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£300 by Mr. Nieuwenhuys, of Brussels, who sold it in 1831 to M. Delahante; afterwards in the Aguado Collection, Paris, on the sale of which, in 1843, bought by M. Delessert, Paris, for 27,250 francs; bought at Delessert sale in 1869 for 150,000 francs for Duc d'Aumale, then living at Orleans House, Twickenham; returned to France, and exhibited in 1874 in Palace Bourbon, Paris, with other pictures of the duke's collection, and finally placed at Chantilly. It is in perfect preservation. Engraved by C. du Flos; H. Dupont; J. J. Huber; Landon; J. P. Seiter; B. Höfel; E. Forster (1838); F. Gaillard (1869).—Vasari, ed. Mil., iv. 322; Passavant, ii. 45; Müntz, 171; C. & C., Raphael, i. 283; Gaz. des Beaux Arts (1869), i. 106, 322; (1876), xiii. 209; (1878), xviii. 209; Paillard, Petite Madone d'Orléans (Paris, 1878); Cab. Crozat, i. Pl. 24; Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael, iii. 53; Lübke, Raphael, 33, 98; New York Evening Post, March, 1886.


MADONNA, OTTOBON, Giovanni Antonio Pordenone, Venice Academy; canvas, H. 8 ft. 8 in. × 9 ft. 6 in. The Virgin, her mantle held up by angels, is on a pedestal, with two saints at her sides; in a gallery fronting the pedestal is a monk in prayer, and seven members of the family of Ottobon kneel and stand. Painted about 1525 for Ottobon family at Pordenone; bought in Rome by Canova, and placed in his chapel at Possagno, whence acquired for academy by exchange.—C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 265; Zanotto, Pinac. Ven.


MADONNA, PAELE. See Madonna of Canon van der Paele.


MADONNA, PANSHANGER. See Madonna, Niccolini; Madonna, Cowper.


MADONNA WITH THE PARTRIDGES, See Repose in Egypt, Anton Van Dyck, Hermitage.


Madonna del Passeggio, Raphael, Bridgewater House, London.

MADONNA DEL PASSEGGIO (of the Promenade), Raphael, Bridgewater House, London; wood, transferred to canvas, H. 2 ft. 9 in. × 1 ft. 11 in. The Virgin, standing in a field, clasping the arm of Jesus, who stands in front of her; beside them, St. John with the cross, with his face close to that of Jesus; at right, St. Joseph behind a bush. Painted for Duke of Urbino, who gave it to the King of Spain; he sent it to Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, whence it passed to Queen Christina and the Orléans Gallery; bought in 1798 by Duke of Bridgewater for £3,000. Considered a copy, by Giovanni Francesco Penni, of the original, which is lost. Many other copies. Engraved by Anderloni; N. de Larmessin; J. Pesne; H. Guttenberg; A. Legrand; J. Head and S. Middiman; Tomkins; Landon.—Cab. Crozat, i. Pl. 20; Gruyer, Vierges de Raphael, iii. 377; Passavant, ii. 331; Lübke, Raphael, 78, 114; Klas. der Malerei, i. Pl. 32; Waagen, Treasures, ii. 28, 403; Réveil, vii. 487.


MADONNA OF THE PEOPLE. See Madonna del Popolo.


MADONNA DEL PESCE (Virgen del Pez, of the Fish), Raphael, Madrid Museum; wood, transferred (1815) to canvas, H. 6 ft.