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in. The Virgin, seated, holding an open book, on which Jesus, standing by her side, has placed his right hand; behind him is the infant St. John, and on each side are two angels, one of whom is reading from a scroll. Unfinished.—Cat. Nat. Gal.
Madonna with Angels, Rubens, Louvre.
By Rubens, Louvre; canvas, H. 4 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 3 in. The Virgin, with Jesus in her arms, is borne upon clouds and sustained by groups of wingless angels; above, two suspend a crown over her head while others hold palms. Copy at Potsdam by a pupil of Rubens. Engraved by Visscher; by anonymous, with changes.—Cat. Louvre; Landon, Musée, v. Pl. 57; Smith, ii. 116.
MADONNA DI ANSIDEI, Raphael, National
Gallery, London; wood, H. 9 ft. × 5
ft., figures full-length, less than life-size;
dated 1506. The Virgin on a high throne
with Jesus on her knees, both reading from
a book; on the left stands John Baptist;
on right, Bishop Nicholas of Bari, with crozier
and book. Painted at Perugia for Ansidei
family, as an altarpiece for chapel of
S. Niccola da Bari in S. Fiorenzo; bought
in 1764 by Lord Robert Spencer, who placed
in the chapel a copy by Niccola Monti, and
presented to his brother, Duke of Marlborough,
whence sometimes called Blenheim
Madonna; bought for National Gallery
(1884) for £70,000. Engraved by L. Gruner
(1856).—C. & C., Raphael, i. 222; Passavant,
ii. 31; Müntz, 214; Waagen, Treasures,
iii. 127; Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael,
iii. 447; Lübke, Raphael, 31, 95; Portfolio
(1884), 204.
MADONNA, APPARITION OF, Annibale
Carracci, Louvre; canvas, H. 13 ft. 1
in. × 7 ft. 5 in.; signed, dated 1592. At
left, St. Luke, kneeling, implores the Virgin,
who, with Jesus in her arms and surrounded
by the other Evangelists, appears in
glory; at right, St. Catherine, her foot upon
the wheel. Painted, according to Malvasia,
for the chapel of the notaries in the Cathedral
of Reggio. From Musée Napoléon.—Villot,
Cat. Louvre; Landon, Musée, ii. Pl.
46.
MADONNA OF THE APPLE, Murillo,
Sir William Eden, Bart., London; canvas,
H. 5 ft. × 3 ft. 3 in. The Virgin holds the
Child seated on her knee; he has an apple
in one hand and with the other clasps one
of her fingers. Second manner. Bought
in 1834 from Julian Williams.—Curtis, 155;
Athenæum, Aug. 18, 1877.
MADONNA DELLE ARPIE (of the Harpies),
Andrea del Sarto, Uffizi, Florence;
signed, dated 1517. The Virgin (said to be
a portrait of Lucrezia Fede, wife of Andrea),
with Jesus in her arms, standing supported
by two boy angels on a pedestal, on which
harpies are sculptured; on the left, St.
Francis; on the right, St. John Evangelist.
Painted for S. Francesco, Florence; bought
by Ferdinando de' Medici, who placed in
the church a copy by Francesco Petrucci.
One of the best of Andrea's easel pictures.
Engraved in 1832 by J. Felsing; Lasinio;
Lorenzini.—Vasari, ed. Mil., v. 20; C. & C.,