St. Gomar's at Liern, near Antwerp ; Former House of Brewers' Guild at Louvain, Louvain Museum. MATEJKO, JAN (R ALOYSIUS), born at Cracow, July 30, 1838. History painter, pupil of Cracow Art School, then of Munich (1858-00) and of Vienna Academy. Came at once into prominence with dramatic scones from history of his native conn-' try. Director of Cracow Art School since 1873 ; member of Berlin and Paris Acade- mies. Medals: Paris, 1805; 1st class, 1807; of honour, 1878 ; L. of Honour, 1870 ; Or- der of Francis Joseph. Works: Simon Staro- wolski and Charles Gustavus of Sweden at Monument of King Lokietek (1857), Cra- cow Art Union ; King Sigismund I. confer- ring Privilege of Nobility on Professors of Cracow "University (1858), Jagellouic Li- brary, Cracow ; Poisoning of Queen Bona (1859) ; Murder of Wapowski (1800) ; King John Casimir in Bielany (1801) ; John Ko- chanowski beside the Body of his Daughter Ursula (1802); Court Jester Stanczyk (1803); Jesuit Skarga preaching before Diet of Cra- cow in 1592 (1802-04); Veit Stoss (1803-05); Diet of Warsaw in 1773 (1804), Vienna Mu- seum ; Alchymist Sendziwoi before Sigis- mund III; Vladislav the Wise called to Throne of Poland ; Union of Lublin in 1509 (1870) ; Stephen Bathory in the Camp of Wielki Luki (1872); Johaim Wilczek during Defence of Benedictine Monastery ; King Sobieski's Prayer before Battle ; Matthias Borkowicz thrown into a Dungeon ; Conse- cration of King Sigismund's Bell (1875) ; Murder of King Przemysl ; Ivan the Cruel in the Place of Execution at Moscow ; Battle of Tannenbcrg in 1410, Defeat at Varna (1879); Prussia doing Homage to Poland (1882); Sobieski before Vienna (1883); Cos- sack Wernyhora's Prophecy of Poland's Fut- ure (1884) ; Surrender of Archduke Maxi- milian to Chancellor Jan Samojski (1884) ; The Republic of Babin (1885) ; Entry of Maid of Orleans into Eeiius (1880), Beims Museum. -Illustr. Zeitg. (1870), ii. 11; (1885), i. 250 ; Du Camp, Beaux Arts, 158, 300 ; Graph. K., ii. 42 ; Kunst-Chrouik, ii. 121 ; v. 22, 150 ; vii. 350 ; xiv. 340 ; xvii. 498 ; xviii. 109, 759 ; xix. 711 ; Miiller, 357 ; Gaz. des B. Arts (1803), xviii. 500 ; xxiii. 141 ; La Ilustracion (1884), i. 3, 20 ; Rev. des Deux Mondes, June, 1874 ; Land und Meer (1872), ii. No. 50 ; Wurzbach, xvi. 99 ; Zeitschr. f. b. K., xx. 118. MATER DOLOROSA, Gticrcino, Palazzo Borghese, Rome. Draped to the chin and the head covered with a mantle. Face ex- pressive of calm but deep grief. Lavice, 350. By Murillo, Madrid Museum ; canvas, H. 1 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 4 in. Bust, without hands ; head turned to right, inclined forward ; red dress, with white scarf over head and around neck ; over scarf, a black mantle. Compan- ion to Ecce Homo, Madrid Museum. From Isabel Farnese Collection. Repetition : Duke de Villahermosa, Madrid. Curtis, 140. By Titian, Madrid Museum ; slate, H. 2 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 9 in. Bust, of life-size ; the Virgin, in a violet tunic and blue mantle, the latter partly covering the head, on which is a white cap, and with upraised hands, la- ments the sufferings of the Son. Compan- ion piece to Ecce Homo of Titian, also in Madrid Museum. Painted in 1554 for Mary of Hungary, by whom carried to Spain. C. & C., Titian, ii. 233. MATHEY, PAUL, born in Paris ; con- temporary. History, portrait, and landscape 22(1