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 *lazzo Monti, Milan.—W. & W., ii. 273; Richter, Ital. Art in Nat. Gal., 65, 106.

By Bartolommeo Montagna, Brera, Milan; canvas; figures size of life; signed, dated 1499. The Virgin, with Jesus in her arms, enthroned in a vaulted portico; on one side, SS. Andrew and Monica; on the other, SS. Ursula and Sigismond; on the pediment, three angels with musical instruments. Painted for the Squarzi chapel in S. Michele, Vicenza.—C. & C., N. Italy, i. 429; Ridolfi, Maraviglie, i. 141.

By Murillo, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; canvas, arched, H. 2 ft. 9 in. × 2 ft. 2 in. The Virgin and Child, surrounded by cherubs and accompanied by SS. Francis and Thomas Aquinas, appear to a Franciscan monk who has been reading the theology of St. Thomas; she hands to each of the saints a crown, while St. Francis admonishes the monk to follow the doctrine he has read. Painted about 1639; one of the earliest of Murillo's works. Until first part of present century in Dominican Convent of La Regina Angelorum; presented to Museum about 1852 by representatives of W. G. Clarke.—Curtis, 164.

By Murillo, Sir Richard Wallace, Bart., London; canvas, H. 2 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 8 in. The Virgin, with Jesus on her left arm, seated on clouds, surrounded by angels and cherubs; beneath, St. John Baptist standing, and SS. Justa, Rufina, and Frances kneeling, all looking up. Aguado sale (1843), 17,900 francs. Engraved by Nargeot.—Gal. Aguado, Pl. 8; Curtis, 163; Art Journal (1875), 208.

By Pietro Perugino, S. Agostino, Cremona; wood, H. 5 ft. 7 in. × 5 ft.; signed, dated 1494. The Virgin and Child, enthroned, between SS. James and Augustine, the latter in canonicals. Painted for the altar of the Roncadelli family; taken to Paris in 1797; returned in 1815. Well preserved. Engraved by Normand.—C. & C., Italy, iii. 194; Landon, Musée, Pl. 54.

By Pietro Perugino, Louvre, Paris; wood, round, diam. 5 ft. The Virgin, with Jesus in her lap, seated in a landscape; at left, St. Rosa, at right, St. Catherine, both standing; behind, two angels, standing in adoration. Acquired at sale of King of Netherlands in 1850; formerly in Lapeyrière Collection.—W. & W., ii. 240; Cat. Louvre.

By Pietro Perugino, National Gallery, London; wood, H. 6 ft. × 4 ft. 11 in. The Virgin, with Jesus in her arms, stands on a pedestal in a landscape, while two angels suspend a crown over her head; at sides, SS. Jerome and Francis. A masterpiece, combining fine proportions with natural movement, and graceful outlines with bright warm colour. Painted in 1507 for the executors of one Giovanni, a carpenter; later in Palazzo Penna, Perugia. Acquired in 1879 from Baron de la Penna, Rome, for £3,200.—C. & C., Italy, iii. 231; Richter, Ital. Art in Nat. Gal., 52, 110.

By Pietro Perugino, Uffizi, Florence; wood, figures size of life; dated 1493. The Virgin and Child, enthroned, between SS. John Baptist and Sebastian; in background, a temple and landscape. Painted for S. Domenico, Fiesole; in Uffizi since 1786.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iii. 585; C. & C., Italy, iii. 191; Gall. illus. di Firenze, Pl. 32; Lavice, 52.

By Pietro Perugino, Vatican, Rome; canvas; signed. The Virgin and Child enthroned in front of a colonnade, on a pedestal, between the four patron saints of the city—Lorenzo, Herculanus, Constantius, and Louis of Toulouse. Painted in 1496 for the Sala del Magistrato, Perugia; dis-*membered and taken to Paris by the French, who left behind the frame and a Pietà forming the pediment, now in the Perugia Gallery; the Madonna returned in 1815 and placed in Vatican.—C. & C., Italy, iii. 200; Pistolesi, Vaticano, vi. Pl. 89; Vasari, ed. Mil., iii. 580.

By Pietro Perugino, Vienna Museum; wood, figures life-size; signed, dated 1493. The Virgin and Child, enthroned, between SS. Peter and Jerome, and SS. Paul and John Baptist.—C. & C., Italy, iii. 191.