The Filippino altar-piece, which represents S. Bernard's Vision of the Virgin (a subject we shall see treated very beautifully by Fra Bartolommeo at the Accademia) is one of the most perfect and charming pictures by this artist: very grave and real and sweet, and the saint's hands exquisitely painted.

CHAPTER XXIV English Poets in Florence Casa GuidiThe BrowningsGiotto's missing spireJames Russell LowellLander's early lifeFra Bartolommeo before RaphaelThe Tuscan gardenerThe "Villa Landor" to-dayStorms on the hillsidePastoral poetryItalian memories in EnglandThe final outburstLast days in FlorenceThe old lion's beguilementsThe famous epitaph.

We saw at the Accademia two exquisite portraits by Fra Bartolommeo of Vallombrosan monks.

Andrea del Sarto, the pupil of Piero di Cosimo, but more nearly related in style to Fra Bartolommeo than to any other of the elder masters, was himself a contemporary of Raphael and Correggio.

The great contributions made by Fra Bartolommeo to the art of Italy were in the double region of composition and colouring.

We have seen Lorenzo di Credi and Fra Bartolommeo under his influence.