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the Croatian churches. The "Madonna Immaculata" is in the Gymnasial Kirche, Meran, and a "Mater Dolorosa" in the Klosterkirche, Bruck a. d. Meer.

Longhi, Barbara. Born in Ravenna. 1552-1619 (?). Daughter of Luca Longhi. She was an excellent artist and her works were sought for good collections. A portrait by her is in the Castellani Collection, dated 1589; "St. Monica," "Judith," and the " Healing of St. Agatha" are in the Ravenna Academy; a "Virgin and Child" is in the Louvre, and " Mary with the Children " in the Dresden Gallery.

Longman, E. B. This sculptor has a commission to execute a statue of Victory for a dome at the St. Louis Exposition.

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Loop, Mrs. Henry A. Elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1875. Born in New Haven, 1840. Pupil of Professor Louis Bail in New Haven, of Henry A. Loop in New York, later spending two years in study in Paris, Venice, and Rome.

Mrs. Loop is essentially a portrait painter, but occasionally has painted figure pictures, such as "Baby Belle," "A Little Runaway," "A Bouquet for Mama," etc. Her portraits of Professors Low and Hadley of New Haven were much admired; those of Mrs. Joseph Lee, Miss Alexander, and other ladies were exhibited at the Academy.

"Mrs. Loop's picture is an honest, unpretending work, well drawn, naturally posed, and clearly, solidly colored.