The Seven Joys and Sorrows are frequently found in altar-pieces and religions prints, arranged in separate compartments, round the Madonna in the centre. Or they are combined in various groups into one large composition, as in a famous picture by Hans Hemling, wonderful for the poetry, expression, and finished execution.[1] [Footnote 1: Altogether, on a careful consideration of this picture, I do not consider the title by which it is generally known as appropriate. It contains man groups which would not enter into the mystic joys or sorrows; for instance, the Massacre of the Innocents, Christ at Emmaus, the _Noli me tangere_, and others.] Another cycle of subjects consists of the fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary. The five Joyful Mysteries, are the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and Christ found in the Temple. The five Dolorous or Sorrowful Mysteries are, our Lord in the Garden of Olives, the Flagellation, Christ crowned with Thorns, the Procession to Calvary, the Crucifixion. The five Glorious Mysteries are, the Resurrection, the Ascension, the Descent of the Holy Ghost, the Assumption, the Coronation. A series of subjects thus arranged cannot be called strictly historical, but partakes of the mystical and devotional character. The purpose being to excite devout meditation, requires a particular sentiment, frequently distinguished from the merely dramatic and historical treatment in being accompanied by saints, votaries, and circumstances purely ideal; as where the Wise Men bring their offerings, while St. Luke sits in a corner painting the portrait of the Virgin, and St. Dominick kneels in adoration of the Mystery (Mabuse, Munich Gal.);--and in a hundred other examples. IV. TITLES OF THE VIRGIN MARY. Of the various titles given to the Virgin Mary, and thence to certain effigies and pictures of her, some appear to me very touching, as expressive of the wants, the aspirations, the infirmities and sorrows, which are common to poor suffering humanity, or of those divine attributes from which they hoped to find aid and consolation. Thus we have-- Santa Maria "del buon Consilio." Our Lady of good Counsel. S.M. "del Soccorso." Our Lady of Succour. Our Lady of the Forsaken. S.M. "del buon Core." Our Lady of good Heart. S.M. "della Grazia." Our Lady of Grace. S.M. "di Misericordia." Our Lady of Mercy. S.M. "Auxilium Afflictorum." Help of the Afflicted. S.M. "Refugium Peccatorum." Refuge of Sinners. S.M. "del Pianto," "del Dolore." Our Lady of Lamentation, or Sorrow. S.M. "Consolatrice," "della Consolazione," or "del Conforte." Our Lady of Consolation. S.M. "della Speranza." Our Lady of Hope.