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 Injured by restorations made in 1623 and 1752.—C. & C., N. Italy, i. 199; Vasari, ed. Mil., iii. 640; Zanotto, I. Pl. 24.

By Hans Memling, Hospital of St. John, Bruges. A series of pictures on the Shrine of St. Ursula, a Gothic chapel in miniature. The long sides (H. 1 ft. 8 in. × 3 ft.) are each divided into three arched spaces, containing: 1. The Fleet arriving at Cologne. 2. Disembarkation of St. Ursula and her Maidens at Basle. 3. The Pope receiving them at Rome. 4. The Pope accompanying them back to Basle. 5. The Attack upon them on the Banks of the Rhine. 6. Martyrdom of St. Ursula. Gables (H. 1 ft. 8 in. × 1 ft.): 1. St. Ursula sheltering the Virgins under her Cloak. 2. The Virgin worshipped by Nuns. Six medallions on the cover contain: Coronation of the Virgin, Glory of St. Ursula, and four angels. Painted about 1486. Well-composed groups, great minuteness of finish, rich and well contrasted in colour. "More precious than a shrine of silver," says Van Mander.—W. & W., ii. 50; Van Mander, 205; C. & C., Flemish Painters, 283.

Reception of English Envoys, History of St. Ursula, Vittore Carpaccio, Venice Academy.

USSI, STEFANO, born in Florence in 1822. History painter, pupil of Florence Academy under Pollastrini; won prizes in 1843, 1846, and 1849, studied in Rome in 1849-1853; afterwards visited Egypt. Member of and professor at Florence Academy. Medal: Of Honour, Paris, 1867; medal, Vienna, 1873. Works: Good Samaritan (1843); Death of Bayard (1846); Raising of Lazarus (1849); Expulsion of Duke of Athens (1867), National Gallery, Florence; Departure of Great Caravan for Mecca (1873), Khedive of Egypt; Scene in Dante's Vita Nuova; Marco Visconti with the Standard; Bianca Capello's Attempt to poison Cardinal de' Medici.—Müller, 529; Land und Meer (1869), ii. 842.

UTRECHT, ADRIAEN VAN, born in Antwerp, Jan. 12, 1599, died there, Oct. 5, 1652. Flemish school; still-life and poultry-yard painter, pupil of Harmen de Neyt; master of Antwerp guild in 1625, travelled extensively in France, Italy, and Germany, and was much employed by the German Emperor and the King of Spain. Works: Still-Life (figures by Jordaens), Dead Game and Fruit, Fruits