. How to show pictures to children . sely akin to the Madonna and Child isCharity, a symbolic expression of that all-embracingspirit of love which gathers the children of the worldin its care. A noble group by Andrea del Sarto treatsthis subject as a motherly woman seated, with a childat her breast, another on her knee, and another at herfeet. Burne-Jones made a tall, narrow panel of Char-ity standing with a baby on each arm and four chil-dren at her feet. Abbot Thayers painting in the Bos-ton Art Museum is a third well-known Charity extends both arms as if to shelter allchildren
. How to show pictures to children . sely akin to the Madonna and Child isCharity, a symbolic expression of that all-embracingspirit of love which gathers the children of the worldin its care. A noble group by Andrea del Sarto treatsthis subject as a motherly woman seated, with a childat her breast, another on her knee, and another at herfeet. Burne-Jones made a tall, narrow panel of Char-ity standing with a baby on each arm and four chil-dren at her feet. Abbot Thayers painting in the Bos-ton Art Museum is a third well-known Charity extends both arms as if to shelter allchildren beneath them, and two little ones stand ather feet nestling against her sides. Such pictures areadmirably adapted to the nursery and the lower gradeschoolroom. And perhaps here, better than anywhereelse, should be mentioned that beautiful picture ofkindred theme, Murillos Guardian Angel. The Holy Family is an enlargement of the Ma*donna subject by the introduction of other pleasant fancy of the old masters was to represent. » »-- PICTURES OF CHILDREN 101 the little St. John Baptist, cousin of Jesus, as a play-mate of the holy child. Here are endless possihihlicsof story interest for a childs delight. An effectivecontrast is made between the swarthy, skin-dadBaptist and the fair-haired Christ-child. The sturdySt. John is the most affectionate slave of his cousin,bringing offerings of fruit and flowers or kneeling inadoration. Raphael was particularly felicitous in thissubject, and examples are numerous also among hiscontemporaries. Single ideal portraits of either of thetwo boys are not very common, but are treasuresworth picking up when they are to be found. Andreadel Sartos St. John Baptist, the boy, is an excep-tional picture, and a great favorite. Murillos so-called Children of the Shell is a delicately conceivedsubject of the relation between the two cousins. Theyhave been playing together with the lamb, when becomes thirsty, and the Christ-child offers
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