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 Hôtel de Ville; in the cathedral again from 1589 until 1798.—Kugler (Crowe), i. 115; Reynolds, Journey, ii. 288; Cat. du Musée d'Anvers.

Pietà, Anton van Dyck, Munich Gallery.

By Murillo, Seville Museum; canvas, H. 5 ft. 6 in. × 7 ft. The body of Christ lying on a white sheet, the head in the lap of the Virgin, who is seated with outspread arms; on right, two cherubs, one of whom, kneeling, holds the Saviour's left hand. Painted about 1676 for Capuchin Convent, Seville; deposited in Museum in 1840. Repetition: Philip W. S. Miles, Kings-Weston, Gloucestershire.—Curtis, 204.

By Johann Friedrich Overbeck, Marien Kirche, Lübeck; canvas, arched at top, H. 8 ft. × 10 ft. The dead Christ lies stretched on the ground in a white winding sheet, in a landscape of dark rocks, cypresses, and distant hills; surrounding the body are the holy women weeping, with disciples and Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea. Painted in 1846.—Atkinson, 77.

By Pietro Perugino, Florence Academy; wood, H. 4 ft. 2 in. × 4 ft. 3 in. Dead Christ on lap of the Virgin, in front of a colonnade; head supported by Joseph of Arimathea, and feet by Mary Magdalen; on left, St. John Evangelist; on right, Nicodemus. Painted about 1493 for Convent of the Gesuati, Florence; removed when that was demolished, at siege of Florence, by Philip of Orange, in 1529, to S. Giovanni della Calza, whence transferred to Academy. A replica with variations was in the Orleans Gallery, and passed with it to England; now at Stoke, near Windsor. Engraved by Chiossone; replica by C. du Flos.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iii. 573; C. & C., Italy, iii. 193; Gall. dell' Accad. di Firenze, Pl. 53; Cab. Crozat, i. Pl. 3; Waagen, ii. 416.

By Pietro Perugino, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; canvas, H. 7 ft. 2 in. × 6 ft. 3 in.; signed, dated 1495. Christ, in his winding sheet, supported by Joseph of Arimathea; the head held by the Magdalen, the left arm by the Virgin, behind whom stands Mary Cleopas. Mary Salome kneels between the Virgin and a youth, who raises a corner of the winding sheet; at left are St. John and the wife of Zebedee; at right, Nicodemus showing the nails to two men; background, Jerusalem and a winding river. Painted for convent of S. Chiara, Florence.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iii. 569; C. & C., Italy, iii. 196; Gal. du Pal. Pitti, i. Pl. 118; Lavice, 76.

By Sebastian del Piombo, Hermitage, St. Petersburg; canvas, H. 8 ft. 6 in. × 6 ft. 6 in.; signed. Christ, lying on winding sheet, with the Magdalen at his feet, wringing her hands, and St. John kneeling; to the left, the fainting Virgin and other persons. Joseph of Arimathea points to the tomb, from which the slab is being raised. Painted about 1512. Bought from collection of William II., King of Holland, for 29,600 florins. A magnificent picture.—C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 325; Cat. Hermitage, 11.

By Girolamo Romanino, Sir Ivor Guest, England; wood, figures less than life-size.; signed, dated 1510. The body of Christ on the cover of the tomb, with John Evange