Legends of the Madonna, as represented in the fine artsForming the third series of Sacred and legendary art . Annibal Caracci Murillo. BridgewaterGal. Bel. celled in this subject; although most of his Virgins have aportrait air of common life, they are redeemed by the expres-sion. In one of these, the Child, looking out of the picturewith extended arms and eyes full of divinity, seems about tospring forth to fulfil his mission. In another (62.) he folds hislittle hands, and looks up to Heaven, as if devoting himselfto his appointed suffering, while the Mother looks downupon him wit
Legends of the Madonna, as represented in the fine artsForming the third series of Sacred and legendary art . Annibal Caracci Murillo. BridgewaterGal. Bel. celled in this subject; although most of his Virgins have aportrait air of common life, they are redeemed by the expres-sion. In one of these, the Child, looking out of the picturewith extended arms and eyes full of divinity, seems about tospring forth to fulfil his mission. In another (62.) he folds hislittle hands, and looks up to Heaven, as if devoting himselfto his appointed suffering, while the Mother looks downupon him with a tender resignation. In a noble Madonnaby Yandyck, it is she herself who devotes him to do hisFathers will; and I still remember a picture of this class,by Carlo Cignani, which made me start, with the intenseexpression : the Mother presses to her the Child, who holds J^. ?^
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