The Madonna has an imposing grandeur of form, there is a
boyish strength and moulding in the limbs of the child which is very
expressive, the dignity of Joseph and majesty of the Virgin are not to
be surpassed; and yet the whole is given in a space so cramped that all
the figures have to be reclining or sitting.
[Illustration of Monogram]
After this Andrea returned to the Scalzo, the Barefoot Brothers
offering better pay than the Servites. Here he did the allegory of
_Justice_ and the _Sermon of S. John_ in monochrome. In these
he took a fancy to retrograde his style, for they have the rugged force
and angular form that recalls the more stern old Italian masters, or
that Titan of northern art, Albrecht Durer.
Of his works in oil at this era we may class--
1. The _Story of Joseph_, painted for Zanobi Girolami Bracci,
which Borghini judges a beautiful picture. The figures were small, but
the painting highly finished. It came afterwards into the possession of
the Medici family.
2. A _Madonna_, with decorations and models surrounding it like a
frame, was painted for Sansovino's patron, Giovanni Gaddi, afterwards
clerk of the chamber to Ferdinand I.
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