. Florence and her treasures. t works are mentioned, thoughmany of course possess historical interest. Room III (on an easel) Sustermans. Portrait of Marchese Geri delta Rena. This is one of the artists best portraits, and is char-acterized by a vigour and insight worthy of Van Dyck. No. 87. Van der Goes. The Virgin and Child. Clear delicate colour, but the expression of Motherand Child is lacking in originality. No. 92. Paris Bordone. Portrait. A likeness of great distinction. No. 129. Ridolfo Ghirlandajo. Portrait of aYouth. An expressive head. Compare with No. 3413, Uffizi,ascribed to Piero
. Florence and her treasures. t works are mentioned, thoughmany of course possess historical interest. Room III (on an easel) Sustermans. Portrait of Marchese Geri delta Rena. This is one of the artists best portraits, and is char-acterized by a vigour and insight worthy of Van Dyck. No. 87. Van der Goes. The Virgin and Child. Clear delicate colour, but the expression of Motherand Child is lacking in originality. No. 92. Paris Bordone. Portrait. A likeness of great distinction. No. 129. Ridolfo Ghirlandajo. Portrait of aYouth. An expressive head. Compare with No. 3413, Uffizi,ascribed to Piero di Cosimo. Room IV No. 360. Giovanni da Milano. The Virgin andChild with SS. Benedict, Catherine, Louis of Toulouse, andGiovan- Gualberto. Triptych. No. 341. Pesellino. Scenes from the Life of Corsini. Predella. No. 416. Antonello daMessina. The Crucifixion. A beautiful little picture. Note the delicately paintedscenery. Formerly in the Barberini Collection. No. 162. Filippino Lippi. The Virgin and Childwith MADONNA AND CHILD WITH ANGELSFrom the painting by Filippino Lippi in the Corsini Gallery P- 275 CORSINI GALLERY 277 The gem of this collection, and one of the artists finestcompositions. The attitude of the angel proffering flowersis most graceful, and the Virgin may rank with his mostideal feminine figures. Mr. Berenson, however, doubtsthe ascription to Lippi. No. 340. Att. Botticelli. Five allegorical Figures. These fanciful figures are neither the Virtues nor (ashas been suggested) the Muses, but seem rather to beintended for Philosophy and the Sciences of the Quad-rivium, Theology, Jurisprudence, Medicine, andLetters. This charming composition was the front panelof a dower-chest. Nos. 338-344. School of Giotto. SS. John theBaptist, Anthony, Paul, and Nicholas of Bari. No. 157. Luca Signorelli. The Virgin and Childwith SS. Jerome and Bernard. A superb picture to be set beside the Holy Family(Ufiizi, No. 1291), painted about 1476. The warmcolour of
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