A descriptive catalogue of the pictures in the Fitzwilliam museum, comp largely from materials supplied by Sidney Colvin .. . effective as decoration, and though his style has its mannerisms, especially the affectedpose of his figures, and a somewhat mincing gracefulness, these are rather characteristic ofthe school than of the man. III. 119. Virgin and Child with The Virgin, wearinga red dress and a dark green mantle passing over her head, bothedged with gold embroidery, sits facing the spectator with her headinclined downwards and three-quarters 1. On a black and whitecross-patterned
A descriptive catalogue of the pictures in the Fitzwilliam museum, comp largely from materials supplied by Sidney Colvin .. . effective as decoration, and though his style has its mannerisms, especially the affectedpose of his figures, and a somewhat mincing gracefulness, these are rather characteristic ofthe school than of the man. III. 119. Virgin and Child with The Virgin, wearinga red dress and a dark green mantle passing over her head, bothedged with gold embroidery, sits facing the spectator with her headinclined downwards and three-quarters 1. On a black and whitecross-patterned cushion on her knee sits the infant Christ, dressed ina long yellow tunic adorned with borders and square patches of blackand gold embroidery, and reading a book which the Virgin with herr. hand helps him to support, while her 1. hand rests on his 1. 1. enters the infant S. John, wearing over his coat of skinsa crimson cloak with a gold border, and joining his hands in adora-tion. The heads of all three personages are adorned with patternedand dotted nimbuses. In background a rich landscape; on r. a 388. rig
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