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 CONSTANTINE can ; fresco. Constantino, kneeling at the font in the Baptistry of the Lateran, is bap- tised by Pope Sylvester (portrait of Clement VII.) in presence of Church officials, pages, and a Roman family of converts ; Crispus, his son, awaits his turn to receive baptism. Designed by Raphael ; painted in 1524 by II Fattore, who made unjustifiable devia- tions from the original drawing. The fig- ure in black dress and velvet cap is his own portrait ; one in black, leaning against a column, is Baldassare Castiglione. Passavant says the composition is not by Raphael. It is the weakest of the frescos in the hall. Engraved by Fr. Aquila, Salandri, etc. Passavant, ii. 302 ; Vasari, ed. Mil., v. 530. CONSTANTINE, DONATION OF, Raph- ael (?), Sala di Costantino, Vatican ; fresco. Constantine's gift of Rome to Pope Sylvester. The Pope, seated on a throne in the old Basilica of St. Peter, blesses the kneeling Emperor, who presents him with a golden figure representing Rome ; among the many represented as attendants are Giulio Roma- no, Baldassare Castiglione, and the poets Pontano and Murello. Designed by Raph- ael; painted about 1524 by R. del Colle ; some additions by G. Romano. Engraved by B. Franco; by Fr. Aquila, Alogedo Fabri, Landon. D'Anvers, 95 ; Passavant, ii. 303 ; Vasari, ed. Mil., v. 530. CONSTANTINE AND HELENA, GLORY OF, Palma Vecchio, Brera, Milan ; wood, three panels, life-size. SS. Constantino and Helena supporting the cross, in middle ; SS. Roch and Sebastian in landscapes, at sides. Presented to Brera by Duke Melzi. C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 467. CONSTANTINE, VICTORY OF, Raphael and Giulio Romano, Sala di Costantino, Vatican ; fresco. The battle between Con- stantine and Maxentius at the Milviau Bridge (Ponte Molle), near Rome (A.D. 312). One of the largest historical subjects ever painted. Represents the crisis of victory, when Constantine, on horseback, is aiming a spear at Maxentius, who struggles with his horse in the Tiber ; in background, the Monte Mario ; above, three angels, with swords. Designed by Raphael ; painted after his death by G. Romano. Engraved by G. B. Cavalleriis, C. Cort, Bonasone, Scalberge, and Aquila. Vasari, ed. Mil., iv. 369 ; v. 529 ; Kugler (Eastlake), ii. 438 ; D'Anvers, 94 ; Passavant, ii. 300. CONSTANTINE, VISION OF, Raphael and Giulio Romano, Sala di Costantino, Vatican ; fresco. Constantine, standing on a platform at left, with a Roman captain beside him, relates his vision to four standard-bearers ; above, the apparition of the shining cross, and below, soldiers in surprise and terror hurrying among tents ; in background, the mausoleum of Hadrian, pyramid of Caius Cestius, and other ancient monuments. Designed by Raphael ; paint- ed by G. Romano, who introduced (in the corner) the dwarf Gradasso da Norcia, men- tioned in poetry of Berni. Engraved by Aquila, Salandri, and Landon. Passavant, ii. 299 ; Vasari, ed. Mil., v. 529. CONSTANTINOPLE, ENTRY OF CRU- SADERS INTO, Eugene Delacroix, Ver- sailles Museum ; canvas. Capture of the city by the Crusaders in 1204. In centre, Baldwin, Count of Flanders, mounted and followed by knights and equerries bearing pennons, is riding in front of a palace be- tween kneeling women and old men who implore his pity ; in background, the Bos- porus and the houses and walls of the city ; in middleground, right, a melee in the streets. Salon, 1841 ; Exposition Univer- selle, 1855. Engraved by Frilley. Gal. de Versailles, i. PI. 41 ; Larousse, iv. 1032. CONSULTATION, Pieter de Hooch, for- merly in Narischkine Gallery, St. Peters- burg ; wood, H. 2 ft. 3 in. X 1 ft. 10 in. In- terior of a room ; four figures. A gentle- man, in a black velvet coat, is leaning upon a table with his hand on the wrist of a lady sitting beside him ; a woman, in a red jacket bordered with ermine and a blue skirt, stands by the window, filling a glass, and a second gentleman stands on the fur- ther side of the table, with a pipe in his