Pastoral Madonnas of the Venetian School.
Conclusion of the Devotional Subjects.
HISTORICAL SUBJECTS.
PART I.
THE LIFE OF THE VIRGIN FROM HER BIRTH TO HER MARRIAGE WITH JOSEPH.
THE LEGEND OF JOACHIM AND ANNA.
Joachim rejected from the Temple. Joachim herding his Sheep on the
Mountain. The Altercation between Anna and her Maid Judith. The
Meeting at the Golden Gate.
THE NATIVITY OF THE VIRGIN. The Importance and Beauty of the Subject.
How treated.
THE PRESENTATION OF THE VIRGIN. A Subject of great Importance. General
Arrangement and Treatment. Various Examples from celebrated Painters.
The Virgin in the Temple.