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leading masters of the 15th century. The Annunciation of Piero
Pollaiuolo, the two allegorical pieces by Melozzo da Foi-li, three
small panels by Masaccio, and the Adoration of the Magi hy Vittm-e
Pisano are among the greatest rarities in the Gallery. — The
Golden Period of Italian Art is neither so fully nor so well
illustrated. Of the four works by Raphael three belong to his
earliest period, and the fourth, the Madonna della Casa Colonna, is
unfinished. The rare Sebastiauo del Piombo is represented by
several works, one of which is the so-called 'Fornarina' from the
Blenheim collection. Among the works of Raphael's Florentine
contemporaries, the admirable altar-piece by Andrea del Sarto is
a masterpiece. The Assumption of Fra Bartolomeo belongs to the
period of his co-operation with Albertinelli. Angela Bronzino, the
best-known portrait-painter of Florence, is illustrated by a masterly
portrait of Ugolino Martelli. — Among the Masters of Chiar¬
oscuro Leonardo da Vinci is represented by a highly interesting
altar-piece of the Ascension, and Correggio by the Leda, a work
which, in spite of varied fortunes, still retains its attractiveness. —
Titian, the chief of the Venetian School, is represented by a few
portraits only, among which are the unfinished portrait of himself,
the Lavinia, and the delightful little daughter of Roberto Strozzi;
Giorgione by an attractive portrait. The Gallery also contains
altar-pieces and ceiling-paintings by Bordone, Francesco Vecellio,
Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese, and Lor. Lotto, all of which, however,
are excelled by several admirable portraits by Lotto. — The Bres-
cian School is well represented by works of Savoldo, Moroni,
and Moretto.
Italian Art in the 17th Century is abundantly and well
exemplified by a number of the naturalistic works in which it was
most successful. Caravaggio, in particular, is represented by
works of every size and description, while Guido Reni is seen to
advantage in a fine altar-piece of his early period. Carlo Maratti
contributes an admirable Portrait of a Young Man, which was
formerly in the Snermondt Collection. — The second short revival
of the Venetian school is represented by good works by Tiepolo
and several town views by Belotto.
Among works of the Early Netherlandish School the Gal¬
lery possesses the wings of the large altar-piece at Ghent by the
brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck, the finest work of the school,
and six small pictures by Jan van Eyck, including his finest por¬
trait. Rogier van der Weyden, the best of the followers of the
Van Eycks, is represented by two admirable altar-pieces. Petrus
Cristas, Dierick Bouts, Hugo van der Goes, and the Master of
Flimalle are also well represented, the last by a Crucifixion and
two portraits; by Hans Mending are two Madonnas and an excellent
portrait. The Virgin and Child of Qui'uten Matsys, who forms a