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 of Città di Castello, where it remained till June 28, 1798, when the municipal authorities gave it up to Gen. Giuseppe Lecchi, commander of a French brigade then in the town. Lecchi sold it in 1801 to Giacomo Sannazaro, of Milan, from whom the Milan Hospital inherited it in 1804; purchased by the State in 1806 for 53,000 francs. Restored in Milan by Molteni, but somewhat discoloured. Copy, of 1506, by Giovanni Andrea Urbani, in sacristy of S. Giuseppe, Urbino; another in S. Agostino, Città di Castello, a third in Berlin Museum; modern copy in École des Beaux Arts, Paris. Engraved by Longhi.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iv. 323; Pungileone, Raphael, 282; C. & C., Raphael, i. 163; Passavant, ii. 18; Klas. der Malerei, i. Pl. 31; Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael, ii. 3, 21; Müntz, 81; Kugler (Eastlake), ii. 413; Perkins, 59; Réveil, ix. 577.

Marriage of the Virgin, Raphael, Brera, Milan.

VIRGIN OF MERCY. See Madonna della Misericordia.

VIRGIN AND ST. DOMINICK, Paolo Veronese, Venice Academy; canvas. The Virgin in glory and St. Dominick distributing crowns of roses to a pope, an emperor, a king, a doge, etc. From S. Pietro Martire, Murano.

VIRGIN OF SORROWS (Vírgen de las Augustias), Anton Van Dyck, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 3 ft. 9 in. × 3 ft. 3 in. The Virgin, seated, supports on her lap the body of Christ, whose hand the Magdalen kisses, while St. John stands near by. Larger repetition in Museum of Ambéres.—Madrazo.

VIRGIN, SEVEN JOYS OF THE, Hans Memling, Old Pinakothek, Munich; wood, H. 2 ft. 7 in. × 5 ft. 11 in. An extensive landscape, in the centre of which is Jerusalem with many towers. In the foreground, middle, the Adoration of the Magi, on the left the Nativity, on the right the Resurrection; in the background, The Annunciation to the Shepherds, the Journeying of the Magi and their Re-embarkation on the Sea; their Visit to Herod, the Massacre of the Innocents, and the Flight into Egypt. On the other side the Women at the Sepulchre, the Appearance of Christ among the Women and Disciples, taking Leave of his Mother, his Ascension, the Death of the Virgin and her Reception in Heaven, and lastly, on the distant mountain peaks, the Three Magi, kneeling, gazing on the Star of Bethlehem. The title of this picture is misleading, as the design includes many incidents in the life of Christ and of the Virgin besides those called the Seven Joys. Weale calls it Christ the Light of the World, and Michiels the Triumphs of Christ. Painted for Pierre