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 and blue robes, kneeling, with hands joined in prayer, in a cavern, looking up to three angels, one of whom plays a violin, another a flute, while the third sings from a sheet of music; on ground, a cross, book, vase, and skull. Bought in 1871 from Mr. Nieuwenhuys; Walsh-Porter sale (1810), £420.—Curtis, 259.

By Murillo, Academia S. Fernando, Madrid; canvas, figure full-length, life-size. In white chemise and brown robe, with red drapery over limbs, seated front, with hands clasped, looking to her right; in her lap, an open book. Engraved by S. Brieva.—Curtis, 260.

By school of Murillo, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 5 ft. × 4 ft. Partly draped in gray robe and red mantle, seated nearly front, on a rock in a cavern, looking up, her cheek resting on her right hand, her left holding an open book against her body; beneath her elbow is a skull, and on the rock beside it a cross. From Palace of Ildefonso (?). Lithographed by H. Blanco.—Curtis, 259; Madrazo, 489.

By Rubens, Vienna Museum; canvas, H. 6 ft. 3 in. × 4 ft. 7 in. Seated at left, in a white satin robe and blue vest, with clasped hands and streaming eyes turned upwards, trampling her casket of jewels under her feet; the tranquillity of a religious life represented by a female figure in black seated in background. Engraved by Vorsterman.—Smith, ii. 90.

By Tintoretto, Scuola di S. Rocco, Venice; canvas. The Magdalen in a beautiful landscape, with a laurel tree near a brook in foreground. Companion picture to St. Mary of Egypt, the two being painted to fill narrow spaces between windows.—Ruskin, Stones of Venice, iii. 330.

By Titian, Hermitage, St. Petersburg; canvas, H. 3 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 3 in.; signed. Figure, seen to the hip, scantily clad in a white garment striped with red and black; well-developed bosom and throat covered by long, wavy hair; skull and open book to right, little vase to left. Painted about 1561; passed in 1581 from Pomponio Vecelli to the Barberigo family, and thence to the Hermitage. Replicas, with variations, in Naples Museum and Palazzo Durazzo, Genoa; another lately in Ashburton Collection, London. Numerous late copies.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 313; Vasari, ed. Mil., vii. 454; Cat. Hermitage.

By Titian, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; wood, H. 2 ft. 9 in. × 2 ft. 3 in.; signed. A young woman, nude, half-length, her shoulders partly covered with golden tresses which she presses to her breast; her upturned face and eyes and falling tears imply a penitence which her form belies. Probably painted about 1531 for Francesco Maria, Duke of Urbino. Original, painted for Marquis of Mantua to be presented to D'Avalos del Vasto, has disappeared. Many copies by Titian's disciples and others: two in Palazzo Doria, Rome; two at Hampton Court; fine one, with variations, in Naples Museum.—Vasari, ed. Mil., vii. 454; C. & C., Titian, i. 348; Gal. du Pal. Pitti, i. Pl. 108.

By Alessandro Turchi, Madrid Museum; canvas, 4 ft. 8 in. sq. The Magdalen in prayer before a rock, on which are two books, a crucifix, and a skull.—Cat. Museo del Prado.

By Paolo Veronese, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 4 ft. × 3 ft. 4 in. The Magdalen in the desert, kneeling with arms crossed and eyes turned towards heaven, from which rays of light proceed; at left, on a rock, a crucifix and an open book, and at her feet a skull. Formerly in Palazzo de S. Ildefonso. Replica in Capitol Gallery, Rome (?).—Cat. Museo del Prado; Righetti, Campidoglio, ii. Pl. 319.

By Timoteo Viti, Bologna Gallery; wood, H. 5 ft. 8 in. × 3 ft. 6 in. The Magdalen, with hands clasped, standing before a grotto; she wears a short red mantle, beneath which her long hair is seen reaching to her bare feet. Ordered by Lodovico Amaduzzi about 1508 for the Chapel of S. Cipriano, S. Martino, Urbino. Engraved by F. Rosas