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 i. 427; Vasari, ed. Mil., iv. 114; Kugler (Eastlake), ii. 503.

MADONNA OF THE SCALES (Vierge aux balances), school of Leonardo da Vinci, Louvre; attributed by Waagen to Marco d'Oggiono, by Passavant to Salai, and by Mündler to Cesare da Sesto; canvas, H. 3 ft. × 2 ft. 3 in. Virgin, seated, holding Infant Jesus, to whom Archangel Michael, kneeling, presents a pair of scales, symbol of justice; near the Virgin are St. Elizabeth and Infant St. John holding a lamb. Formerly in collection of Louis XIV.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iv. 60; Villot, Cat. Louvre; Rigollot, Hist. des Arts, etc., i. 281; Mündler, 114; Landon, Musée, v. 1.

Madonna della Scodella, Correggio, Parma Gallery.

MADONNA DELLA SCODELLA (of the Cup), Correggio, Parma Gallery; wood. The Virgin, with Jesus by her side, sitting under a palm-tree, holds in one hand a plate; Joseph pulls down a branch with one hand, and gives the Child fruit with the other, while angels above appear to aid him; in background, an angel or cherub tying the ass to a tree. Scene from the apocryphal gospel, representing the rest in Egypt. Painted in 1527-28 for S. Sepolcro, Parma, where it remained until carried to Paris by the French; when restored, placed in the gallery. Engraved by Briccio; Toschi; Massé.—Meyer, Correggio, 311, 476; Künst. Lex., i. 429; Landon, Œuvres, viii. Pl. 3; Klas. der Malerei, i. Pl. 50; Kugler (Eastlake), ii. 503; Rosini, iv. 261.

Madonna della Sedia, Raphael, Palazzo Pitti, Florence.

MADONNA DELLA SEDIA (of the Chair) or Seggiola (Little Chair), Raphael, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; wood, round, 2 ft. 6 in. diameter. The Virgin, seated in a chair, clasps Jesus to her bosom with both arms, leaning her head against his; at right, Infant St. John, with hands clasped in adoration. Painted in Rome in 1516-17, entirely by hand of Raphael. In Pitti Gallery since 1539; mentioned in catalogue of 1589; carried to Paris in 1799; returned in 1815. A masterpiece of indescribable charm; perhaps the most popular picture ever painted. Two sketches in Wicar Collection, Lille. Engraved by R. Morghen; B. Desnoyers; J. G. Muller; F. Bartolozzi; Ch. Schuler; S. Raeven; Sadeler; Picchianti; Lorenzini; Ferd. Gregori (1768); V. Vanni; Preisler (1784); M. S. Carmona (1795); Lasinio; Duponchel; R. U. Massard; J. Calendi;