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 *formed by mannerism, and show affinity with Liberale and Pisano. The last of his life was devoted to architecture, chiefly at Pavia.—C. & C., N. Italy, i. 469; Burckhardt, 606.

FALENS, KAREL VAN, born in Antwerp, baptized Nov. 24, 1683, died in Paris, May 26, 1733. Flemish school; painter of hunts and landscapes, pupil of Constantyn Francken; imitated Wouwermans with great success. Went in 1703 to Paris; made member of the Academy in 1726. Works: Rendezvous of Huntsmen, Halt of Hunters, Louvre; Departure of Falconers, Dresden Gallery; Landscape with Horsemen, Stockholm Museum; Winter Landscapes (2), Darmstadt Museum.—Biog. nat. de Belgique, vi. 862; Michiels, ix. 346; Van den Branden, 1209; Ch. Blanc, École flamande; Jal, 561.

FALGUIÈRE, JEAN ALEXANDRE JOSEPH, born in Toulouse, Sept. 7, 1831. Genre painter, pupil of Jouffroy; began as a sculptor, won the grand prix de Rome in 1859 as such, and modelled many fine works. Medal, 2d class, 1875; Mem. of Institute, 1882. Works: The Wrestlers (1874); Cain carrying away Abel's Body (1876); Susanna (1879); Slaughter of a Bull (1881); Fan and Poignard (1882), Luxembourg Museum; The Sphinx (1883); Hylas, Offering to Diana (1884); Acis and Galatea (1885).

FALIERO, MARINO, DEATH OF, Eugène Delacroix, Sir Richard Wallace, London; canvas, H. 4 ft. 9 in. × 3 ft. 9 in. The body of the Doge Marino Faliero, condemned to death for having conspired against the Republic of Venice, lies decapitated at the foot of the Staircase of the Giants, in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice; beside it stands the executioner and others, and at the top of the staircase are many spectators. Painted in 1826; Salon of 1827; Exposition Universelle, 1855. Sold originally for 1,800 francs; bought for £4,000 at Pereire sale. Etched by Flameng.—Gaz. des B. Arts (1864), xvi. 198; L'œuvre de Delacroix (Paris, 1885), 48.

FALL OF BABEL, Wilhelm von Kaulbach, New Museum, Berlin; mural painting, staircase hall. The dispersal of the nations at the fall of Babel. Nimrod, seated on a golden throne in front of the Tower of Babel, which is falling in ruins, with his wife and children and overthrown idols at his feet, defies Jehovah, who is seen above in clouds, surrounded by angels, hurling thunderbolts; at right, his servants and priests deride the Almighty; below, the children of Shem, Ham, and Japhet dispersing.

FALL OF THE DAMNED, Rubens, Munich Gallery; wood, H. 8 ft. 11 in. × 6 ft. 11 in. St. Michael, armed with lightning, accompanied by angels, hurling the damned into the bottomless abyss. Engraved by Snyderhoef, 1642.—Smith, ii. 65; Eastlake, Notes, 183.

FALL OF MAN, Tintoretto, Scuola di S. Rocco, Venice; oval, on ceiling of upper room. The vegetation is rich, but faces coarse, and composition uninteresting.—Ruskin, Stones of Venice, iii. 348; Ridolfi, Marav., ii. 197.

FALLEN ANGELS, Tintoretto, Dresden Gallery; canvas, H. 10 ft. 5 in. × 7 ft. 3 in. Sometimes called Overthrow of Babel. Restored and relined in 1838.

FAME, Guido Reni, Turin Gallery; wood, H. 1 ft. 2 in. × 1 ft. A winged female figure, draped, standing on one foot on the globe of the world, blowing a trumpet. Engraved by Lasinio.—Gal. di Torino, i. Pl. 15.

FAMULUS, painter. See Fabullus.

FANTIN-LATOUR, HENRI, born at Grenoble, Jan. 14, 1836. Genre and portrait painter, pupil of Lecoq de Boisbaudran; famous for his portraits. Medal, 1870; 2d class, 1875; L. of Honour, 1879. Works: Three Studies from Nature (1861); Reading, Fairy (1863); Delacroix and his Friends (1864); The Toast (1865); Dead Nature (1866); The Levée (1869); A Studio (1870);