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Raphael, i. 141; Giornale di Erud. Tosc., 235; Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael, ii. 549; Müntz, 64; Passavant, ii. 12; Larousse, v. 363.

By Raphael, Giulio Romano, and Il Fattore, Vatican; wood, H. 10 ft. 6 in. × 7 ft. 8 in. In upper part, Christ crowning the Virgin in the heavens; in lower, apostles around the tomb of the Virgin. Ordered of Raphael in 1505 for the Convent of Monte Luce, near Perugia, but he had time to make only the study for it. Upper part finished, after Raphael's death, by Giulio Romano, lower by Il Fattore. Carried to Paris in 1797; returned in 1815 and placed in Vatican. Engraved by J. Cappelli.—Pungileone, Raphael, 192; Passavant, ii. 309; C. & C., Raphael, i. 235; Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael, ii. 570.

By Rubens, Brussels Museum; canvas, H. 12 ft. 11 in. × 8 ft. 2 in. The Virgin, kneeling upon an inverted crescent, with angels in clouds beneath, is crowned by the Father and the Son. Painted for Church of Recollets, Antwerp. Carried to Paris, 1794; given to Museum of Brussels in 1802. Engraved by P. Pontius; Van den Enden. Replica, with variations, Berlin Museum; another, burned in 1718 in Church of Jesuits, Antwerp.—Smith, ii. 15; ix. 247; Meyer, Museen, 388; Larousse, v. 364.

By Lo Spagna, Church of Riformati, Todi. Above, Saviour crowns Virgin under a canopy, in centre of a company of angels, prophets, and sibyls; below, SS. Jerome, Louis, Bernardino, John Baptist, and others. Imitated, with changes, from Florentine altarpiece at Narni. Painted in 1511. Replica (1511), with changes, S. Martino, near Trevi; Magdalen and St. Catharine introduced below, and view of S. Francesco at Assisi in background.—C. & C., Italy, iii. 310, 312; Vasari, ed. Mil., i. 594.

By Tintoretto, S. Giorgio Maggiore, Venice; canvas. Above, the Virgin is crowned; below are SS. Benedetto, Gregorio, Placido, Mauro, and five portraits.—Zanotto, 631.

Coronation of Virgin, Velasquez, Madrid Museum.

By Velasquez, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 5 ft. 9 in. × 4 ft. 4 in. The Virgin, enthroned in clouds, with her robe upheld by two cherubs, is about to be crowned by the Father and the Son, while above hovers the dove; beneath are four winged heads. Painted, probably after second visit to Italy, for the Queen's oratory in the palace at Madrid. Considered the best of his religious pictures. Engraved by Massard; Nargeot; etched and lithographed by several.—Madrazo; C. Bermudez; Jameson, Madonna, 23; Curtis, 3; Réveil, xiv. 955.

Subject treated also by Cosimo Rosselli, S. M. de' Pazzi, Florence, and Louvre, Paris; Ridolfo Ghirlandajo, Louvre; Pinturicchio, Vatican; Girolamo da Santa Croce, Berlin Museum; Giulio Romano and Il Fattore, Vatican; Marco Palmezzano, Brera, Milan; Girolamo da Udine, Hospital at Udine; Paolo Veronese, Venice Academy and Schleissheim Gallery; Annibale Carracci, Duke of Newcastle; Giovanni Lanfranco, Louvre; Padovanino, Venice Academy; Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, Passione, Milan; Juan de Juanes, Madrid Museum; Hans Memling, Hospital of St. John, Bruges;