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...Fogg Museum. This picture was described by Vasari as being painted for the convent of Monte Oliveto, near Siena, in 1385. The great altarpiece has long since been dismembered and scattered. Certain parts are in Siena, some are in Budapest, and the central panel, representing the Madonna and Child and Angels, went first to a collection in Florence, later to London, and has now been in the Fogg Museum for eleven years. The missing parts just acquired by this museum were in a collection in Cologne, and from there went to a collection in Oxford, England...
...special loan exhibition of rare and valuable Italian paintings will be opened at the Fogg Art Museum today, and will last for two weeks. Among the pictures are an Umbrian Madonna by Lorenzo di San Severino; a profile portrait by Paolo Uccello; a picture of the Madonna and Child by Fra Angelico; an unfinished Madonna by Pinturicchio; a head of St. Catharine; a picture attributed to Perugino and some pictures representing the early Florentine, Sienese and Venetian schools...
...painting of the Madonna and Child by the Venetian painter, Cima da Conegiano, has been placed on exhibition in the gallery of the Fogg Art Museum. The picture will be on exhibition through Tuesday, December 22. Professor Pope will give a brief talk on Cima tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock...
...Fogg Art Museum has recently put on exhibition a Botticelli Madonna the temporary loan of Mr. Arthur Hoe. Every one who takes an interest in artistic matters should make a point of seeing this picture. The Museum of late has received several temporary loans of famous masterpieces, and members of the University would do well to keep posted on these exhibits...
...Fogg Art Museum has recently placed on exhibition a beautiful painting that has been attributed to Botticelli, which is lent by Mr. Arthur Hoe. The picture is a tondo representing the Madonna and Child and St. John, and shows great similarity to a certain type of painting attributed to Botticelli but very close to Filippino Lippi, who was one of his ablest pupils. The Madonna is seated in the open, and is dressed in a red gown, over which is thrown a blue mantle with a rich orange lining. The Christ Child is standing in her lap, with His arms...