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Ecce Homo—By Reni. This well-known and impressive picture of Our Lord, crowned with thorns, is by Guido Reni, an artist of the Bolognese School. Reni was born at Calvenzano in 1575, and studied under Calvert and Carracci in Bologna. He spent five years in Rome, where he came under the influence of Caravaggio. He died at Bologna in 1642. " Ecce Homo " hangs in the National Gallery, London, by whose permission it is here reproduced.

The Grandura Madonna — By Raphael. (copyright, W. F. Mansell.)

The Annunciation--By Lorenzo di Credi. Copyright, W. F. Mansell. The picture represents the visit of the Angel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin with the salutation, " Hail, full of grace." This salutation is reserved for Our Lady alone, for rightly she is called full of grace who alone obtained a grace merited by none save herself. The feast of the Annunciation is celebrated on March 25. Lorenzo di Credi was an exponent of the Florentine School. He was born at Florence in 1457, and died there in 1537