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 in. The Virgin, seated, holding an open book, on which Jesus, standing by her side, has placed his right hand; behind him is the infant St. John, and on each side are two angels, one of whom is reading from a scroll. Unfinished.—Cat. Nat. Gal.

Madonna with Angels, Rubens, Louvre.

By Rubens, Louvre; canvas, H. 4 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 3 in. The Virgin, with Jesus in her arms, is borne upon clouds and sustained by groups of wingless angels; above, two suspend a crown over her head while others hold palms. Copy at Potsdam by a pupil of Rubens. Engraved by Visscher; by anonymous, with changes.—Cat. Louvre; Landon, Musée, v. Pl. 57; Smith, ii. 116.

MADONNA DI ANSIDEI, Raphael, National Gallery, London; wood, H. 9 ft. × 5 ft., figures full-length, less than life-size; dated 1506. The Virgin on a high throne with Jesus on her knees, both reading from a book; on the left stands John Baptist; on right, Bishop Nicholas of Bari, with crozier and book. Painted at Perugia for Ansidei family, as an altarpiece for chapel of S. Niccola da Bari in S. Fiorenzo; bought in 1764 by Lord Robert Spencer, who placed in the chapel a copy by Niccola Monti, and presented to his brother, Duke of Marlborough, whence sometimes called Blenheim Madonna; bought for National Gallery (1884) for £70,000. Engraved by L. Gruner (1856).—C. & C., Raphael, i. 222; Passavant, ii. 31; Müntz, 214; Waagen, Treasures, iii. 127; Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael, iii. 447; Lübke, Raphael, 31, 95; Portfolio (1884), 204.

MADONNA, APPARITION OF, Annibale Carracci, Louvre; canvas, H. 13 ft. 1 in. × 7 ft. 5 in.; signed, dated 1592. At left, St. Luke, kneeling, implores the Virgin, who, with Jesus in her arms and surrounded by the other Evangelists, appears in glory; at right, St. Catherine, her foot upon the wheel. Painted, according to Malvasia, for the chapel of the notaries in the Cathedral of Reggio. From Musée Napoléon.—Villot, Cat. Louvre; Landon, Musée, ii. Pl. 46.

MADONNA OF THE APPLE, Murillo, Sir William Eden, Bart., London; canvas, H. 5 ft. × 3 ft. 3 in. The Virgin holds the Child seated on her knee; he has an apple in one hand and with the other clasps one of her fingers. Second manner. Bought in 1834 from Julian Williams.—Curtis, 155; Athenæum, Aug. 18, 1877.

MADONNA DELLE ARPIE (of the Harpies), Andrea del Sarto, Uffizi, Florence; signed, dated 1517. The Virgin (said to be a portrait of Lucrezia Fede, wife of Andrea), with Jesus in her arms, standing supported by two boy angels on a pedestal, on which harpies are sculptured; on the left, St. Francis; on the right, St. John Evangelist. Painted for S. Francesco, Florence; bought by Ferdinando de' Medici, who placed in the church a copy by Francesco Petrucci. One of the best of Andrea's easel pictures. Engraved in 1832 by J. Felsing; Lasinio; Lorenzini.—Vasari, ed. Mil., v. 20; C. & C.,