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

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tire linacorbek ok Vlunicb.
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Ls.pirs.el painted a picture kor tbis convent witb a Zr//rsZZs and a /--s-ZsZZs, con-
taining iive subjects, wbicb ire began as earl/as 1504, bskors iris journe/ to
Urbino, but dick irot Knisb until bis return to lsrugia.
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Ou wood; almost square. ligurss two-tbirds tbs sirs ok like.
lbs cbilcl jesus ou tbs rigbt buss ok tbs entbroned Virgin, raises bis rigbt
band in benediction over 8t. jobn, wbo approacbes bim in adoration. On tire
Iskt stand 8t. Oatberine and 8t. leter, suck on tbs rigbt 8t. Oorotbea and 8t.
laul; tbs women bolding psinrs as symbols ok tbsir mart/rdom. lbs colouring
ok tbis painting is powerful, and tbs execution betra/s tbe iniluencs ok tbe lloren-
tine scbooi, altbougb tbe Virgin and cbild retsin tire tenderness ok expression
peculiar to Lapbael's earlier works.
balk-lsngtb ilgure ok tbs ltsrnal latber witb tbs terrestrial globs in tbs
Iskt barrel, an angel on eitber side, ancl two cberubim's beads in tbs sk/ above.
In 1678 tbe nuns sold tbsse two paintings to Oount Bigar^ini at Lome kor
about 2,000 scudi, receiving into tbs bargain a cop/ ok sack kor tbsir bigb-altar.
lbs/ wsrs transksrrsd to tbs Oolonna Oaller/, and at tbe end ok last centur/
became tbe property ok tbs Ling ok blaples. lbs/ are well preserved, altbougb
tbe central picture is cracked rigbt across.
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In i66z irvs subjects were sold to LIrristina ok 8wedsn b/ tbe nuns, kor
601 Lonran scudi i later tire/ passed into tbe possession ok tire Duke ok Orleans,
and in 1798 tbs/were sold in lonclon, and distributed among various lnglisb
amateurs.
(s.) " Obristin tbs Oarden ok Oetbssmane." llsigbt 9^incbes, widtb roj incbes.
lbs 8aviour kneels in pra/er, wkilst an angel approackes Kim witk tke cup ok
sukkering, and tbe apostles sleep near, lkis picture is keebie, and we kanc/ it must
bavs been executed aktsr a drawing b/ Lapkael b/ one ok bis kellow-studsnts. It
is now in tbs possession ok lad/ Burdett Ooutts.
(7.) " Obrist bearing tke Oross." lleigbt 9^ incbes, widtb 24^ incbes.
lwo borsemen open tbs procession, kollowed b/ Obrist, bending beneatb bis
burden, and accompanied b/ tbe executioner and two soldiers. 8imon ok O/rene
tries to relieve tbs 8aviour ok tbs weigbt ok tbs cross; on tbe rigbt tbs Virgin is
tainting awa/, and is ministered to b/ 8t. jobn and tbrse women, lbis is tbs
best ok tbe Brsdella paintings; it is well preserved, and is now at lsigb Oourt,
near Bristol.
(o) "Virgin supporting a dead Obrist." Heigbt 9Z incbes, widtb 10^ incbes.
lbs 8aviour lies on tbe Virgin's knees; 8t. j^obn supports bis bead and