Chapter XXIV: Fruit in Garlands 272

PARADISE. GIOVANNI DI PAOLO 277

THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN. H. VAN EYCK 279

THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS. H. VAN DER GOES 281

LA PURISSIMA. MURILLO 283

THE GIRLHOOD OF MARY, VIRGIN. D. G. ROSSETTI 285

LIST OF AUTHORITIES 287

INDEX OF ARTISTS 289

INDEX OF FLOWERS 291

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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I. THE VIRGIN IN A STRAWBERRY-DECORATED MANTLE (_Lorenzo
da San Severino_) _Frontispiece_