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

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VlLOM 6IVM6 I'r.OVLLS ro Inr-LNI 7^808.
figures to tke knees.
Ike Virgin bolds 7osus seated ori Ker knees, and oilers Kira kovers vitk Ker
rigkt band. Ike Holz Lbild 8trstcke8 out bis arms to receive tkem, and turn8 bis
bead tovards bis motbsr. la oas band Ke bolds a Kall open book.
Hrs design alone ok tkis picture i8 bz lLapbael kimssll, but tkere are manz
good paintings akter it ia dillerent collections; oae ok tke be8t i8 tkat ia tks
Vribuns ok Florence.
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Ike Virgin i8 seated vitk Ker bodz turireci to tks lekt and Ker bead to tke rigkt,
looking at 8t. 7okn, vbo i8 kneeling bolding Ki8 ru8tic cro88 and oikering a parck-
nrsat 8croll to tke Holz Lbild, 8eatecl on Ki8 inotker'8 rigkt knee. rick meadov
korms tks 8etting ok tkis picture, vkick in it8 general stzls reminds U8 ok tks
" Virgin in tks lldeadov" ok tke Vienna collection, altkougk tks details are
clikksrent.
Iks be8t copz ok tkis conrpo8ition i8 tkat in tke Lt. Petersburg Oallerz, but
vs 60 not knov vkat Ka8 bsconre ok tke original.
long Ii8t ok " lVIadonnas," vkicb kave at variou8 tinre8 been erroneouslz
attributed to Lapkael, i8 given in Bassavant's " Bile ok Hapkael," vol. ii. p. ZZ7 to
Z45. (Brenck edition.)

276.
Viaom vim L^mrs.
On voocl, 8z7 incke8 square.
Vks Virgin, 8eatecl on clouds, i8 carried to keaven bz ckerubiin8, kour 8aints
stand round Ker tomb, vkick is klled vitk kovsrs. On tke lekt Lt. Bbibp and Lt.
7okn look up at tke Virgin vvitb kaces kull ok sntkusiasin, and on tks rigkt Lt.
?aul stands beside tke kneeling Lt. Brancis.
Bbers is little doubt tkat tkis painting is reallz bz Bapkael, it probablz
remained untlnisked in 1508, vben tks great master was called to Homs, but was
completed bz one ok Iris kriends. It is norv at IVarvick Lastle.
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BivL L^irrrs-
On vood; keigkt 49 inckss, vidtb inckes.
Vke Laviour, seated in a glorz, in tks midst ok clouds klled vitb ckerubim's
beads, raises kis arms as tkougk to invite all men to coms unto Kim. Iks Virgin
is on tke rigkt and 7okn tks Baptist on tks lekt. In tks lovsr part ok tbs picture,