Lives and legends of the great hermits and fathers of the church, with other contemporary saints . ni in a drawing in S. Giovanni e Paoloin the same city, and Vittore Carpaccio in the picture nowin the Brera Gallery, Milan, have also shown a fine appre-ciation of the character of the great doctor. Lucca dellaRobbia, in the famous Tabernacle of the Holy Cross inS. Maria dell Impruneta near Florence, introduced the figureof St. Augustine as a pendant to that of St. John the Baptist,and in the beautiful bas-relief of the Coronation of the Virgin in the Ognisanti, Florence, from the same great han
Lives and legends of the great hermits and fathers of the church, with other contemporary saints . ni in a drawing in S. Giovanni e Paoloin the same city, and Vittore Carpaccio in the picture nowin the Brera Gallery, Milan, have also shown a fine appre-ciation of the character of the great doctor. Lucca dellaRobbia, in the famous Tabernacle of the Holy Cross inS. Maria dell Impruneta near Florence, introduced the figureof St. Augustine as a pendant to that of St. John the Baptist,and in the beautiful bas-relief of the Coronation of the Virgin in the Ognisanti, Florence, from the same great hand, St. Augus-tine is placed between Saints Gregory and Lucy. In Andreadel Sartos Disputa, in the Pitti Gallery, Florence, Saints * O happy rain of tears ! From which a hght so gloriousDid shine forth in the Church !With much weeping did she sow,But with what gladness did she return,Bringing her sheaves with her !More than she sought did she receive!And with What exceeding joy-Did her spirit leap within her !Enthroned on high, she sees her converted son,With his whole to the a H « .?§;g SAINTS AUGUSTINE AND MONICA 173 Augustine, Francis, Lawrence, and St. Peter Martyr, are dis-cussing the doctrine of the Trinity, in the presence of SaintsSebastian and Mary Magdalene, who kneel at their feet; inFra Angelicos Great Crucifixion in San Marco, St. Augustinestands beside St. Ambrose, on the right of the Redeemerscross. On the predella of Francias Gozzadini Altar-piece,now in the Bologna Gallery, St. Augustine, wearing a jewelledcope and a friars robe, his mitre and staff at his feet, is intro-duced between Christ on the cross and a group of the Virginand Child with St. John. In the Felicini Altar-piece from thesame hand and in the same collection, the Bishop, a noblefigure in full canonicals, appears beside the Virgins throne, withSt. Monica in the dress of a nun behind him, leaning her headlovingly upon his shoulder; in the grand fresco by Correggio,of the Visi
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