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 Collection, and later in that of the Gradenigo, Padua. A late work of the master (1490-1500). It is really a Circumcision, probably the picture spoken of by l'Anonimo as in the Bembo Collection.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iii. 419; C. & C., N. Italy, i. 386; Lermolieff, 433; l'Anonimo, 17.

Presentation in Temple, Guido Reni, Vienna Museum.

By Rembrandt, Hague Museum; wood, arched, H. 2 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 6 in.; dated 1631. A lofty temple with several groups of worshippers; at left, a broad flight of steps, with people ascending and descending; in foreground, Simeon kneeling, with Jesus in his arms, the Virgin and Joseph kneeling before him, and the High Priest and rabbis standing. Collection of Prince of Orange Nassau in 1770; carried to Paris; returned in 1815. Engraved by J. de Frey; Devilliers; Bierweiler (1835).—Smith, vii. 26; Musée français; Filhol, v. Pl. 325; Vosmaer, 16, 421; Mollett, Rembrandt, 21.

By Tintoretto, S. M. del Carmine, Venice. A very beautiful picture, reminiscent of the influence both of Schiavone and of Titian; one of the few of the early period of Tintoretto still unharmed.—Osier, 23.

By Titian, Venice Academy; canvas, H. 12 ft. 4 in. × 25 ft. 6 in., but part at top and bottom is new. The Virgin ascending the steps of the temple, the High Priest standing at the top with a priest in a cardinal's robe beside him; below are Anna, Joachim, and others, looking up. Painted in 1539 for brotherhood of S. M. della Carità. The finest and most complete creation of Venetian art since the Peter Martyr and the Madonna di Casa Pesaro (C. & C.). Much injured by cleaning and restorations.—Vasari, ed. Mil., vii. 449; C. & C., Titian, ii. 31; Ridolfi, Maraviglie, i. 198.

By Paolo Veronese (?), Dresden Gallery; canvas, H. 5 ft. 11 in. × 13 ft. 2 in. Acquired in 1747 from Casa Bonfadini, Venice. Ascribed to Carletto Caliari by Guarienti, and to Paolo Farinato by Rumohr.

By Paolo Veronese, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; canvas, H. 3 ft. 9 in. × 4 ft. 6 in. The Virgin kneeling, with Jesus in her arms, before the High Priest, who is attended by two Levites; behind the Virgin is Joseph, holding a lighted candle; at the right a kneeling female figure with a scroll. Engraved by Dala.—Gal. du Pal. Pitti, iv. Pl. 19.

PRETE GENOVESE, IL. See Strozzi, Bernardo.

PRETI, MATTIA. See Calabrese, Il Cavaliere.

PREVITALI, ANDREA, born at Bergamo about 1480 (?), died there (?), Nov. 7, 1528. Venetian school; at the close of the 15th century he was known in Venice as Andrea Cordeliaghi or Cordella. After painting there for several years with Giovanni Bellini, he settled at Bergamo and assumed (about 1515) the surname of Previtali. He was at best a second-rate painter, who copied from Bellini, Carpaccio, and Cima, and fell into a style akin to that of Catena and Basaiti, with whose works his