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 Vierges de Raphael, iii. 130; Lübke, Raphael, 34, 96.

MADONNA, MEYER. See Madonna of Burgomaster Meyer.

MADONNA DELLA MISERICORDIA (of Mercy), Fra Bartolommeo, Lucca Gallery; canvas, arched, H. 12 ft. 4 in. × 8 ft. 6 in.; signed, dated 1515. The Virgin, robed in crimson drapery, the ends of her azure veil borne by two angels, stands on a pedestal; her right hand is raised above her head, as if in supplication to Christ, who is visible in the clouds above, and her left points to groups of adorers around her throne. Painted for the Convent of S. Romano, Lucca; lately removed to gallery.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iv. 192; Marchese, ii. 109, 144; C. & C., Italy, iii. 461; Dohme (Keane), 413.

By Fra Filippo Lippi, Berlin Museum. The Virgin, with many figures under her cloak, which is held up by two angels.—C. & C., Italy, ii. 349.

MADONNA OF THE NAPKIN. See Madonna de la Servilleta.

MADONNA DELLA NEVE (of the Snow), Matteo di Giovanni, S. M. della Neve, Siena; dated 1477.

By Alessandro Turchi, Brera, Milan; canvas, H. 9 ft. 10 in. × 5 ft. 7 in. The Virgin and Child seated upon clouds, surrounded by many angels; below, Pope Liberius and several orders of Roman clergy. Formerly in S. M. della Neve, Verona.—Brera Cat.

MADONNA, NICCOLINI (della Casa Niccolini), Raphael, Panshanger House, near Hertford, England; H. about 2 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 6 in.; dated 1508. Virgin, seated, with Jesus on a white cushion on her knees. Painted in Florence; described by Cinelli in 1677; bought of Niccolini family, Florence, by Earl Cowper when ambassador to court of Tuscany. Engraved by Perfetti (1831); Nic. Hoff; G. T. Doo (1835); J. Bein (1835); G. Scharf.—C. & C., Raphael, i. 357; Passavant, ii. 65; Müntz, 174; Cinelli, Bellezze di Firenze, 409; Thoré, Trésors d'Art exposés à Manchester en 1857, 57; Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael, iii. 65; Lübke, Raphael, 33, 100.

MADONNA, NOVAR. See Madonna dei Candelabri.

MADONNA OF THE OAK. See Holy Family—del Lagarto.

Orleans Madonna, Raphael, Château de Chantilly, France.

MADONNA, ORLEANS (Vierge de la Maison d'Orléans), Raphael, Château de Chantilly, France; wood, H. 11-1/2 in. × 8-1/2 in. The Virgin, seated on a cushioned chair with one foot on a stool, bends over Jesus seated in her lap; he grasps the hem of her dress with both hands, and looks towards the spectator. In the background, a shelf on which are earthen vessels and a straw-plaited flask. These accessories are attributed by some to David Teniers. Probably painted in Urbino (1506?) for Duke Guidobaldo I.; disappeared at the breaking up of the ducal establishment in 1631; owned by Duc d'Orléans, brother of Louis XIV.; passed in 1701, by inheritance, to the collection of the regent, Duc d'Orléans; sold in London in 1798 to Mr. Hibbert for £500; bought at Hibbert sale (1829) for