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Coello, where Saint Louis is placed opposite to 

 Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, who holds a basket 

 of roses, and this grouping of the two royal saints 

 is often found. St Elizabeth was canonized 

 before St Louis was born, but they are well 

 matched in piety, both of noble birth, both 

 dying in the flower of their age, and both de- 

 voted to their people's welfare. There is a very 

 interesting figure of Saint Louis, intellectual, 

 earnest and strong, in the Manage Mystique ' 

 of Jean Perreal. 



Saint Louis of Toulouse was the grandson of 

 Charles of Anjou, who was suzerain of Florence 

 for ten years. Perugia chose him as her patron 

 saint, and in Florence he was patron of the 

 Parte Guelfa. He is easily recognized by his 

 mitre and the fleurs-de-lys upon his cope. 

 There is a statue of him by Donatello at 

 Santa Croce, and pictures elsewhere by Bonfigli, 

 Simone Martini, Moretto and Cosimo Rosselli. 



Perhaps the most sympathetic and indi- 

 vidual portrait of him is that of Bartolommeo 

 -Vivarini.'' He carries book and crozier and his | 

 youthful face is very sweet and earnest, though 



' Louvre. ' Ufi&zi, Florence. 



