. Valuable paintings by the old masters of the northern and southern schools. , 11 inches The Holy Family is represented at the foot of the com-position, journeying toward the right; the Virgin beingseated on an ass, whose body is nearly hidden by hergreenish black mantle. Her head is protected by a strawhat, worn over a white cloth that descends upon hershoulders and down her back. She is seen in profile,gazing tenderly at the Child, whom she holds up so asto bring His face near hers. Joseph turns round to gazeat the pair, as he walks by the asss head, carrying abundle on a stick over his rig
. Valuable paintings by the old masters of the northern and southern schools. , 11 inches The Holy Family is represented at the foot of the com-position, journeying toward the right; the Virgin beingseated on an ass, whose body is nearly hidden by hergreenish black mantle. Her head is protected by a strawhat, worn over a white cloth that descends upon hershoulders and down her back. She is seen in profile,gazing tenderly at the Child, whom she holds up so asto bring His face near hers. Joseph turns round to gazeat the pair, as he walks by the asss head, carrying abundle on a stick over his right shoulder and a basketin his left hand. His headdress is blue, as also is histunic, over which he wears a rose-colored cloak. On theleft of the group two trees rise to the height of the pic-ture, where their foliage unites in a mass against theblue sky. In the middle distance, at the right, a cameland its rider are approaching an archway that formspart of a mound, with steps ascending to a pedestal,surmounted by a blue globe. A pilgrim is making theascent upon his No. 24 CHRIST WITH THE DOCTORS INTHE TEMPLE BY HIERONYMUS VAN AEKEN HIEHONYMUS VAN AEKEN(Called JEROM BOSCH) Holland: ?14(50—1518 No. U—CH1UST WITH THE DOCTORS IN THE TEMPLE (Panel) Height, 2(514 inches; width, inches The scene is an interior, painted in tones of brown, open-ing through an arched entrance on the left into a street,where two figures are approaching. In the back wallare two round-topped windows, flanking a small column,the capital of which is carved with a kneeling figure, hold-ing the Tables of the Law. Beneath this sits the youth-ful Christ, holding up two ringers of the right hand inblessing, as He watches one of the doctors on the left,who with palm exposed and index finger raised is argu-ing emphatically. Two men are near Him, while on theright-hand side of the room sit five, with various expres-sions of attention or indifference. One old man in ablack cap has gone to sleep. The f
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