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of the saint divesting himself of his clothing and sharing it with the leper are given with great simplicity and charm. The habitual hillock of earth and grass, from which spring trees in tortuous shapes, is here noticeable. There is a sketch for a somewhat similar hillock in the Uffizi, No. 1355, and a study in red chalk for the leper, No. 310. Engraved : Chiari, Alberti. 2. ST. PHILIP. 3*60 x 3^04= 12 ft. 5 x 10.6. Gives St. Philip, on his way through the mountains, finding a company of gamblers playing under a tree. 86 CATALOGUE OF WORKS These mock the saint, and blaspheme God. He rebukes them as he passes, and a thunderbolt falls, killing some and scattering all. St. Philip turns, and points out the judgment to his followers. The landscape is peculiarly calm and beautiful. Engraved : Zuccherelli. 3. POSSESSED GIRL CURED BY THE SAINT. 3*64 x 3^00 = 12 ft. 7 x 9.11. The pallid and half-lifeless girl is supported by her parents. St. Philip, with hand upraised, stands before her ; the figures around are of great beauty. A fine archi- tectural background, and through the open portico a lovely landscape of sunlit breezy fields. This fresco more con- centrated in composition than the previous two. Engraved : Zuccherelli. 4. DEATH OF ST. PHILIP. 3-62x3-07 = 11 ft. n x 10.1. The dead saint lies on the bier, whilst the sorrow-stricken

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