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MOXACA MONACA, LA (The Nun), attributed to Leonardo da Vimd (?), Pitti, Florence ; wood, H. 2 ft. x 1 ft. 4 in. Half-length, in black dress, with white veil falling upon shoulders ; holds a book in left hand ; background, seen through two arches, the buildings of a city with hill in distance. Supposed by some to be a portrait of Ginevra, wife of Amerigo Benci, which Leonardo painted in Florence about 1500, but the picture is probably not by Leonardo. Bought by Ferdinand III. of Niccolini family. En- graved by Marchi. Vasari, ed. Mil., iv. 39 ; Gal. du Pal. Pitti, ii. PL 36 ; Clement, 374 Rigollot, Hist, des Arts, etc., i. 301 ; Hea- ton, 266, 270. MONACHESI, NICOLA, born at Tolenti- no, Italy, in 1795, died in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1851. History and portrait painter, pu- pil of the Accademia di S. Luca, Rome, under Gasparo Landi, where he won the first prize for painting. In 1831 he emi- grated to America, made his home in Phila- delphia, and soon after became a naturalized citizen. Among his earliest patrons were Stephen Girard, Madam Rush, and Joseph Bonaparte. In 1832 he executed a series of frescos in St. John's Roman Catholic Church (then the Cathedral), Philadelphia, which brought him into prominent notice. These, painted upon wet plaster, are said to have been the first real frescos executed in this country. In 1833-34 he frescoed the Phila- delphia Merchants' Exchange, and in 1834 Matthew Newkirk's residence, the decora- tions of which were carefully preserved when it was made into St. George's Hall. He also frescoed the Roman Catholic Churches of St. Mary, St. Joseph, St. Au- gustine, and St. Philip, and painted altar- pieces for them. In 1841-42 his large his- torical picture, The Murder of Jane McCrea, was exhibited in Philadelphia. His por- traits exist in many old families of Phila- delphia and its vicinity. MONACO. See Lorenzo Monaco. MONARCH OF THE GLEN, Sir Edwin Landaeer, H. W. Eaton, M.P., London ; canvas, about 5 ft. 6 in. square. A noble stag, crowned with twelve tines, stands among the clouds on a throne of rock and heather, proudly rearing his head, breath- ing defiance to all rivals. Painted in 1851 ; intended to fill a square panel in the House of Lords, but declined. Landseer soon had his revenge when the picture won the ad- miration of everybody at the Academy Ex- hibition. Sold to Lord Londesborough for 350 guineas ; at Lady Otho Fitzgerald sale (1884), 6,510. Engraved by Thomas Land- seer. London Times, May 12, 1884. MONCADA, FRANCISCO DE, portrait, Francisco de Moncada, Anton van Dyck, Louvre, Paris. Anton van Dyck, Louvre, Paris ; canvas, H. 9 ft. 11 in. x 8 ft. Equestrian portrait of Moncada, Marquis d'Aytona, commander of the Spanish forces in the Netherlands (born in 1586, died in 1635). He is in armour, bare-headed, with a red silk scarf on left arm, and a commander's baton in his hand. One of Van Dyck's best equestrian pictures. Painted about 1632. Engraved by R Mor- ghen ; Vorsterman. Study (bust) in Lou- vre ; engraved by Snyderhoef. Villot, Cat. Louvre ; Filhol. 283