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4 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF
and to whom was given the names of Anthony,
and Raphael, in memory of the two great Painters,
Raphael d'Urbino, and Anthony Allegri da Cor-
reggio, of whom his father was a passionate admi-
rer.Thus destined for a painter even from his cradle,
nothing was ever given to him for his amusement
but implements of this nature, such as pencils,
paper, &c, and before he had attained his sixth
year he was placed to the study of drawing.
The first rudiments which his father taught
him, were the most simple straight lines, as the
vertical, the horizontal, and the oblique, which
he pra&ised till he was quite perfect, and from
this he proceeded with the same care to the most
limple geometrical figures, but always without
rule and compass, in order to accustom his eye
to exa&ness. Afterthat he proceeded to delineate
the contours os the difserent parts ofthe human
body, and was obliged to reduce them as well as
he was able to geometrical rule; from thence he
arrived to join and arrange those parts, and at
last to give them their necessary grace and per-
fection. Then he proceeded to take sketches,
and according to the manuscripts left by Ismael,
mentioni; g this particular, it was very difficult
to constrain the vivacity os his sora who was not
willing to subjeCt himself to a certain neatness
and cleanliness, for which reason he obliged him
to draw with Indian Ink, which took srom hiin
every possibility of continuing the same error.
In this study he continued for two years, aster
which he began to paint in oil. His father then
seeing the great talent which he displayed,
and to whom was given the names of Anthony,
and Raphael, in memory of the two great Painters,
Raphael d'Urbino, and Anthony Allegri da Cor-
reggio, of whom his father was a passionate admi-
rer.Thus destined for a painter even from his cradle,
nothing was ever given to him for his amusement
but implements of this nature, such as pencils,
paper, &c, and before he had attained his sixth
year he was placed to the study of drawing.
The first rudiments which his father taught
him, were the most simple straight lines, as the
vertical, the horizontal, and the oblique, which
he pra&ised till he was quite perfect, and from
this he proceeded with the same care to the most
limple geometrical figures, but always without
rule and compass, in order to accustom his eye
to exa&ness. Afterthat he proceeded to delineate
the contours os the difserent parts ofthe human
body, and was obliged to reduce them as well as
he was able to geometrical rule; from thence he
arrived to join and arrange those parts, and at
last to give them their necessary grace and per-
fection. Then he proceeded to take sketches,
and according to the manuscripts left by Ismael,
mentioni; g this particular, it was very difficult
to constrain the vivacity os his sora who was not
willing to subjeCt himself to a certain neatness
and cleanliness, for which reason he obliged him
to draw with Indian Ink, which took srom hiin
every possibility of continuing the same error.
In this study he continued for two years, aster
which he began to paint in oil. His father then
seeing the great talent which he displayed,