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Nativity, and Presentation in Temple. Painted for S. Martino, Florence; passed in 1786 from the Florence Academy to the Uffizi. Albertinelli's masterpiece. The group is felicitous, the draperies are worthy of Fra Bartolommeo, and the low-keyed tone of colour is heightened by glazes applied with consummate skill. Engraved by V. della Bruna.—C. & C., Italy, iii. 485; Vasari, ed. Mil., iv. 224; Molini, Gal. di Firenze, i. 69; Lasinio, i. Pl. 21; Meyer, Künst. Lex., i. 219, 222; Etruria Pittrice, i. Pl. 39; Rosini, iv. 47.

Visitation, Mariotto Albertinelli, Uffizi, Florence.

By Domenico Ghirlandajo, Louvre; wood, H. 5 ft. 7 in. × 5 ft. 3 in.; dated 1491. The Virgin receives the salutation of St. Elizabeth, who kneels in presence of Mary Cleopas and Mary Salome. Begun for Church of Cestello, now S. M. Maddalena de' Pazzi, Florence, by Domenico, and finished by his brothers, David and Benedetto. Carried to Paris in 1812, and left to the Musée Napoléon in 1815 by the Florentine Commissioners.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iii. 258; Villot, Cat. Louvre.

By Palma Vecchio, Vienna Museum; canvas, H. 6 ft. × 11 ft. 9 in. Joseph and Zacharias witness the meeting of Elizabeth and Mary at outskirts of a village.—C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 471.

By Sebastian del Piombo, Louvre, Paris; wood, transferred to canvas, H. 5 ft. 6 in. × 4 ft. 4 in.; signed, dated 1521. Visit of Mary to Elizabeth; in distance, a man announces to Zacharias the coming of the Virgin. Painted for Francis I. Damaged by restorations.—C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 339; Villot, Cat. Louvre; Filhol, vii. Pl. 469; Landon, Musée, xiii. Pl. 44.

Visitation, Sebastian del Piombo, Louvre, Paris.

By Raphael, Madrid Museum; wood, transferred to canvas, H. 6 ft. 7 in. × 4 ft. 9 in. Elizabeth advances from left to meet the Virgin and clasps her hand; in back-