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Chap. V. NICCOLO ALUNNO. 129 SS. Philip and Juliana recommend the kneeling members of the Brotherhood. 1 Alunno never drew a more graceful form than that of Gabriel with his crisp wavy hair bound in a crimson cincture; he seldom more completely shows how the Umbrian type could be improved by the adap tation of that peculiar sprightliness which Benozzo in troduced under Angelico’s influence. The very border of seraphs and festoons, which parts the upper from the lower groups, is on the model of Gozzoli. The Vatican Museum now shelters the altarpiece of Montelpare dated in the year 1466, 2 with its numerous pinnacles, pilasters, and double predella, and a less com plicated one with the Crucifixion for its centre, the original place of which is not ascertainable, 3 both to be classed amongst the inferior productions of Alunno. The Colonna Gallery in the same capital owns a “Madonna del Soccorso ” by the same hand, 4 and the Monte di Pieta a Virgin, child, and saints; 5 all of these much like a vast series, monumental in shape, finished in 1468 for the Chiesa del Castello at S. Severino. 6 1 This is a tempera with life size figures, on an altar to the left of the portal with an inscription half hidden in whitewash -as follows: “Sotietas SS. Anuntiate fecit fieri hoc opus. A. D. MCCCCLVI”. Since the above was written, this picture has been placed in the gal leria communale at Perugia. 2 See Ricci I, 201. The central panel is empty. Six saints erect" form the sides with the addition of a second and higher course con taining six half lengths. A Pieta in the central, saints and angels in the side, pinnacles. Fourteen half lengths form one predella, be neath which is another in which are seventeen half-figures of females. On the border are the words: “Ni- cholaus Fulginas MCCCCLIIIIII.” 3 In the side panels of this piece are SS. John the Baptist and three other saints. In the central pin nacle a Resurrection, in those at VOL. III. the side, a Prophet in a medallion surrounded by three seraphs in rounds. 4 Canvass, half life size. 5 Centre, the Virgin and child (life size). At the sides in niches are SS. Francis, John the Baptist, Jerom and ? Chiara. Medallions six in number, in the spandrils, are filled each with a cherub’s head. This piece is on canvass, partly scaled and partly restored. 6 Centre. The Virgin, child, and angels, between SS. James, Seve rino, Francis and youthful Hubert (profile). Pinnacles; centre; —the Saviour and seraphs, Daniel, Jere miah, and the Virgin and angel an nunciate. Predella (eight feet long). Centre: Christ in a circu lar glory embossed with cherubs in relief, between twelve apostles in relief in niches. The dress of the vulgar S. James is repainted. The cope of S. Severino is in part renewed. The same may be said 9 /