PISANELLO TO CIMA DA CONEGLIANO 



In the Death of St. Jerome a lizard is painted 

 close to the body immediately above the cartellino. 

 There are several birds, and a genet trots round a 

 palm tree to which it is tethered. 



In the St. Ursula series (Venice, Accademia) the 

 guinea-fowl is again painted, looking at an Eastern 

 dwarf who sits on the steps of the baldacchino in the 

 Return of the Anibassadoi^s. The large dog lying 

 on the landing-stage of Cologne may be noticed, 

 and the little dog on guard at the foot of St. Ursula's 

 bed in the Dream. In the rough sketch for this picture 

 in the Uffizi, another animal, possibly a cat, is scamper- 

 ing across the room. A goldfinch stands on the parapet 

 which forms the foreground of St. Ursula taking leave 

 of her Father (Venice, Layard Gallery). 



The St. Stephen series, now scattered, contains 

 many examples of animal life. In the Ordination of 

 the Saint (Berlin) is a dog, a camel, and the same 

 parrot. In the Disputation ivith the Doctors (Milan, 

 Brera), the guinea-fowl appears again, and some 

 pretty deer are painted in the Preaching at Jerusalem, 

 (Louvre). A peacock, the parrot, and two doves 

 appear in addition to the dogs already mentioned in 

 the picture of the Courtesans. 



Also in the Correr Museum is the Visitation, in 

 which the meetingf of the Blessed Virgin and Elizabeth 



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