Buchanan, William: Memoirs of painting: with a chronological history of the importation of pictures by the great masters into England since the French Revolution (Band 1) (London: Ackermann, 1824)

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ORLEANS COLLECTION.

traced by the hand of that great man:—his exe-
cution, while it is rich toned, is at the same time
delicate, and is founded upon the principles of that
adopted by Leonardo.

DANIEL RICCIARELLI,
CALLED
DANIEL DA VOLTERRA.
Born at Volterra, in 1509.
Died in . . 1566, aged 57.
It is to be regretted that so few of this great
master’s works have come down to us. His great
picture of the taking down from the cross, of
which there is a print by Dorigny, has always
been rated as one of the finest works in the art,
and has been classed with the Transfiguration of
Raphael, the Communion of St. Jerome by Dome-
nechino, the St. Jerome of Correggio, and other
works of that superlative class. In this collection
there was but one, which is an early picture of
the master.
1. Taking down from the Cross—sold to
the Earl of Suffolk for 100 guineas.

Volterra was selected to cover with light dra-