The Madonna is enthroned, with the divine Child on her knees, and St. Anne stands behind her and places her hands on the shoulders of Our Lady. St. Simon and St. Thaddeus are on the steps of the throne playing one with the other. To the right St. Mary Cleophas holds St. James the Less in her arms, and St. Joseph has St. Joseph Justus standing beside him and holding a stick. To the left is St. Mary Salome with St. John in her arms. St. Joachim is behind her, and St. James is standing near by. Each of the saints, including St. Anne but excluding the Madonna and Child, bears its name in the halo around the head. St. Joseph Justus is nude, as is also Our Lord, the other five children have slight draperies about them. The throne is inscribed: PETRVS DE CHASTRO PLEBIS PINXIT.
An original drawing for this picture belongs to the Duke of Northumberland, and is at Alnwick Castle.
NANTES, PICTURE GALLERY.
Isaiah and Jeremiah. Circular pictures. 1·27 diam. = 4 ft. 3 in. [202 and 203.]
Each picture has an inscription on it. On Isaiah are the words ELEVATA E MAGNIFIC͞ETIA TVA SVP CELOS D͞S; and on Jeremiah CŒLVM SEDES MEA, TERRA AVT͞E SCABELLV̄ PEDV̄ MEORVM.
Probably from St. Agostino, Perugia.
See Caen, Lyons, Toulouse, and Grenoble for others.
Adoration of Christ. 1·6 × 1·18 = 5 ft. 4 in. × 3 ft. 11 in. [87.]
The Madonna and St. John with two angels are kneeling and adoring the divine Child, who is on a pillow on the ground and has his hand raised in benediction.