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GHERARDI
116
GHIBERTI
assistant of Vasari, between whom and himself an
intimate friendship existed. In 1529-30 C. enlisted
in a company of soldiers formed at Borgo' by
Giovanni de’ Turrini, a captain in the Florentine
pay, and was quartered in a bastion outside the
walls during the siege of Florence. At its termina-
tion he entered the guards of Don Alessandro Vitelli,
who was in command of the city, in order to seize
the opportunity of visiting the paintings and
sculptures which adorned Florence. Vasari, after
his return to Florence in 1532, took C., whose
acquaintance he had made at Borgo in 1528, as
one of his assistants. About 1535 C. accompanied
Vasari to Citta di Castello to assist in the frescoes to
be executed in the Vitelli Palace. Left at Citta
di Castello to continue the work with another artist,
C. was soon recalled to Florence to take part in the
decorations for the festivities held on the occasion
of the visit of the Emperor Charles V. to this city
in April 1536, and for the marriage of Duke Ales-
sandro with Margherita d’Austria in the following
June. After the murder of the Duke of Florence
(Jan. 5, 1536/7), C. was declared a rebel, with other
citizens of Borgo, by the Florentine Government
for not having revealed a plot to place one of the
city gates in the hands of Piero Strozzi, in which,
however, he had refused to participate. At this
date C. appears already to have returned to Citta
di Castello and to have been engaged in continuing
his work on the frescoes of the Vitelli Palace, which
alone of the various other paintings executed by
C. in this city are still extant. Dissatisfied, how-
ever, with the treatment he received, C. at length
retired, with other exiles, to S. Giustino, a village
(villa) situate in the Papal territory about one and
a half miles from Borgo, which he subsequently
often made his headquarters. Here he painted, at
different times, in the Palazzo Bufalini. In 1539
Vasari called C. to Bologna, where, under the
Master’s superintendence, he painted in the con-
vent of S. Michele in Bosco, in company with
Battista Cungi and Stefano Veltroni. In 1543 C.
was for some months with Vasari in Rome, and
again in 1546. It was not until 1554 that Vasari’s
efforts to obtain C.’s pardon from the Duke of
Florence were crowned with success. C., on his
return to Florence, painted the fagade of the palace
of Messer Sforza Almerii in the Via de’ Servi, but
the work is no longer in existence. After this he
accompanied Vasari to Arezzo and Cortona, in
which latter city the two artists painted some
frescoes in the Compagnia di Gesu. After their
return to Florence in 1555, the paintings of the
“ Sala degli Elementi ” in the Palazzo Vecchio
were commenced by Vasari, assisted by C. The
death of his brother compelled C. to return to
Borgo S. Sepolcro early in 1556, where his death
unexpectedly ensued at the age of forty-seven.
C. was small of stature and had a defect in one eye.
He was generous and affectionate in character,
sparing in speech and admired brevity in others.
He was careless in dress, and Vasari remarks that,
although of a noble and wealthy family, C. never
crossed a horse unless compelled. His sepulchral
monument, with his bust in a medallion, may still
be seen in the church of S. Francesco in Borgo
[Vasari, San. VI, 213-244, VII. 665, VIII. 26].
28a. Gherardo di Dino, v.s. Giovanni di
Dino.
29. Giiebabdo di Giovanni. Flor., b. -,
d. 14—. P. Phy. A. April 4, 1426, pop. S.
Stefano a Ponte, no fee, benefit of father, mat. in
Cod. IX. March 7, 1405/6; but without indication
of profession [Cod. XXI.]. A Jacopo Gherardi,
“ pictor sive Medicus,” was also mat. on Dec. 9,
1385 [Cod. IX.]. G. was partner of Scolaio di
Giovanni [q.vi]. He probably belonged to a branch
of the family of P.’s represented by Giovanni di
Dino di Gherardo.
29a. Giierabdo di Jacopo Stabna, v. Stabnina,
Giiebaeda.
30. Ghese (Boeghese) di Pietbo. Flor., b.
12—, d. ante 1297. P. A contemporary of
Cimabue. Del Migliore [Firenze, “ Illustrata,”
414] thus refers to G. : “ At the same date (as
Maso di Risalita) lived Ghese or Gese, P., son of
Piero, likewise noble, and so obtained burial in
Sta. Reparata,” as registered in the books of that
great church, in which in 1297 was laid the body
of his widow, Madonna Riguardata. His family
came from the Mugello, and in the chapter house of
the Frati di S. Francesco at Borgo S. Lorenzo,
there is a shield bearing the family arms of a lion
couchant on six mounts, with letters showing that
it was made by Bene di Ghese, his great-grandfather.
His nephew, Gherardo, who was in the Signory in
1346, continued the line.
31. Ghetti (or Getti), Baccio. Flor., b. 14—,
d. Jan. 1535/6. P. SL. 1525 (lib. rosso 1503).
B. was one of the numerous p.’s whom Ridolfo del
Ghirlandajo [q.v.] employed in his bottega to paint
pictures which he sent abroad. B. subsequently
worked in France. Francis I., having seen some
of his works, desired to have him at his Court.
B. made his will in Florence on Jan. 19, 1535/6,
dying a few days later. [Vasari, San IV. 462 and
n. 1.]
32. Giiibf.eti, Lobenzo di Cione di See
Buonaccobso. Flor., b. 1378, d. Dec. 1, 1455.
G.S.A.P., Guild of Silk, to which goldsmiths were
affiliated, Aug. 3, 1409. Guild of Workers in Wood
and Stone, Dec. 20, 1426. [A.S.F., “ Maestri di
Legname e di Pietra,” No. 2, c. 32*]. S.L. 1423
[as Lorenzo di Bartolo, orafo, pop. S. Ambrogio],
The influence exercised by L. on the art of his time,
his mastery of design and his having worked as a
P. more than justify a brief record of his life in
this place. L.’s position in the art world of Florence
may be seen from several passages in his Commen-
taries (briefly described at the end of this article).
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GHIBERTI
assistant of Vasari, between whom and himself an
intimate friendship existed. In 1529-30 C. enlisted
in a company of soldiers formed at Borgo' by
Giovanni de’ Turrini, a captain in the Florentine
pay, and was quartered in a bastion outside the
walls during the siege of Florence. At its termina-
tion he entered the guards of Don Alessandro Vitelli,
who was in command of the city, in order to seize
the opportunity of visiting the paintings and
sculptures which adorned Florence. Vasari, after
his return to Florence in 1532, took C., whose
acquaintance he had made at Borgo in 1528, as
one of his assistants. About 1535 C. accompanied
Vasari to Citta di Castello to assist in the frescoes to
be executed in the Vitelli Palace. Left at Citta
di Castello to continue the work with another artist,
C. was soon recalled to Florence to take part in the
decorations for the festivities held on the occasion
of the visit of the Emperor Charles V. to this city
in April 1536, and for the marriage of Duke Ales-
sandro with Margherita d’Austria in the following
June. After the murder of the Duke of Florence
(Jan. 5, 1536/7), C. was declared a rebel, with other
citizens of Borgo, by the Florentine Government
for not having revealed a plot to place one of the
city gates in the hands of Piero Strozzi, in which,
however, he had refused to participate. At this
date C. appears already to have returned to Citta
di Castello and to have been engaged in continuing
his work on the frescoes of the Vitelli Palace, which
alone of the various other paintings executed by
C. in this city are still extant. Dissatisfied, how-
ever, with the treatment he received, C. at length
retired, with other exiles, to S. Giustino, a village
(villa) situate in the Papal territory about one and
a half miles from Borgo, which he subsequently
often made his headquarters. Here he painted, at
different times, in the Palazzo Bufalini. In 1539
Vasari called C. to Bologna, where, under the
Master’s superintendence, he painted in the con-
vent of S. Michele in Bosco, in company with
Battista Cungi and Stefano Veltroni. In 1543 C.
was for some months with Vasari in Rome, and
again in 1546. It was not until 1554 that Vasari’s
efforts to obtain C.’s pardon from the Duke of
Florence were crowned with success. C., on his
return to Florence, painted the fagade of the palace
of Messer Sforza Almerii in the Via de’ Servi, but
the work is no longer in existence. After this he
accompanied Vasari to Arezzo and Cortona, in
which latter city the two artists painted some
frescoes in the Compagnia di Gesu. After their
return to Florence in 1555, the paintings of the
“ Sala degli Elementi ” in the Palazzo Vecchio
were commenced by Vasari, assisted by C. The
death of his brother compelled C. to return to
Borgo S. Sepolcro early in 1556, where his death
unexpectedly ensued at the age of forty-seven.
C. was small of stature and had a defect in one eye.
He was generous and affectionate in character,
sparing in speech and admired brevity in others.
He was careless in dress, and Vasari remarks that,
although of a noble and wealthy family, C. never
crossed a horse unless compelled. His sepulchral
monument, with his bust in a medallion, may still
be seen in the church of S. Francesco in Borgo
[Vasari, San. VI, 213-244, VII. 665, VIII. 26].
28a. Gherardo di Dino, v.s. Giovanni di
Dino.
29. Giiebabdo di Giovanni. Flor., b. -,
d. 14—. P. Phy. A. April 4, 1426, pop. S.
Stefano a Ponte, no fee, benefit of father, mat. in
Cod. IX. March 7, 1405/6; but without indication
of profession [Cod. XXI.]. A Jacopo Gherardi,
“ pictor sive Medicus,” was also mat. on Dec. 9,
1385 [Cod. IX.]. G. was partner of Scolaio di
Giovanni [q.vi]. He probably belonged to a branch
of the family of P.’s represented by Giovanni di
Dino di Gherardo.
29a. Giierabdo di Jacopo Stabna, v. Stabnina,
Giiebaeda.
30. Ghese (Boeghese) di Pietbo. Flor., b.
12—, d. ante 1297. P. A contemporary of
Cimabue. Del Migliore [Firenze, “ Illustrata,”
414] thus refers to G. : “ At the same date (as
Maso di Risalita) lived Ghese or Gese, P., son of
Piero, likewise noble, and so obtained burial in
Sta. Reparata,” as registered in the books of that
great church, in which in 1297 was laid the body
of his widow, Madonna Riguardata. His family
came from the Mugello, and in the chapter house of
the Frati di S. Francesco at Borgo S. Lorenzo,
there is a shield bearing the family arms of a lion
couchant on six mounts, with letters showing that
it was made by Bene di Ghese, his great-grandfather.
His nephew, Gherardo, who was in the Signory in
1346, continued the line.
31. Ghetti (or Getti), Baccio. Flor., b. 14—,
d. Jan. 1535/6. P. SL. 1525 (lib. rosso 1503).
B. was one of the numerous p.’s whom Ridolfo del
Ghirlandajo [q.v.] employed in his bottega to paint
pictures which he sent abroad. B. subsequently
worked in France. Francis I., having seen some
of his works, desired to have him at his Court.
B. made his will in Florence on Jan. 19, 1535/6,
dying a few days later. [Vasari, San IV. 462 and
n. 1.]
32. Giiibf.eti, Lobenzo di Cione di See
Buonaccobso. Flor., b. 1378, d. Dec. 1, 1455.
G.S.A.P., Guild of Silk, to which goldsmiths were
affiliated, Aug. 3, 1409. Guild of Workers in Wood
and Stone, Dec. 20, 1426. [A.S.F., “ Maestri di
Legname e di Pietra,” No. 2, c. 32*]. S.L. 1423
[as Lorenzo di Bartolo, orafo, pop. S. Ambrogio],
The influence exercised by L. on the art of his time,
his mastery of design and his having worked as a
P. more than justify a brief record of his life in
this place. L.’s position in the art world of Florence
may be seen from several passages in his Commen-
taries (briefly described at the end of this article).