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 Lamb (1666), Old Man with Tablet, Peasants Dancing, Male Portrait, Schleissheim Gallery; Lute Player, Old Pinakothek, Munich; Diogenes and Old Tippler, Augsburg Gallery; Christ and the Venders, Bearded Man, Landauer Brüderhaus, Nuremberg; St. Jerome, Freising Cathedral.—Förster, iii. 147; Kunst-Chronik, xviii. 275; xx. 542.

PAUL, ST., CONVERSION OF, Lodovico Carracci, Bologna Gallery; canvas, H. 8 ft. 4 in. × 5 ft. 2 in. Saul, falling from his horse, which is rearing, raises his hand in astonishment at the sight of Christ appearing in glory in the heavens; the soldiers around him are blinded by the light, from which they seek to escape. From S. Francesco, Bologna. Engraved by Trabalesi; Tomba.—Pinac. di Bologna, Pl. 17.

By Michelangelo, Cappella Paolina, Vatican, Rome; fresco on wall.

By Murillo, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 3 ft. 11 in. × 5 ft. 6 in. Saul, lying prostrate, with right hand outstretched, looks up to Christ, seen in clouds on left, holding a cross; on left lies the white horse of the Saint; on right, several soldiers, one of whom tries to raise his master. Best manner.—Curtis, 262; Madrazo, 478.

By Rubens, Leigh Court, England; canvas, H. 8 ft. × 11 ft. 6 in. Saul has been thrown from his horse, which has fallen on its knee, and lies on the ground with his eyes closed, his features convulsed with terror at the supernatural appearance of Christ in the heavens; one of the attendants is aiding him; all the others are terror-stricken, and the horses of three of them are running away. One of Rubens's masterpieces. Purchased from Montesquieu Gallery by Delahante, who sold it in England; bought of Hastings Elwyn by Hart Davies for 4,000 guineas; sold in 1810 for 2,550 guineas; bought in at Leigh Court sale (1884), for 3,300 guineas. Engraved by Bolswaert. Same subject, varied (H. 3 ft. × 3 ft. 10 in.), Munich Gallery.—Waagen, Treasures, iii. 186; Smith, ii. 217.

PAUL, ST., ECSTASY OF, Domenichino, Louvre; copper, H. 1 ft. 8 in. × 1 ft. 3 in. St. Paul, his arms and eyes raised towards heaven, is borne up by three angels. Painted for Domenichino's friend and protector, Cardinal Agucchi, carried to France by M. Lybaut, secretary of Louis XIV., and given to Jesuits, who presented it to the king after having had a copy made by Lebrun. Engraved by G. Rousselet; Massard; Leblond; and others.—Landon, Musée, iii. Pl. 35; Musée royal, ii.

By Nicolas Poussin, Louvre; canvas, H. 4 ft. 10 in. × 3 ft. 11 in. St. Paul, with up-*raised hands, in the midst of clouds, borne up by three angels; below, on the steps of a building, a book and a sword, his attributes; in background, a vast plain with mountains. Painted in Rome in 1649. Collection of Louis XIV. Engraved by G. Chasteau; Dughet; Laugier (1841). Similar composition painted in 1648, in Orléans Gallery (1798), now in England.—Cat. Louvre; Filhol, vi. Pl. 409; Landon, Musée, ii. Pl. 72; Smith, viii. 82.

PAUL, ST., AT EPHESUS, Eustache Lesueur, Louvre, Paris; canvas, H. 11 ft. 2 in. × 10 ft. 9 in.; signed, dated 1649. Scene from Acts XIX. St. Paul, standing upon the steps of a portico, centre, is preaching to the people of Ephesus, who are gathered in the square. Some, who had practised curious arts, are bringing their books and burning them. In background, left, Temple of Diana. Engraved by E. Picart; P. Sobeyran; J. C. Ulmer; R. U. Massard.—Musée français; Filhol, ix. Pl. 746; Landon; Villot, Cat. Louvre.

PAUL III. AND HIS GRANDSONS, Titian, Naples Museum; canvas, figures full-length, life-size. The Pope, seated in an arm-chair, looks sharply round at Ottavio Farnese, who advances, bowing obsequiously, hat in hand, to the right; back of the Pope's chair, with one hand on the ball of it, stands Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, in his robes of office. Painted in 1545; unfinished.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 124.