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 on two cushions), one of whose feet St. John kisses. Original sketch also in Uffizi.—Molini, Gal. di Firenze, ii. 84; Soc. Ed., Gal. di Firenze, Pl. 117; Lavice, 47.

By Bernardino Luini, Uffizi, Florence; wood. The Virgin, kneeling; at left, Infant Jesus; at right, St. John Baptist playing with a lamb.—Soc. Ed. and Paris, Gal. di Firenze, Pl. 39.

By Pietro Perugino, National Gallery, London; wood, tempera, H. 2 ft. 2-1/2 in. × 1 ft. 5-1/2 in. Bought by the late Mr. Beckford at Perugia, and of him for the National Gallery in 1841 for £800. Has been attributed to Lo Spagna, though signed by Perugino. An unimportant though original work.—Richter, Ital. Art in Nat. Gal., 52, 105.

By Andrea Solario, Leuchtenberg Gallery, St. Petersburg; wood, H. 1 ft. 6 in. × 10-5/8 in. The Virgin holds Jesus in the crenellated opening of a parapet, behind which the Baptist stands with a reed cross and fruits; Jesus holds a bird with a string. Painted about 1515. A forged signature on this panel has led to much controversy.—C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 60; Moschini, Mem. della Vita di And. Solario (Florence, 1832); Kunstblatt (1832), No. 38.

MADONNA DI S. LUCA (of St. Luke), attributed to Raphael, Accademia di S. Luca, Rome; wood. St. Luke, kneeling on a foot-*stool before an easel, painting the Virgin, with the Child in her arms, who appears beside it sustained by clouds; behind the saint, an ox lying down and a youth standing, supposed to be Raphael himself. Probably by Timoteo Viti (C. & C.) or Francesco Penni (Gruyer). Formerly in S. Martino, Rome, where is now a copy by Ant. Grammatica. Engraved by J Langlois; M. Piccioni.—C. & C., N. Italy, i. 581; Müntz, 511; Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael, iii. 570; Jameson, Sacred and Leg. Art, i. 566.

Madonna with St. Margaret, Parmigianino, Bologna Gallery.

MADONNA WITH ST. MARGARET, Parmigianino, Bologna Gallery; wood, H. 6 ft. 5 in. × 4 ft. 7 in. The Virgin, seated under a tree, presents Jesus to St Margaret, who is kneeling with the head of the dragon beside her; behind, at left, St. Augustine; at right, an angel and St. Jerome. Formerly in S. Margherita, Bologna; carried to Paris in 1796; returned in 1815. Small replica in Louvre, where St. Augustine is called St. Benedict. Engraved by G. Ant. Belmondo; G. Trabalesi; F. Rosaspina; F. Bonassone.—Pinac. di Bologna, Pl. 18; Musée français, i.; Landon, Musée, v. Pl. 29; Villot, Cat. Louvre; Réveil, vii. 494.

MADONNA OF ST. MATTHEW, Annibale Carracci, Dresden Gallery; canvas, H. 13 ft. 7 in. × 9 ft.; signed, dated 1588. The Virgin, with Jesus on her knees, enthroned at right between two pillars, from which two angels are drawing back curtains; at right, St. Matthew, standing, with tablet, pen, and inkhorn in hand; at left, St. John Baptist pointing to the Child, whose foot a monk is kissing; in front, an angel reclining; and above, in clouds, three boy angels.