but is unmistakably the work of his brush, although the woman’s face
and hands appear to have been badly repainted. It was bought in 1806 at
the low price of £72. The best version of the same subject is the one
in the Sigmaringen Gallery. By Quentin Matsys is also, probably, the
_Pietà_ (No. 2203), which is catalogued officially as “Flemish XVIth
Century.” Quentin’s son Jan, who followed his father’s tradition and
achieved considerable distinction, is the painter of the hideous _David
and Bathsheba_ (No. 2030B), which bears the inscription