By Girolamo Romanino, S. Francesco, Brescia; wood, arched; signed, dated 1502, but probably not finished until 1512. The Virgin and Child enthroned in an open archway, the sky being intercepted by a green cloth held up by two dancing cherubs; at sides, SS. Francis and Anthony, standing; in front, SS. Bernardino, Louis of Toulouse, Bonaventura, and another, kneeling. Ordered by the executors of Fra Sansone (died 1499), general of the Franciscan order. Formerly the centre of a great triptych, on the doors of which were compositions from the life of St. Francis. Much injured.—C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 371; Ridolfi, Marav., i. 350.
By Il Rosso, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; wood, H. 11 ft. 5 in. × 8 ft. 5 in. The Virgin and Child, enthroned in a niche, between saints; at right, SS. Sebastian, Bernard (kneeling), Augustine, James, and another; at left, SS. Peter, Paul, and two others; in front, St. Catherine, kneeling, with a book in her hand, and near her a cimeter and a broken wheel. Engraved by Clerici.—Vasari, ed. Mil., v. 158; Gal. du Pal. Pitti, iv. Pl. 84.
By Rubens, Cassel Gallery; canvas. The Virgin, sitting in a landscape, holding Jesus in her arms; near her, St. John, standing; before her, the Magdalen and St. Roch, kneeling; at left, SS. Dominick, Francis, and George, King David, and a bishop, standing.—Zeitschr., v. 202; Cat. Cassel Gal.
By Rubens, Hermitage, St. Petersburg; wood, H. 13-1/2 in. × 9-1/2 in. The Virgin, seated, holds Jesus, who is caressing a lamb, across the neck of which St. John is leaning, holding its ear; behind the latter, St. Elizabeth. Formerly in Houghton Collection. Engraved by Earlom.—Smith, ii. 156.
By Rubens, Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle; canvas, H. 8 ft. 6 in. × 7 ft. The Virgin, seated, with the Child in her lap, about to place a crown on the head of St. Catherine, kneeling with a palm-branch in her hand; on the other side, SS. Christina and Margaret, and four angels. One of Rubens' most attractive pictures.—Waagen, Treasures, iii. 399.
By Andrea Salai, Brera, Milan; wood, H. 6 ft. 6 in. × 4 ft. 10 in. The Virgin and Child, to whom St. Peter delivers the keys; behind, St. Paul, standing. Formerly in S. Andrea alla Pusterla, Milan.—Kugler (Eastlake), ii. 366; Brera Cat.
By Andrea del Sarto, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; wood, H. 9 ft. 10 in. × 6 ft. 6 in; dated 1540. The Virgin in glory, adored from below by SS. Giovan Gualberto, Caterina, Fedele, and Bernardo degli Uberti, Bishop of Parma; rocky background. Ordered in 1529 for Abbey of Poppi in Casentino; paid for in 1531, though unfinished, and completed in 1540, after Andrea's death, by Vincenzo Bonelli, who added the date. Acquired in 1818 by Ferdinand III. Only upper part is Andrea's.—C. & C., Italy, iii. 518; Vasari, ed. Mil., v. 49; Benci, Lettere sul Casentino (Florence, 1821), 17.
By Il Sodoma, Pisa Academy; canvas, figures life-size. The Virgin, with Jesus in her arms, sits on a stone bench in front of a tree; on one side, SS. Sebastian and Joseph; on the other, SS. John Baptist and Peter with book and keys; in front, SS. Mary Magdalen and Catherine, kneeling. Painted in 1542 for S. M. della Spina, Pisa.—Vasari, ed. Mil., vi. 398; Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 216, 226.
By Il Sodoma, Turin Gallery; wood, H. 7 ft. 4 in × 5 ft. The Virgin, seated, holding Jesus, who stands in front of her, enthroned on a pedestal under a canopy, the curtains of which are held back by two flying cherubs; at left, SS. Catherine and Jerome; at right, SS. Lucy and John Evangelist. Painted about 1512-13; formerly at Colle di Val d'Elsa. Engraved by A. Lauro.—Gal. di Torino, iv. Pl. 125; Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 224.
By Tintoretto, Dresden Gallery; canvas, H. 15 ft. × 7 ft. 8 in. The Virgin and Child, surrounded by angels, enthroned in a nim-
