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 MADONNA AND ST. FRANCIS, Guido Reni, Hermitage, St. Petersburg. The saint, kneeling, with his hands crossed on his breast, adores the Infant Jesus who stands on his mother's knees; above them, a violet-coloured drapery held up by three angels. Formerly at Malmaison.

Madonna of St. George, Correggio, Dresden Gallery.

MADONNA OF ST. GEORGE, Correggio, Dresden Gallery; wood, H. 10 ft. 1 in. × 6 ft. 8 in. The Virgin, with Jesus on her lap, enthroned in a chapel, through the arch of which is seen a landscape; below, on one side, St. George in armour, with his foot on the dragon's head, and behind him St. Peter Martyr; on the other side, St. John Baptist, and behind him St. Geminianus receiving the model of the church from an angel; cherubs in foreground. Painted for brotherhood of S. Pietro Martire, Modena, and placed in their church about 1530-32; came in 1649 into possession of Francesco I. of Modena, whence passed to Dresden Gallery in 1745-46. Copy by Cesare Aretusi in S. Barnaba, Mantua. Engraved by Bertelli, Giovannini of Bologna (1699), and by Beauvais. Restored by Hartmann, and Schirmer (1858).—Meyer, Correggio, 315, 479; Gal. Roy. de Dresde, i. Pl. 2; Landon, Œuvres, viii. Pl. 24; Kugler (Eastlake), ii. 504; Hübner, Dresden Gal., i. 9; Réveil, ix. 601.

By Giacomo Francia, Bologna Gallery; wood, H. 8 ft 1 in. × 4 ft. 11 in.; signed, dated 1526. The Virgin, seated, holding Jesus, who reaches for the reed cross held by the kneeling St. John; at right, St. George, in full armour, holding his banner by the staff; at left, St. Sebastian tied to a tree and pierced with arrows; behind, SS. Francis and Bernard kneeling; above, three angels with palms and flowers. Formerly in the suppressed Church of S. Francesco, Bologna. Engraved by G. Rosaspina.—Pinac. di Bologna, Pl. 34; Lanzi, iii. 20.

MADONNA OF ST. JEROME. See Giorno, Il.

MADONNA WITH ST. JOHN, Anton van Dyck, Munich Gallery; wood, H. 4 ft. 7 in. × 3 ft. 7 in. The Virgin, half-length, standing, holds Jesus standing on an architectural fragment; at left, St. John, half-length, offers a scroll.—Munich Gal., Pl. 55; Eastlake, Notes, 68.

By Giulio Romano, Louvre; wood, H. 11 in. × 10 in. The Virgin, seated, with Jesus in her arms; behind, to right, Infant St. John, with reed cross, pointing with left hand to Jesus. Supposed to have been painted for Cardinal Gonzaga.—Filhol, v. 355; Landon, vi. Pl. 7; Villot, Cat. Louvre.

By Guido Reni, Louvre; copper, H. 10 in. × 8 in. The Virgin, seated, holds on her knees the Infant Jesus, who blesses the young St. John embracing his feet; at right, in window, a vase of flowers. Collection of Louis XIV. Many old and well-executed copies. Engraved by Vallet; Bloemaert; Lochon.—Filhol, i. Pl. 62; Landon, Musée, vi. Pl. 53.

By Guido Reni, Uffizi, Florence; copper. The Virgin (half-figure) near Jesus (seated