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 LANTARA among Olive Trees at Mentone (1872) ; Bay of Treffenk'e at High Tide, Reefs of Kil- vouarn, View from Pont cles Arts in Paris (1873) ; Bi-eakers at Stang (187-4) ; Heath of Kcrlouarneck (1874), Luxembourg ; Rocks of Arvechen at Low Tide, High Tide at Ploumanach, Bay of Plomach (1875) ; Death of an Oak Tree," Coast of Finisterro (187(i) ; April Blossoms, Windmills near Lille (1877); Moors in Bloom (1878); Bay of Douarneiipz at Low Tide, Ocean at Granvillc, (1879) ; Glare on the Shore at Granville, Park of Mc'- nars (1880) ; End of Storm, Downs at Don- ville (1881) ; Fine Morning on the, Breton Coast, Cloisters of Mont St. Michel (1882) ; The Reef, Dew (1883) ; October Mist, The Cliff (1884) ; Vineyards of Marinade, Sunrise on the Sea (1885). Bellier, i. 905 ; Bitard, 7(!8 ; Larousse. LANTARA, SIMON MATHURIX, born in Onej' (Seinc- et-Oise), March 24, 172!), died in Paris, Dec. 22, 1778. French school; 1 a n d s c a p e p a i n t e r o f great talent but little in- dustry, who painted little, was always poor, and died in the charity hospital. Bernard, Joseph Ver- net, Casanova, Bern', and Taunay often sup- plied the figures in his landscapes. Works : Sunset (1701), Louvre ; Morning, Evening, Banks of a River, Besanc;on Museum ; Banks of the Loing, Chuteauroux Museum ; Moon- light, Nantes Museum ; A Castle, Farm Ex- terior, Valenciennes Museum ; Two Land- scapes, Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Bellier, Recherches historiques sur Lantara ; Ch. Blanc, Ecole franchise ; Houssaye, Gal. du xviii. Siecle, iii. 177 ; Jal, 735 ; Villot, Cat, Louvre ; Lejeune, Guide, i. 291. LANZANI, POLIDORO, called Polidoro di Venezia, boru in Venice in 1515, died there, July 21, 15G5. Venetian school ; history painter, pupil, or at least follower, of Titian ; copied his contemporaries so ef- fectually that his works rarely pass under his own name. Works : Venetian Noble- man dedicating to the Madonna his Child, Betrothal of St. Catherine of Siena with the Infant Christ, Dresden Museum ; Ho- ly Family, Vienna Museum ; Last Supper (1545), Venice Academy. LANZAS, LAS (The Lances), Velasquez, Madrid Museum ; canvas, H. 9 ft. 10 in. x 12 ft. The surrender of Breda : The Mar- quis de Spinola, accompanied by officers, in the presence of the Flemish and Spanish armies, advances to receive the keys of the city from Justin of Nassau (1625) ; at right, soldiers with lances, which give the picture its name ; on extreme right, the soldier with wide collar and hat with white plumes is said to be the artist himself. One of the finest historical pictures in the world. Painted about 1047 for Palace of Buen Re- tiro. Copy, partly by H. Regnault, in Ecole dcs Beaux Arts, Paris. Sketch offered for sale in Paris in 1859, but returned to Spain. Etched by Laguillermie ; B. Maura. Palo- mino, iii. 335 ; Curtis, 21 ; Madrazo, 599. LAI* (Lapp), JAN, flourished second half of Kith century. Dutch school ; landscape painter in the manner of Moucheron and Pynacker ; must have studied in Rome. Works : Italian Landscapes with Figures (3), Hague Museum. Bode, Studien, 334. LAPIERRE, LOUIS EMILE, born in Paris in 1817, died there, March 28, 1886. Landscape painter, pupil of Bertin ; an in- dustrious and painstaking artist of no great originality. Medals : 2d class, 1848, 1863 ; L. of Honour, 1869. Works : Daphnis and Chloe (1845) ; Abbey of Theleme (1847) ; Of what are the Girls Dreaming ? Boboli Garden in Florence (1848) ; Fountain of Egeria, The Seasons (1850) ; Sunset, Under the Oaks (1855) ; Woods in Springtime, Woods in Winter (1859) ; Rock of Milly (1801) ; Sunset, Bar of the Loing (1863) ; In the Woods (1865) ; Garden of Foil tain e- bleau (1866) ; Cutting in Woods of Cliam- 2(1