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MADOXXA MADONNA OF THE CAT. See Madon- na del Gatto ; Jfoli/ Family. La Perla. MADONNA DELLA CATINO. See Holy Family del Baciuo. MADONNA, CECILIA GALLERANL See (lul/crani. MADONNA A LA CEINTURE (do la Faja, of the Swathing-Baud), Murillo, Due : do Montpcusier, Seville ; canvas, H. 4 ft. G j in. x 3 ft. 8 in. The Virgin, seated on a , stone bench, swathes the Child with linen j while lying in her lap ; on each side, an Madonna dclla Cesta, Correggio, National Gallery, London. angel, one playing a guitar, the other a vio- lin ; above, six heads. Second manner. Painted for the Marques del Aguila ; re- mained at Seville until 1840, when sold for 00,000 francs to King Louis Philippe, at whose sale bought by Due de M. for 1,500. Exhibited in Boston, U. S., in 1871 Copy by Tobar in Cadiz Museum. Repetitions : William H. Smith, Greenlands, Henley-on- Thames, Buckinghamshire ; Pesth Gallery. Lithographed by M. Lavigne, Geoffrey, Coquardou, Ricaud, Vayrou, and others. Ch. Blanc, Ecole espaguole ; Curtis, 15G. MADONNA DELIA CESTA (of the Basket), Gorreggio, National Gallery, Lon- don ; wood, 1 ft. 1 in. x 15 in. The Vir- gin, seated, with a basket of linen near her, is putting a shirt on Jesus, who sits in her lap ; in background, Joseph at work, car- pentering. Painted about 1520. In Royal Collection, Madrid ; given by Charles IV. to his minister, Don Manuel Godoy ; passed to France during French invasion of Spain ; brought to England by the painter Wallace, who offered it for sale for 1,200 in 1813, and sold to Lapeyriere, at whose sale in 1825 it was bought for 80,000 francs by M. Nieuweuhuys, who sold it to National Gal- lery for 3,800. A work of the rarest deli- cacy. Several copies, by G. Carpi, A. Car- racci, and others. Replica, attributed to Correggio, in Bridgewater House, bought from Orleans Gallery for 1,200. Copy in Madrid Museum. Engraved by Ghisi ; Aquila ; Fuccioli ; Doo ; Freeman ; and Wright. Meyer, Correggio, 32G, 283 ; Kiinst. Lex., i. 433 ; Waagen, Treasures, i. 329 ; Richter, G3. MADONNA OF THE CHAIR. See Ma- donna della Sedia ; Madonna della Silla. MADONNA OF THE CHERRIES, at- tributed to Annibale Carracci, Louvre ; can- vas, H. 4 ft. x 3 ft. 2 in. The Virgin, seated, with Jesus iipon her knees ; at left, St. Jo- seph offering cherries. Probably a school piece. Musoe Napoleon. Engraved by J. Boulanger. Copy in Berlin Museum. Vil- lot, Cat. Louvre. By Titian, Vienna Museum ; wood, trans- ferred to canvas, H. 2 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 1 in. The Virgin sits behind a parapet, on which Jesus stands holding with both hands a bunch of cherries, which he offers to her ; infant St. John looking up with longing eyes ; on one side is St. Joseph with a staff, on the other St. Zacharias. Painted about 1508. In collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in middle of 17th century. Copy by Teniers at Blenheim, England ; others in Prague, Venice, and Padua. Engraved by Lefebre. C. & C., Titian, i. 105. 13-1