GENTILE DA FABRIANO
Between 136o and io^o-About 1127)
57. — The Coronation of the Virgin
Christ and the Virgin seated; above hovers the Dove; on either side are three angels holding scrolls of music; the crown and brooch of the Virgin and the girdle of the Saviour are studded with precious stones.
Panel, 34 in. by 24 3/4 in. Mentioned in Dr. Waapren’s « Art Treasures)), vol. IV, p. 397, n° 28. Exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, 1877. From the Collection of Rev. J . Sanford. — Lord Methuen, Corsham. Wilts.
GHIRLANDAIO (Domenico)
(1449-1194)
58. — The Virgin and Child, and Angels
The Virgin, seated on a balustrade, bends over the Child, who is resting asleep on her arm; on either side, an angel in adoration: landscape background; on the balustrade, which runs across the fore- ground, are the words « Avc gra... plena ». Half-length figures.
Panel, circular, 87 in. Exhibited at the Royal Academy. London, 1882. 0 From the Collection of Colonel Alcock. — — Miss J. E . Alcock.
