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380 Painting Vierge aux Rochers. In the Louvre, Paris (similar to the National Gallery picture). Holy Family with S. Anne. In the Louvre, Paris. S. John the Baptist. In the Louvre, Paris. Among the doubtful pieces most generally accepted, are — La Monica. In the Pitti Palace, Florence. Head of Medusa. In the Uffizi, Florence. Portrait of Himself. In the Uffizi, Florence. Vierge aux bas-relief. . In the possession of Lord Warwick. La belle Feronniere. In the Louvre, Paris. The National Gallery contains a very beautiful compo- sition of Leonardo's, probably executed by Bernardino Luini, of Christ Disputing with the Doctors. Leonardo was the author of several learned treatises ; his book on the Art of Painting still remains a valuable aid to the student of his art. The chief characteristics of Leonardo's works are truth of tone, mastery of chiaroscuro, grandeur of design, and — as we have hinted in speaking of the Last Supper — elevation of sentiment and dignity of expression ; whilst those of his pupils are distinguished for what may be called a reflection of his spirit, especially in the transparency of their lights and shadows and the sweetness of the expression of the heads of their figures. Of these pupils Bernardino Luini (ab. 1470 — aft. 1530) was the chief : his pictures illustrate well the qualities so much developed by Leonardo. The Dispute of Christ with the Doctors, alluded to above, is one of his best works. His frescoes in the Brera Gallery at Milan, collected from various churches, are likewise very fine ; but he painted, compara- tively speaking, so few easel pictures that it is by his frescoes alone he can be properly appreciated. We must