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Passavant, Johann David
Raphael of Urbino and his father Giovanni Santi — London, New York: MacMillan and Co., 1872

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Ike kgurs ok tks Vladonna, in a tlowing blue mantle, stands out distinctly
against tke background, wkick is ok a powerful tons.
^Itkougk tkis cliarming picture is full ok lLapkael's own genius, vs still cletsct
tke st^le ok Lerugino. ^.t tke end ok last century it was in tks possession ok a
poor widow, wko, ignorant ok its value, sold it to a bookseller kor twelve scudi.
It was obtained b^ Luccini, director ok tks Florence Oaller^, kor tke Orand Duke
ok luscan^, Ferdinand III., wko took it witk Kim wksrever Ke vent. It kas
lately been placed in tke Florence Oaller^.
It was engraved in 182Z b^ Hapkael klorgken, and kas been reproduced in
man^ dikkerent wa^s.
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ox me Ouicx: ox VxnnLtttiovL.
On wood; round, zZ inckss in diameter; now at Lsrlin.
Vks Virgin is seated witk ^esus I^ing on Ker knees. 8t. ^okn, on tks lekt,
looks lovingly at tke Laviour, and okkers Kim a scroll, on wkick is written, " Lccs
agnus Dei." On tke rigkt anotker ckild, witk a kalo round kis kead, leans against
tks Virgin; Ke is probably one ok tke kuture apostles. On tke breast ok tks
motker's robe is tke letter N, wkick migkt lead to doubts about tke autkorskip
ok tks painting, ik we did not know tkat it was a common custom to embroider
tks initial ok tks proper name on tke borders ok tke garments ok men and women.
Vkis picture remained in tks lerranuova family until 1854, wken it was
bougkt b/ tks Ling ok Lrussia for about go,000 tkalers.
2Z.
Lono Lowxxn's klLvoi>lxsL.
On wood; ksigkt 2Z-^ inckss, widtk 18 inckss.
Ike Virgin, in prokle, seated near a wall, leans sligkll)-- korward, and supports
tks Hol^ Lkild witk tke lekt kand. ^esus rests one koot on kis motker's out-spread
palm, and clings to Ker witk botk kands. Violet drapery, covered witk a transparent
veil, kalls over klar/s bead, and kor background we kave a landscape witk a ckurck.
lkkis work was evidently produced about 1Z0Z. Iks execution is ligkt and
eas^, but tks kands, especially tkose ok tke Virgin, are almost fastidiously elegant,
and we kanc^ tkat tke picture is not entirely krom Lapkael's own kand.
It was, we believe, preserved at Urbino until bougkt b^ Lord Oowpsr,
Lnglisk ambassador at Florence, kor kis beautiful collection at Lanskanger, near
Hertford.
24.
koiti'itLi'r ox L Voit^o ox Liccio lk^Ltinv.
On wood; keigkt 2o§ inckss, widtk 16 inckss.
Lust portrait ok a ^outk about twenty ^ears old, witk straigkt ksav^ locks
falling from beneatk a little black cap, and Lapkael's signature on tke fastenings
of kis vest. In tks background we see coloured marble columns, and a meadow
witk a wood, in wkick a stag is gracing, watcked b^ a l^nx.
Ikis picture is well preserved; it belonged to tks Liccio family for a long
 
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