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 By Rubens, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 11 ft. 4 in. × 16 ft. The Virgin presents Jesus to the three Kings, who are followed by a splendid train.—Smith, ii. 135; Madrazo.

By Rubens, St. Jean, Mechlin; canvas, H. 12 ft. × 10 ft. The Virgin, standing at right, with St. Joseph behind her, holds Jesus on a pillow for adoration; the Magi, with pages, a man in armour and a negro, and several persons beyond, two bearing torches. The best of Rubens' works on the subject. Painted in 1624, with seven other pictures, comprising the covers and predella of the altarpiece, in eighteen days, for 1,800 florins. Engraved by Vorsterman; Nolpe. Sketch in collection of Marquis of Bute, Luton House.—Smith, ii. 43.

By Il Sodoma, Cappella Piccolomini, S. Agostino, Siena; wood, arched, figures life-size. Painted in 1536 for the altar of the Arduini; in possession of Piccolomini family since 1612. Engraved by Lasinio, Jr., in Pitture di Siena.—Meyer, Künst. Lex, iii. 225; Vasari, ed. Mil., vi. 395.

By Tintoretto, Scuola di S. Rocco, Venice; canvas. Ruskin calls it the "most finished picture in the Scuola, except the Crucifixion, and perhaps the most delightful of the whole."—Ruskin, Stones of Venice, iii. 327.

By Titian, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 4 ft. 8 in. × 7 ft. 2 in. The Virgin and Child, seated under a thatched pent-house to the left, with St. Joseph behind, and one King kneeling in front; to right, the others, with a suite of riders, led horses, and camels. Painted in 1560 for Philip II. Replica in the Escorial, probably by a Spaniard; others in Butler-Johnstone Collection, London, and in Ambrosiana, Milan.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 308; Vasari, ed. Mil., vii. 452.

By Velasquez, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 6 ft. 8 in. × 4 ft. 1 in.; dated 1619. The Virgin, in red robe, blue mantle, and white scarf, sitting on a platform on right, holding Jesus on her lap; before them, on left, two Kings, kneeling, and one, an Ethiopian, standing, all with golden vases; on right, St. Joseph; on left, a servant.—Curtis, 5; Madrazo, 592.

By Paolo Veronese, Brera, Milan; canvas, arched, H. 14 ft. 9 in. × 11 ft. 5 in. The Virgin, seated, with Jesus on her knees, receiving the adoration of the Magi, who are attended by soldiers in armour and attendants, with horses and camels, bearing gifts; in front, a dwarf holding a dog by a leash. Formed the middle part of a triptych once in Church of the Ognissanti, Venice. The wings, also in Brera, have SS. Gregory and Jerome on one side, and SS. Ambrose and Augustine on the other, with angels playing musical instruments above each.—Eastlake, Brera, 76.

By Paolo Veronese, Devonshire House, London; canvas, figures life-size. One of the master's best pictures.—Waagen, Treasures, ii. 90.

By Paolo Veronese, Dresden Gallery; canvas, H. 7 ft. 3 in. × 16 ft. The Virgin, seated, with Jesus in her lap, receiving the homage of the Magi, who, attended by a retinue of servants and horses and camels, offer gifts. From the Modena Collection. Restored in 1837 by Schirmer. Engraved by Kilian.—Gal. royale de Dresde, i. Pl. 14; Ridolfi, Marav., ii. 57; Hübner, Dresden Gal., i. 16.

By Paolo Veronese, National Gallery, London; canvas, H. 11 ft. 7 in. × 10 ft. 7 in.; dated 1573. The Virgin, with Jesus in her arms, seated in a ruined building, part of which has served as a stable, receiving the adoration of the Wise Men, behind whom is their retinue bearing presents; a ray of light, with winged cherubs hovering along it, falls on the Child. Formerly in S. Silvestro, Venice; acquired of A. Toffoli, Venice, in 1855, for £1,977.—Nat. Gal. Cat.; Richter, Ital. Art in Nat. Gal., 106.

By Paolo Veronese, Vienna Museum; canvas, H. 3 ft. 8 in. × 5 ft. 5 in. The Virgin, with Jesus in her arms, seated in front of the columns of a portico; behind her, St.