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tle sitting by; at the left, the host descends

a flight of steps, and at the right, a girl in fanciful cap and bodice carries a dish; a dog under the table. Painted about 1540.—C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 406.

Supper at Emmaus, Paolo Veronese, Louvre, Paris.

By Rembrandt, Louvre; wood, H. 2 ft. 3 in. × 2 ft. 2 in.; signed, dated 1648. Christ seated behind a table in front of a niche between two pilasters; at left is seated one of the disciples, seen from behind, and at right another, side view; behind the latter a servant bearing a plate. Sale of Collection of Burgomaster W. Six (1734), 170 florins; M. Randon de Boisset sale (1777) to Louis XVI., for 10,500 livres. Engraved by Baron Denon; De Frey in Musée français. Similar subject (1648), Christiansborg Museum.—Cat. Louvre; Filhol, viii. Pl. 507; Eastlake, Louvre, 183; Smith, vii. 44; Vosmaer, 214, 476.

By Rubens, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 4 ft. 8 in. × 5 ft. 1 in. The Saviour seated at further side of a table, with one disciple seen in profile, the other with back to spectator; an old woman, with a glass in her hand, and a youth, with a plate of meat, are waiting upon them. Formerly in Escorial. Engraved by Van Somplin (1643); in reverse by Swanenburg and C. Van Tienen; with changes, A. Lommelin.—Smith, ii. 131; ix. 294.

By Titian, Louvre, Paris; canvas, H. 5 ft. 6 in. × 8 ft.; signed. Christ seated with Luke behind a table in a marble court, with Cleopas at the right; at the left a page with a tureen, and behind, a servant with sleeves rolled up; under the table a dog growling at a cat. According to tradition Luke is Charles V., Cleopas Cardinal Ximenes, and the page Philip II. Painted in 1547; went from Gonzaga Collection, Mantua, into Collection of Charles I.; thence to Jabach, who sold it to Louis XIV. The original picture, of which this is a replica, was presented in 1547 by Alessandro Contarini to the Signoria of Venice, and was in existence at end of last century. Copies of Louvre canvas in Turin and Dresden Galleries. Engraved by F. Chauveau (1656); Masson.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 152; Zanetti, Pitt. Ven., 165;