for it.—Wornum, Epochs, 393; Curtis, 149.
By Murillo, Palazzo Corsini, Rome; canvas, H. 5 ft. 4 in. × 3 ft. 6 in. The Virgin, seated on a stone bench beside a broken wall, holds Jesus seated on her lap.—Curtis, 153; Sterling, ii. 910; Cunningham, Life of Wilkie, ii. 257.
By Murillo, Seville Museum; canvas, arched, H. 5 ft. 5 in. × 3 ft. 6 in. The Virgin, seated on a stone bench, holds Jesus seated on her lap. Painted about 1641; from Convent of Mercenarias Descalzos de S. José. Engraved by A. Boilly. Repetition or copy, Berlin Museum.—Curtis, 154.
By Pietro Perugino, Nancy Museum, France; wood. The Virgin, kneeling, with her right arm on the shoulder of the boy Baptist, who adores Jesus lying on a cushion; two angels kneeling in prayer beside the Virgin; background, landscape. Painted about 1504. In Collection of M. de Brissac in time of Louis XVI. Much injured and restored.—C. & C., Italy, iii. 225.
By Sassoferrato, Louvre; canvas, H. 2 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. The Virgin, seated, half-length, holds in her arms Jesus asleep, and bends her head over him; above, on each side, a cherub's head among clouds. Collection of Louis XVIII.; acquired in 1816 of M. l'Abbé de Sambucy.—Villot, Cat. Louvre.
By Tintoretto, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; canvas, H. 4 ft. 11 in. × 3 ft. 2 in. The Virgin, a glory of stars around her head, standing in clouds on the crescent moon, holding Jesus in her arms; under her right hand, a book. Engraved by Marcucci.—Gal. du Pal. Pitti, iii. Pl. 91.
MADONNA IN ADORATION, Francesco
Francia, Munich Gallery; wood, H. 5 ft. 4
in. × 4 ft.; signed. The Virgin standing,
adoring the infant lying on ground before
her in a garden of roses. Painted about
1500; in Mantuan collection till 1786; belonged,
about 1800, to Baron St. Saphorin,
Danish envoy at Vienna; afterwards in gallery
of Empress Josephine at Malmaison,
whence bought in 1815. Copies in Berlin
Museum and in Bologna Gallery.—C. & C.,
N. Italy, i. 563; Pinakothek zu München.
By Guido Reni, Dresden Gallery; canvas, oval, H. 2 ft. 3 in. × 2 ft. 11 in. The Infant Christ asleep, adored by his mother. Purchased by Prince Xaver and Count Bose, 1764, for 860 thalers.
By Pietro Perugino, National Gallery, London; wood, altarpiece in three divisions; H. 4 ft. 2 in.; centre 2 ft. l-1/2 in. wide, sides each 1 ft. 10-1/2 in. wide; signed. Centre, the Virgin, kneeling, adoring the Infant, who is supported on a white cushion by an angel in a landscape; above, three angels singing; left, Archangel Michael in armour; right, Archangel Raphael and Tobias. Painted about 1503 for the Certosa, near Pavia; purchased from it by a Melzi in 1786, and bought from Duke Melzi of Milan in 1856 for National Gallery. Passavant thinks Raphael must have assisted in this meritorious composition. Richter calls it the finest altarpiece painted by Perugino.—Richter, Nat. Gal. 50; Rumohr, It. Forsch., iii. 27; Passavant, Rafael, i. 59.
MADONNA, ALBA or ALVA. See Madonna
della Casa d'Alba.
MADONNA, ALDOBRANDINI or GARVAGH,
Raphael, National Gallery, London;
wood, H. 15 in. × 13 in. The Virgin seated
on a bench under an arcade with Jesus on
her knees, who has just received a pink
from St. John, standing at right; background,
a hilly country with houses. Painted
in Rome in 1510-11; formerly in Aldobrandini
(Borghese) Collection, Rome;
bought by Lord Garvagh, of London, of
Mr. Day for £1,500; purchased in 1865 for
National Gallery for £9,000. Many copies
in Bergamo, Milan, Urbino, London, Berlin,
etc. Engraved by Al. Mochetti, in d'Agincourt;
A. Bridoux.—Passavant, ii. 107;
Müntz, 377, 380; Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael,
iii. 211; Richter, 55; Lübke, Raphael,
54, 104.
MADONNA, ALFANI, Raphael (?), Casa
Fabrizi, Terni; wood, H. 1 ft. 8 in. × 13 in.
The Virgin seated on a bench, holding Je-
