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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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painted ; but vs kave notking to varrant our idea but ber peculiar attitude, Ker
rapt and inspired expression, and tbs crovn ok golden Isavs8 upon Ker kead.
'Bkis portrait Ka8 been engraved b^ Lapkael blorgken, and otkers Ie88
celebrated.
88.
BoirrLLir or Bmvo ^rroviri.
On vood; keigkt 2zj inckss; vidtk 17^ incks8.
kandsome /outk, vitk blue e^ss and long lair kair, vearing a black cap and
looking over kis rigkt skoulder.
Vkis portrait remained in tks Vltoviti family until 1808, vken it vas bougkt
b/ Brince Bonis ok Bavaria kor about z,Zoo recckini. Bor a long time, kovever,
it vas bidden b^ ^sokn lVIetrger, tks agent employed, lest it 8bould excite tks
cupidity ok tks Brenck government. It i8 nov in tks Binacotkek ok Vlunick, in a
8tate ok excellent preservation.'
^.Itkougk Va8ari and otber8 bave kariardsd a diikerent opinion, tkere is no
doubt tbat tins i8 tks portrait ok Binds ^.Itoviti, vko vas born on tks 2 6tk ok
Leptember, 1490, and vas conseciuentl^ in bis tvent^-second ^ear vken it vas
painted. It bas been engraved b)r Lapkael Vlorgksn, and man^ otkers.
89.
IVlLvovML or Bitivonv^TLit O^rnrirv.
Bainted on vood and aktervard8 transksrrsd to canvas; keigkt 34 inckss,
vidtk rz^ inckss. Bigurss to tks knees.
Iks Virgin, turning to tks Iskt, vitk tks inkant ^esus l^ing across Ker knees,
and supported b/ Ker rigkt arm. Ike ckild, vko is kull ok vivacity, grasps bis
mocker's veil in kis rigkt kand, and looks up into Ker lace. kkks draving and
modelling ok tkis painting are excellent, and it vould be impossible to conceive
a more bsautikul line tkan tkat ok tks tigure ok tks ckild krom tks skoulder to tks
sole ok tks koot. In parts tks coating ok colour is so tkin tkat tks lines ok tke
draving can be seen tkrougk. Ibis bsautikul picture passed krom tke Leignela^
collection to tkat ok tke Duke ok Orleans, and vas transferred to canvas b^
Hac^uin. Ike Duke ok Lridgevatsr bougkt it in Bondon kor ^z,ooo sterling, and
it nov belongs to lkord Bllssmere. It kas been engraved bzr blic. de Barmsssin,
Boulanger, and man^ otkers.
90.
VlLOorm^. virn ^LSOS sa'LNOHto.
Bainted on vood and aktervards transferred to canvas; keigkt Z2 inckss,
vidtk 25^ inckss. Bigurs to tke knees.
Iks Virgin is seated on a benck, on vkick ^sesus is standing; ske presses Ker
son lovingly to Ker breast, and kolds kis koot in Ker lekt kand. Her e/ss are

Brroneou^I/ called I^apkael's ovir portrait in tire Catalogue.
 
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