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 ed. Mil., iii. 160; C. & C., N. Italy, i. 67; Lermolieff, 398.

MADONNA WITH SS. JEROME AND FRANCIS, Raphael, Berlin Museum; wood, H. 14 in. × 11-3/4 in. The Virgin, her head covered with a blue mantle, holds Jesus on a cushion on her knees, looking lovingly at him; he, clasping her hand in his left, raises his right hand in benediction; St. Jerome, in a cardinal's hat, kneels on left, and St. Francis, in ecstasy, on right; in background, a town and high mountains. Painted about 1503; belonged successively to the Borghese and Aldobrandini families; then passed into Germany to collection of Count Von der Ropp, and in 1820 to Berlin Museum.—Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael, iii. 436; Passavant, ii. 11; Müntz, 59; Lermolieff, 365; Lübke, Raphael, 15, 92.

MADONNA WITH SS. JOHN AND CATHERINE, Titian, National Gallery, London; canvas, H. 3 ft. 3-1/2 in. × 4 ft. 7-1/2 in.; signed, dated 1533. The Virgin, stopping near Bethlehem to rest, sits with Jesus in her lap, and takes a bunch of flowers from the Infant St. John, whilst St. Catherine gazes in rapture; behind, a beautiful vista of undulating country, at evening; in distance, the angel appearing to the shepherds. Belonged to the Coesvelt Collection, and in 1720 to the Duc de Noailles in Paris; thence to the Baucousin Collection, from which bought for National Gallery in 1860. Copy by Pietro da Cortona in Capitol Gallery, Rome. Engraved by Audran.—C. & C., Titian, i. 206; Gilbert, Cadore, 36; Richter, 86.

MADONNA WITH SAINTS OF MODENA, Guercino, Louvre; canvas, H. 10 ft. 10 in. × 7 ft. 6 in. The Virgin, seated upon clouds, and accompanied by two angels, holds in her arms Jesus, who is in the act of blessing; at left, St. Geminianus receiving from an angel a model of the city of Modena; behind him, another angel bears his cross; St. John Baptist, kneeling; at right, SS. Peter Martyr and George, patron saints of the city. Ordered in 1651 by Duke of Modena for S. Pietro Martire, but not put in place until 1668, after Guercino's death; taken to France in 1796.—Malvasia, ii. 269; Landon, Musée, ii. Pl. 59; Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 5.

Madonna with Saints of Modena, Guercino, Louvre.

MADONNA DELLA SCALA (of the Stairs), Correggio, Parma Gallery; fresco, figures above life-size. The Virgin, sitting, with Jesus in her lap; both in a most affectionate attitude. Painted about 1520 over the Porta Romana, or eastern gate of the town, or in a room in the gateway. Wall used in 1554 as a back wall to a church which was built against it, and as the picture was high up, steps were erected to reach it, whence its name. Demolished in 1812, and picture placed in gallery. Much injured by weather and restorations. Engraved by Fritz; Biot; Leroux; Toschi.—Meyer, Correggio, 303, 473; Künst. Lex.,