The Children's Book of Celebrated Pictures — Bryant, Lorinda Munson

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THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF CELEBRATED PICTURES

by

LORINDA MUNSON BRYANT

Author of "Famous Pictures of Real Boys and Girls," "Famous
Pictures of Real Animals," etc.







[Illustration]




Published by The Century Co.
New York

Copyright, 1922, by
The Century Co.





TO MY DAUGHTER

BERTHA COOKINGHAM BRYANT






LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


FIGURE                                                          PAGE

1.   The Holy Family. Pintoricchio. Academy, Siena               3

2.   The Valley Farm. Constable. National Gallery, London        5

3.   Madonna and St. Jerome. Correggio. Parma Gallery, Italy     7

4.   The Wood-Gatherers. Corot. Corcoran Art Gallery,
         Washington, D.C.                                        9

5.   The Aurora. Guido Reni. Rospigliosi Palace, Rome           11

6.   Singing Boys. Franz Hals. Cassel Gallery, Germany          13

7.   St. Barbara. Palma Vecchio. Santa Maria Formosa, Venice    15

8.   Charles I and His Horse. Van Dyck. Louvre, Paris           17

9.   The Gale. Homer. Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts       19

10.  Madonna del Gran' Duca. Raphael. Pitti Palace, Florence    21

11.  Joan of Arc. Bastien-Lepage. Metropolitan Museum of Art,
         New York City                                          23

12.  The Fates. Michael Angelo. Pitti Palace, Florence          25

13.  Madonna of the Chair. Raphael. Pitti Palace, Florence      27

14.  Wolf and Fox Hunt. Rubens. Metropolitan Museum of Art,
         New York City                                          29

15.  The Night Watch. Rembrandt. Ryks Museum, Amsterdam         31

16.  The Assumption. Titian. Academy, Venice                    33

17.  The Melon-Eaters. Murillo. Pinakothek, Munich              35

18.  The Muses. Romano. Pitti Palace, Florence                  37

19.  "Come Abide with Us." Fra Angelico. San Marco, Florence    39

20.  The Supper at Emmaus. Rembrandt. Louvre, Paris             41

21.  Children of Charles I. Van Dyck. Dresden Gallery           43

22.  The Buttery. De Hooch. Ryks Museum, Amsterdam              45

23.  Coronation of the Virgin. Botticelli. Uffizi Palace,
         Florence                                               47

24.  The Wolf-Charmer. La Farge. City Art Museum, St. Louis     49

25.  The Old Woman Cutting Her Nails. Rembrandt. Metropolitan
         Museum of Art, New York City                           51

26.  The Spinner. Maes. Ryks Museum, Amsterdam                  53

27.  St. George and the Dragon. Carpaccio. Church of San
         Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice                        55

28.  The Grand Canal. Turner. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
         York City                                              57

29.  Song of the Lark. Breton. Art Institute, Chicago           59

30.  The Holy Night. Correggio. Dresden Gallery                 61

31.  The Gleaners. Millet. Louvre, Paris                        63

32.  St. Cecilia. Raphael. Bologna, Italy                       65

33.  Helena Fourment and Her Son and Daughter. Rubens. Louvre,
         Paris                                                  67

34.  The Harp of the Winds. Martin. Metropolitan Museum of Art  69

35.  The Tribute Money. Titian. Dresden Gallery                 71

36.  The Maids of Honor. Velasquez. Madrid Gallery, Spain       73

37.  The Nymphs. Corot. Louvre, Paris                           75

38.  St. Francis Preaching to the Birds. Giotto. Upper Church,
         Assisi, Italy                                          77

39.  The Governess. Chardin. Liechtenstein Gallery, Vienna      79

40.  The Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci. Santa Maria delle
         Grazie, Milan                                          81

41.  Sir Galahad. Watts. Eton College, England                  83

42.  The Duchess of Devonshire and Her Child. Reynolds. Royal
         Gallery, Windsor                                       85

43.  St. Agnes and Her Lamb. Andrea del Sarto. Pisa Cathedral,
         Italy                                                  87

44.  Whistler's Mother. Whistler. Luxembourg, Paris             89

45.  St. Christopher. Titian. Doges Palace, Venice              91

46.  The Blue Boy. Gainsborough. Private Gallery, Henry
         Huntington, Los Angeles, California                    93

47.  The Sleeping Girl. Van der Meer. Metropolitan Museum of
         Art, New York City                                     95

48.