MADONNA ecuted in commutation of a vow. Vasari ler, Essai, 113 ; Ch. Blanc, l5cole florentine ; says that for drawing, grace, and beauty of Heaton, Leonardo, 84, 230 ; Kugler (East- colour, for liveliness and relief, no artist had ever done the like. Now much deteri- lake), ii. 300 ; A. Marks, St. Anne of L. da V. (London, 1883, reprinted from Transac- tions of R. Soc. of Litera- ture) ; He-veil, vi. 3G7. MADONNA OF ST. AN- THONY OF PADUA, Jla- 2/had, ex-King Francis H. of Naples ; wood, in two parts, main panel 5 ft. 8 in. sq., lunette 2 ft. G in. high. Virgin enthroned, under a canopy, with Jesus seated on her knee ; beside them kneels St. John ; on the sides, to the Madonna del Sacco, Andrea del Sarto, SS. Annunziata de 1 Servi, Florence. ri^llt St Mai'* r aret and St orated. Engraved by /ucclierelli ; Chiari ; ' Paul, to the left St. Catherine and St. II. Morghen ; Lazzarini. Vasari, ed. Mil., Peter. In the lunette, the Heavenly Father, v. 45 ; C. & C., Italy, iii. 572 ; Klas. der Malerei, i. PI. 29 ; Ch. Blanc, Ecole floren- tiue ; Dohme, 2iii. 2 ; do. (Keane), 438 ; Ri'veil, ix. 019. MADONNA WITH ST. ANNA, Leonardo da Vint:!, Louvre ; wood, H. 5 ft. G in. x 4 ft. 3 in. The Virgin, seated on St. Anna's knees, leans forward to take Jesus, who is caressing a lamb ; background, a mountain- ous country. Said to have been bought by Francis I., who had it Imng in his oratory. If so, it found its way back to Italy, for it was purchased there in 1G29 by Cardinal Richelieu, after whose death it passed into collection of Louis XTV Though its au- thenticity has been doubted, it is unhesitat- ingly affirmed by some of the best judges. A copy, attributed to Salai, formerly in S. Celso, Milan, now in Leuchtenberg Gallery, Munich ; another in Brera, Milan, with va- ried background, attributed to Bernardino Luini ; a third in Uffizi, Florence, attributed to Salai. Cartoon, differing in composi- Madonna wlth St - Anna ' Leonardo da Vlnci ' Louvre ' tion, in Royal Academy, London. Engraved with two seraphs behind and a winged by Laugier ; G. Cantini. Vasari, ed. Mil., ' angel on each hand. Painted in Perugia iv. 58 ; Musc'e franeais, i. Part 3 ; Villot, in 1504-5 as an altarpiece for Convent Cat. Louvre ; Landon, Must'e, x. PI. 68 ; of St. Anthony of Padua ; sold in 1077 Clement, 217, 374 ; Rigollot, Hist, des Arts, ! to Count Antonio Bigazziui, of Perugia, for etc., 208 ; Richter, Leonardo, 100 ; Miind- 2,000 scudi ; transferred soon after to the 150
