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CONTENTS

The Angel of Thought [13]

(Suggested by a Fra Angelico Angel.)

Annunciation—Sonnet I [15]
Annunciation—Sonnet II [17]

(From the picture by Botticelli.)

The Visitation [19]

(From the picture in Dürer's series on "The Life of the Virgin")

A Botticelli Madonna.
I. The Wondering Angels [21]

(From the Madonna of the Magnificat.)

II. The Mournful Mother [23]

(From the Madonna of the Pomegranate.)

III. The Loving Christ [25]

(From the Madonna of the Rose Garden.)

The Angel of the Jasmine Wreath [27]

(From Botticelli's painting, in the Borghese Gallery, of the Madonna and Child with Angels.)

A Prayer for the Followers of Ideal Beauty [29]

(With a pencil sketch of an angel, by Botticelli.)

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ILLUSTRATIONS

1.Angel—"Te Deum Laudamus," by Fra Angelico. [12]
2."The Annunciation"—by Botticelli. [14]
3."The Visitation" (From the picture in the series on "The Life of the Virgin,") by Dürer.[18]
4."The Madonna of the Magnificat"—by Botticelli. [20]
5."The Madonna of the Pomegranate"—by Botticelli. [22]
6."The Madonna of the Rose Garden"—by Botticelli. [24]
7.The Angel Crowned with a Jasmine Wreath—by Botticelli. [26]
8.Pencil Sketch of an Angel—by Botticelli. [28]

Transcriber's Note: The original illustrations in this book are drawings basedon original works of art as cited in the text. Where possible, a modern imageof the original work has been provided as a complement to the existing images.

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