A complete illustrated catalogue to the National Gallery . Trifiita Pesellino. 6 ft. 3 in. Painted in tempera, on poplar, in the form of a cross; figures smalllife-size. Purchased in 1863. 663. Christ with the Banner of the Resurrection in the midst of achoir of angels, some bloAving trumpets, others playing various instru-ments. Fra Angelico. This was formerly the predella of an altar-piece, in five compartments,each I ft. T in. high. There are 260 figures in this picture, every faceminutely painted. Purchased in i860 for ;!{^35oo. In the centre of the wall is one of the principal works
A complete illustrated catalogue to the National Gallery . Trifiita Pesellino. 6 ft. 3 in. Painted in tempera, on poplar, in the form of a cross; figures smalllife-size. Purchased in 1863. 663. Christ with the Banner of the Resurrection in the midst of achoir of angels, some bloAving trumpets, others playing various instru-ments. Fra Angelico. This was formerly the predella of an altar-piece, in five compartments,each I ft. T in. high. There are 260 figures in this picture, every faceminutely painted. Purchased in i860 for ;!{^35oo. In the centre of the wall is one of the principal works of AntonioPollajuolo, a Florentine painter, goldsmith, and sculptor of the fifteenthcentury. 292. The Martyrdom ofSt. Sebastian Polla-juolo. Figures nearly life-size;painted in 1475. Purchasedin 1857 for ^3155. The best pictures here byPollajuolo are No. 781, inthe corner on the right, andNo. 296, in Gallery XIV.(p. 67). Several important monu-mental works by him are to beseen in St. Peters at Rome. On either side are two im-portant works by Crivelli—. No. 292. 9 ft. 6 in. X 6 ft. 7i in. 739. The Annunciation r 6 ft. \o\ in. x 4 ft. io\ in. Painted in i486. Presented in 1864. 807. Mado?ma and Child enthroned^ 5 ft. 9 in. X 4 ft- 1° in. Presented in 1870. 909. Madonna arid Child erithronedr Benvenuto da Siena. Thecentre of an altar-piece, 5 ft. 6 in. X 2 ft. 2\ in. Purchased in 1874. Gallery XIII. 6i Next is a panel in monochrome by Mantegna, one of the greatestof the early Italian painters.
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