Young Courtesan.

A picture by Xavier Sigalon (1788-1837), well known by engravings. In the Louvre, Paris.

Yuste. A monastic edifice near Plasencia in the province of Estremadura, Spain, celebrated as the place of retirement of the Emperor Charles V. on his abdication of the throne in 1556. It was the property of the Jeronymite monks, and derives its name from the little stream, the Yuste, which flows beneath it. It was

founded in 1404. The convent and the surrounding estate_ now belongs to the Duke of Montpensier. It is now in ruins.

So Charles the emperor, whose mighty reign

The globe itself scarce held within its bound,

At Yuste, a fair abbey of our Spain,
A lowly home and quiet haven found.
Luis Capata, Trans.

In Saint Just the silent bowers
Hear a drowsy funeral lay:
Bells are humming from the towers
For the monk who died to-day.

Graf von Auersperg, Trans.

Zaccaria, St. See ST. ZACCARIA. Zamek. A royal castle at Cracow, the ancient capital of Poland, built in the fourteenth century, but mainly rebuilt in 1610. Zealous, The. An armor-plated ship of the British navy, launched March 7, 1864.

Zechariah's Tomb. A rock-cut tomb near Jerusalem, adorned with Ionic pillars and square piers, and surmounted with a pyramidal roof.

"Perhaps this building should properly be called a cenotaph, as it is perfectly solid, and no cave or sepulchral vault has been found beneath it; though, judging from analogies, one might yet be found, if properly looked for." Fergusson.

Zemzem. A holy spring in Mecca, Arabia. It is said to have gushed out on this spot to the succor of Ishmael and his mother when perishing of thirst. It is carefully enclosed and joined with the tower of the Kaabah by a railing.

"The Well Zemzem has its name from the bubbling sound of the waters, zem-zem: they think it is the well which Hagar found with her little Ishmael in the wilderness: the aërolite and it have been sacred now, and had a Caabah over them, for thousands of years." Carlyle. Zeno Chapel. A chapel in St. Mark's Church, Venice, Italy, built by Cardinal Zeno in the early part of the sixteenth century.

Zenobia. A statue by Harriet Hosmer (b. 1831).

"This morning I went to Miss Hosmer's studio to see her statue of Zenobia. [It] stood in the centre of the room, as yet unfinished in the clay, but a very noble and remarkable statue indeed, full of dignity and beau ty." Hawthorne. Zenobius, St. See ST. ZENOBIUS. Zingarella, La. [The Gypsy.] A

beautiful picture of the Madonna and Child by Antonio Allegri, surnamed Correggio (1494-1534), representing the Virgin with an Oriental turban (hence the name). This picture is now in the Museum at Naples. There is another upon the same subject bearing this name at Parma, Italy. See REPOSE IN EGYPT.

The painter's wife, whom he married in 1520, is supposed to have been his model for La Zingarella. This picture is also called Madonna del Coniglio from the rabbit (coniglio) which appears in the foreground.

Zion. See MoUNT ZION.
Zocodover. The principal square
and fashionable promenade of
Toledo, Spain.

Zodiac of Denderah. A celebrated astronomical drawing upon the ceiling of the portico of the Temple of Denderah in Egypt. It was formerly supposed to be of the age of the early Pharaohs, but is now referred to the time of the Ptolemies.

Zoological Gardens. An enclosure contiguous to Regent's Park, London, belonging to the Zoölogical Society, and containing a large and rare collection of animals. The Gardens were first opened to the public in 1828, and the menagerie is now the finest public bivarium in Europe.

In the Zoological Gardens, I saw a baboon who always got into a furious rage when his keeper took out a letter or book. C. Darwin.

Zuccone, Lo. [The Bald Head.] A bronze statue of David by Donatello (1383-1466). In the Uffizi, Florence, Italy.

Zwinger, The. A public building in Dresden, Saxony. It contains a valuable collection of works of art and scientific treasures. The word is a general name for a prison or any confined place.