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APP,ENDIX.()'l'l~ht to have been both a Roman and Lombard, or ,of the sehools of Rome and Mi­Janat one and the same time.As "Fdibiell, Fresnoy,' and Du Piles have' laid clown very fuHy the mIes and preceptsofpainting, l refer to their works, wherein the readermay satisfy his CUl10sityupon ihis subject; and wiil proeeed toexamine partlyaccording to the mIes establishedhy these masters, •andpartly ,by,thosehere laiddown, a picture in the Escurial (themerit,whereof l eanhot better express th31n by saying that it is a masterpieee of RafaelUrbino). This picture, whieh is about eight feet in height, is known to the world bythe name of ,La Madonna deI Pez, or Our Lady pf the Fish.Vassari tells us thatRafael paintedthispicture at thedesire of a community of religiousbrethrenin Naples. The instruetionshe received probably were, tbat heshould-paint apiece, wherein should be represented the following personages; namely, ourSl1\;viour lesusGlllistr the blessed Virgin his mother, St. GeronÎ1nus, the archange! Raiael,