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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.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE VIRGIN. The Legend as followed by the Painters.
Various Examples of the Marriage of the Virgin, as treated by Perugino, Raphael, and others.

PART II.
THE LIFE OF THE VIRGIN MARY FROM THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE RETURN FROM EGYPT.
THE ANNUNCIATION, Its Beauty as a Subject. Treated as a Mystery and as an Event. As a Mystery; not earlier than the Eleventh Century. Its proper Place in architectural Decoration. On Altar-pieces. As an Allegory. The Annunciation as expressing the Incarnation. Ideally treated with Saints and Votaries. Examples by Simone Memmi, Fra Bartolomeo, Angelico, and others.
The Annunciation as an Event. The appropriate Circumstances. The Time, the Locality, the Accessories. The Descent of the Angel; proper Costume; with the Lily, the Palm, the Olive.
Proper Attitude and Occupation of Mary; Expression and Deportment. The Dove. Mistakes. Examples from various Painters.
THE VISITATION. Character of Elizabeth. The Locality and Circumstances. Proper Accessories. Examples from various Painters.
THE DREAM OF JOSEPH. He entreats Forgiveness of Mary.
THE NATIVITY. The Prophecy of the Sibyl. La Madonna del Parto. The Nativity as a Mystery; with poetical Accessories; with Saints and Votaries.
The Nativity as an Event. The Time; the Places; the proper Accessories and Circumstances; the angelic Choristers; Signification of the Ox and the Ass.
THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS.
THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI; they are supposed to have been Kings. Prophecy of Balaam. The Appearance of the Star. The Legend of the three Kings of Cologne. Proper Accessories. Examples from various Painters. The Land Surveyors, by Giorgione.
THE PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN. The Prophecy of Simeon. Greek Legend of the Nunc Dimittis. Various Examples.
THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. The Massacre of the Innocents. The Preparation for the Journey. The Circumstances. The Legend of the Robbers; of the Palm.
THE REPOSE OF THE HOLY FAMILY. The Subject often mistaken. Proper Treatment of the Group. The Repose at Matarea. The Ministry of Angels.
THE LEGEND OF THE GYPSY.
THE RETURN FROM EGYPT.

PART III.
THE LIFE OF THE VIRGIN FROM THE SOJOURN IN EGYPT TO THE CRUCIFIXION OF OUR LORD.
THE HOLY FAMILY. Proper Treatment of the Domestic Group as distinguished from the Devotional. The simplest Form that of the Mother and Child. The Child fed from his Mother's Bosom. The Infant sleeps.
Holy Family of three Figures; with the little St. John; with St. Joseph; with St. Anna.
Holy Family of four Figures; with St. Elizabeth and others.
The Holy Family of Five and Six Figures.
The Family of the Virgin grouped together.
Examples of Holy Family as treated by various Artists.
The Carpenter's Shop.
The Infant Christ learning to read.
THE DISPUTE IN THE TEMPLE. The Virgin seeks her Son.
THE DEATH OF JOSEPH.
THE MARRIAGE AT CANA. Proper Treatment of the Virgin in this Subject; as treated by Luini and by Paul Veronese.
The Virgin attends on the Ministry of Christ. Mystical Treatment by Fra Angelico.
LO SPASIMO. Christ takes leave of his Mother. Women who are introduced into Scenes of the Passion of our Lord.
The Procession to Calvary, Lo Spasimo di Sicilia.
THE CRUCIFIXION. Proper Treatment of the Virgin in this Subject. The impropriety of placing her upon the ground. Her Fortitude. Christ recommends his Mother to St. John.
THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS. Proper Place and Action of the Virgin in this Subject.
THE DEPOSITION. Proper Treatment of this Form of the Mater Dolorosa. Persons introduced. Various Examples.
THE ENTOMBMENT. Treated as an historical Scene. As one of the Sorrows of the Rosary; attended by Saints.
The Mater Dolorosa attended by St. Peter. Attended by St. John and Mary Magdalene.

PART IV.
THE LIFE OF THE VIRGIN MARY FROM THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD TO THE ASSUMPTION.
THE APPARITION OF CHRIST TO HIS MOTHER. Beauty and Sentiment of the old Legend; how represented by the Artists.
THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD. The proper Place of the Virgin Mary.
THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST; Mary being one of the principal persons.
THE APOSTLES TAKE LEAVE OF THE VIRGIN.
THE DEATH AND ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN. The old Greek Legend.
The Angel announces to Mary her approaching Death.
The Death of the Virgin, an ancient and important Subject. As treated in the Greek School; in early German Art; in Italian Art. Various Examples.
The Apostles carry the Body of the Virgin to the Tomb.
The Entombment.
THE ASSUMPTION. Distinction between the Assumption of the Body and the Assumption of the Soul of the Virgin. The Assumption as a Mystery; as an Event.
LA MADONNA BELLA CINTOLA. The Legend of the Girdle; as painted in the Cathedral at Prato.
Examples of the Assumption as represented by various Artists.
THE CORONATION as distinguished from the _Incoronata_; how treated as an historical Subject. Conclusion.

NOTE.
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