ed. Mil., iii. 160; C. & C., N. Italy, i. 67; Lermolieff, 398.
MADONNA WITH SS. JEROME AND
FRANCIS, Raphael, Berlin Museum; wood,
H. 14 in. × 11-3/4 in. The Virgin, her head
covered with a blue mantle, holds Jesus on
a cushion on her knees, looking lovingly
at him; he, clasping her hand in his left,
raises his right hand in benediction; St.
Jerome, in a cardinal's hat, kneels on left,
and St. Francis, in ecstasy, on right; in
background, a town and high mountains.
Painted about 1503; belonged successively
to the Borghese and Aldobrandini families;
then passed into Germany to collection of
Count Von der Ropp, and in 1820 to Berlin
Museum.—Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael, iii.
436; Passavant, ii. 11; Müntz, 59; Lermolieff,
365; Lübke, Raphael, 15, 92.
MADONNA WITH SS. JOHN AND
CATHERINE, Titian, National Gallery, London;
canvas, H. 3 ft. 3-1/2 in. × 4 ft. 7-1/2 in.;
signed, dated 1533. The Virgin, stopping
near Bethlehem to rest, sits with Jesus in
her lap, and takes a bunch of flowers from
the Infant St. John, whilst St. Catherine
gazes in rapture; behind, a beautiful vista
of undulating country, at evening; in distance,
the angel appearing to the shepherds.
Belonged to the Coesvelt Collection, and
in 1720 to the Duc de Noailles in Paris;
thence to the Baucousin Collection, from
which bought for National Gallery in 1860.
Copy by Pietro da Cortona in Capitol Gallery,
Rome. Engraved by Audran.—C. &
C., Titian, i. 206; Gilbert, Cadore, 36;
Richter, 86.
MADONNA WITH SAINTS OF MODENA,
Guercino, Louvre; canvas, H. 10 ft. 10
in. × 7 ft. 6 in. The Virgin, seated upon
clouds, and accompanied by two angels,
holds in her arms Jesus, who is in the act
of blessing; at left, St. Geminianus receiving
from an angel a model of the city of Modena;
behind him, another angel bears his
cross; St. John Baptist, kneeling; at right,
SS. Peter Martyr and George, patron saints
of the city. Ordered in 1651 by Duke of
Modena for S. Pietro Martire, but not put
in place until 1668, after Guercino's death;
taken to France in 1796.—Malvasia, ii. 269;
Landon, Musée, ii. Pl. 59; Meyer, Künst.
Lex., iii. 5.
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Madonna with Saints of Modena, Guercino, Louvre.
MADONNA DELLA SCALA (of the
Stairs), Correggio, Parma Gallery; fresco,
figures above life-size. The Virgin, sitting,
with Jesus in her lap; both in a most affectionate
attitude. Painted about 1520 over
the Porta Romana, or eastern gate of the
town, or in a room in the gateway. Wall
used in 1554 as a back wall to a church
which was built against it, and as the picture
was high up, steps were erected to reach
it, whence its name. Demolished in 1812,
and picture placed in gallery. Much injured
by weather and restorations. Engraved
by Fritz; Biot; Leroux; Toschi.—Meyer,
Correggio, 303, 473; Künst. Lex.,
