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Title: The Children's Book of Celebrated Pictures

Author: Lorinda Munson Bryant

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THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF CELEBRATED PICTURES

by

LORINDA MUNSON BRYANT

Author of "Famous Pictures of Real Boys and Girls," "Famous
Pictures of Real Animals," etc.

[Illustration]

Published by The Century Co.
New York

Copyright, 1922, by
The Century Co.

TO MY DAUGHTER

BERTHA COOKINGHAM BRYANT

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FIGURE PAGE

1. The Holy Family. Pintoricchio. Academy, Siena 3

2. The Valley Farm. Constable. National Gallery, London 5

3. Madonna and St. Jerome. Correggio. Parma Gallery, Italy 7

4. The Wood-Gatherers. Corot. Corcoran Art Gallery,
Washington, D.C. 9

5. The Aurora. Guido Reni. Rospigliosi Palace, Rome 11

6. Singing Boys. Franz Hals. Cassel Gallery, Germany 13

7. St. Barbara. Palma Vecchio. Santa Maria Formosa, Venice 15

8. Charles I and His Horse. Van Dyck. Louvre, Paris 17

9. The Gale. Homer. Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts 19

10. Madonna del Gran' Duca. Raphael. Pitti Palace, Florence 21

11. Joan of Arc. Bastien-Lepage. Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York City 23

12. The Fate