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 HOLY by Emperor Joseph to M. Burtin, of Brus- By Kubens, Windsor Castle ; canvas, H. 8 ft. x 8 ft. The Virgin, seated at left, sup- ports Infant Jesus standing in her lap ; In- fant St. John stretches out his arms towards the Saviour, before whom St. John of Assisi bows in adoration ; behind the Saviour St. Elizabeth, and at left Joseph. Replica (H. 5 ft. 8 in. x C ft. 7 in.), Leigh Court; at sale (1884), bought in at 5,000 guineas. Waa- gen, Treasures, ii. 435 ; iii. 182 ; Smith, ii. 251. By Andrea del Sarlo, Hermitage, St. Pe- tersburg. Autotype by Ad. Braun & Co., Paris. By Andrea del Sarlo, Louvre ; wood, H. 4 ft. 7 in. X 3 ft. 5 in. The Virgin, seated on the ground, holds Jesus, who turns his head toward St. Elizabeth ; the latter sup- ports the infant St. John, who stands with his right hand raised towards heaven ; be- hind the Virgin, two angels. From collec- tion of Francis I. Old copy in Vienna Mu- Holy Family, Rubens, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. whence sold for 2,500 guineas ; bought by Lord Hertford for I!, 000 guineas. "Vaagen, Treasures, ii. 157. By Jtiibenx, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; wood, H. 2 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. Jesus, lying in a cradle, caresses St. John, who stands behind it ; the Virgin, in scarlet vest and blue man- tle, is seated near, with her hand on the cover of the cradle ; at her left, St. Elizabeth; be- hind her, St. Joseph. Taken to Paris by French ; returned in 1815. Engraved by Vos- terman ; Langlois ; Paradisi ; C. Mogalli. Musc'e francais ; Smith, ii. 143 ; Filhol, ii. PI. 140 ; Gal. du Pal. Pitti, iv. PI. 87. By llulii'ii*, Vienna Museum ; wood, H. 7 ft. 4 in. x 11 ft. The Virgin, in a scarlet vest and blue mantle, is seated at the foot of a tree, with Jesus in her arms; before them, St. John held by his mother Elizabeth, at whose left stands Zachariah offering the Holy Family, Andrea del Sarto, Louvre. Saviour a branch of fruit. Painted on cov- seum. Landon, Musce, vi. PI. G7 ; Villot, ers of altarpiece of St. I/ilefonso. by Deroy. Smith, ii. 92. Engraved Cat. Louvre. By Andrea del Sarto, National Gallery, 278