Legends of the Madonna, as represented in the fine artsForming the third series of Sacred and legendary art . ure by Paris Bordone it is carried, I think,too far. The Virgin reclines under a tree with a book inher hand; opposite to her sits St. Joseph holding an apple;between them, St. John the Baptist, as a bearded man, holdsin his arms the infant Christ, who caressingly puts one armround his neck, and with the other clings to the rough hairyraiment of his friend. It will be observed, that in these Venetian examples , the beloved protectress of Venice, is seldomomitted. She is not
Legends of the Madonna, as represented in the fine artsForming the third series of Sacred and legendary art . ure by Paris Bordone it is carried, I think,too far. The Virgin reclines under a tree with a book inher hand; opposite to her sits St. Joseph holding an apple;between them, St. John the Baptist, as a bearded man, holdsin his arms the infant Christ, who caressingly puts one armround his neck, and with the other clings to the rough hairyraiment of his friend. It will be observed, that in these Venetian examples , the beloved protectress of Venice, is seldomomitted. She is not here the learned princess who con-founded tyrants and converted philosophers, but a bright-haired, full-formed Venetian maiden, glowing with love andlife, yet touched with a serious grace, inexpressibly charming. St. Dorothea is also a favourite saint in these sacredpastorals. Here is an instance in which she is seated by theVirgin with her basket of fruits and flowers ; and St. Jerome,no longer beating his breast in penance, but in likeness of afond old grandfather, stretches out his arms to the Titian Much finer is a picture now in the possession of Sir CharlesEastlake. The lovely Virgin is seated under a tree: on one PASTORAL MADONNAS. 143 side appears the angel Raphael, presenting Tobit; on theother, St. Dorothea, kneeling, holds up her basket of celestialfruit, gathered for her in Paradise. When St. Ursula, with her standard, appears in theseVenetian pastorals, we may suppose the picture to have beenpainted for the famous brotherhood (^Scitola di Sanf Orsola)which bears her name. Thus, in a charming picture by Le*JSd^Art,Palma, she appears before the Virgin, accompanied by as protector of Venice. Ex-voto pictures in this style are very interesting, andthe votary, without any striking impropriety, makes one ofthe Arcadian group. Very appropriate, too, is the marriageof St. Catherine, often treated in this poetical style. In apicture by Titian, the family of
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