Passavant, Johann David: Raphael of Urbino and his father Giovanni Santi (London , New York: MacMillan and Co., 1872)

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ms visits io lbObMoiL ^.nv vksiblo (1495-1508).
Blblll tbe 6eaib of bis falber, Bapbael was left Io tbe
OLre of Bernarcbna, Iiis step-molber, an6 of tbe priest,
Don Bartolomeo, Iris §uarclian.
Bernarbina, wbo ba6 become tbe motber of a
6auA'bter, name6 Blisabetta, and Bartolomeo, ivbose
cbaracter was far from dein§ disinterested, often troubled tbe bousebold
b/ tbeir quarrels, in wbicb tire law was frequent!/ obliged to interfere.
Ibe/ were c^uite unable to §ain tbe confidence of tbe /ounA Bapbael ;
but bis uncle on tbe maternal side, Zimone di Battista Liarla, better
understood tbe noble and delicate nature, tbe arclour and tbe budding
Zenius of tbe /oun§ artist.
^.t tbe bei§bt of bis §1or/, Bapbael never forgot tbe bindness of
tins uncle, and during bis wbole life sbowed bim tbe most toucbin§ and
blial affection.
blotbinA is bnown of tbe brst art-teacbin§ Aiven to tbe/oun^Bapbael,
ivbo bad now scarce!/ entered bis twelitb /ear. Lotb Buca Li^norelli^
i tVicar, in order to prove tbat Itapbasl recsiveci lessons train Signorelli mentions
tbs small blol/ ltg.mil/, " lbs Virgin vvitb tbs Inkant Lnviour standing, ancl Lt. /osepb,"
bglt-lengtb, in tbs gsllsr/ ok Lgrclingl lescb, nt Itome. lbis picture, bolcll/ pnintecl in
bistemper, reminds one vngusl/ ok Lignorelli in tbs position ok tbs Lbilcl ; but it is too
wenb to be attributed to tbgt master : it migbt be bowsver b/ one ok bis pupils, kor
example, Oirolamo Qenga. but it is tbs mors inexplicable tbat Vncar sbould bavs
attributed it to Hapbael, as Lignorelli bad already lskt Urbino before tbe deatb ok Oio-
vanni, Lee kungileoni " Itlogio storico di bakkaello Lanti," p. iz.
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