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studied tliis science, wbicb be always employed witb exquisite taste. In
sbort, tile "Lposali^io" ok R.apbael, far surpasses tbat of berugino, in
beauty of form and in execution, witbout bowever being freed from tils
scllooi of berugino. Its date, 1504, furnisbes us witb a valuable record
of tire artistic progress of b_apbael.
lire existence of old copies of tilis picture, proves tbat from its first
appearance, it lvas beld in tire value it deserved.
^.t Lergamo, tire Lount of heccbi possesses a small balf-lengtb " Lt.
Lebastian," wbicb evidently belongs to tile same period, lire saint is
ciotiled, and irolds an arrow in ilis Irand. Ibers is a landscape back-
ground. Ibis cbarming picture possesses ail tbs qualities of tbe
" Lposali^io."
In tbe course of tbese small excursions, R.apbael felt a desire to revisit
bis birtb-placs.
Ibe hrince Ouidubaldo bad ^ust returned to bis Ltate after baving
incurred man^ sufferings and run man^ dangers. Ibe natural son of
Lmsar Lorgia, called II Valentino, bad first, under tbe mask of friend-
sbip, defrauded bim of troops and mone/ ; tben treacberousl/ invading
tbe country, be bad endeavoured to bill bim, as be bad already billed
several of bis otber allies. Ibe Dube of Urbino onl^ owed bis safety to
a precipitate iligbt. Lut, a ^ear after, August 18, 150Z, tbe pope baving
died of poison, and bis son Lsesar baving almost died of a similar deatb,
tbe faithful inbabitants of Urbino rose ever/wbere, to tbe cr^ of
drove out tbe troops and partisans of II Valentino, and, in tbe same
montb, bailed tbe return of tbeir legitimate prince.
^.lter tbe twenty-six da^s of tbe government of kius III., and wben
Oiuliano della Covers was pops, under tbe name of Julius II., Ouidu-
baldo was summoned to R.ome, and created gonfalonier di Lanta Lbiesa.
hut it was stipulated at tbe same time, tbat hrancssco lVlaria della
R.overe, nepbew of tbs pope and of tbe dube, sbould be recognised beir
to tbe Oucb^ of ldrbino. Vbis solemn inauguration of tbe brines della
Hovers, and tbe presentation to Lluidubaldo of tbe general's baton
r/s/ in presence of a large number of nobles, took
place in tbe catbedral of blrbino, in 1504, at tbe ver^ time wben R.apbael
bad ^ust placed bis altar-piece at Litta di Lastello.
Lensible to tbe elevation of bis prince, tbe ^oung artist wisbed to
sbow bx bis presence, tbat be sbared in tbe general ^'o^.
lbs dube received bim bindl^ ; but, notwithstanding bis wisb to bnd
studied tliis science, wbicb be always employed witb exquisite taste. In
sbort, tile "Lposali^io" ok R.apbael, far surpasses tbat of berugino, in
beauty of form and in execution, witbout bowever being freed from tils
scllooi of berugino. Its date, 1504, furnisbes us witb a valuable record
of tire artistic progress of b_apbael.
lire existence of old copies of tilis picture, proves tbat from its first
appearance, it lvas beld in tire value it deserved.
^.t Lergamo, tire Lount of heccbi possesses a small balf-lengtb " Lt.
Lebastian," wbicb evidently belongs to tile same period, lire saint is
ciotiled, and irolds an arrow in ilis Irand. Ibers is a landscape back-
ground. Ibis cbarming picture possesses ail tbs qualities of tbe
" Lposali^io."
In tbe course of tbese small excursions, R.apbael felt a desire to revisit
bis birtb-placs.
Ibe hrince Ouidubaldo bad ^ust returned to bis Ltate after baving
incurred man^ sufferings and run man^ dangers. Ibe natural son of
Lmsar Lorgia, called II Valentino, bad first, under tbe mask of friend-
sbip, defrauded bim of troops and mone/ ; tben treacberousl/ invading
tbe country, be bad endeavoured to bill bim, as be bad already billed
several of bis otber allies. Ibe Dube of Urbino onl^ owed bis safety to
a precipitate iligbt. Lut, a ^ear after, August 18, 150Z, tbe pope baving
died of poison, and bis son Lsesar baving almost died of a similar deatb,
tbe faithful inbabitants of Urbino rose ever/wbere, to tbe cr^ of
drove out tbe troops and partisans of II Valentino, and, in tbe same
montb, bailed tbe return of tbeir legitimate prince.
^.lter tbe twenty-six da^s of tbe government of kius III., and wben
Oiuliano della Covers was pops, under tbe name of Julius II., Ouidu-
baldo was summoned to R.ome, and created gonfalonier di Lanta Lbiesa.
hut it was stipulated at tbe same time, tbat hrancssco lVlaria della
R.overe, nepbew of tbs pope and of tbe dube, sbould be recognised beir
to tbe Oucb^ of ldrbino. Vbis solemn inauguration of tbe brines della
Hovers, and tbe presentation to Lluidubaldo of tbe general's baton
r/s/ in presence of a large number of nobles, took
place in tbe catbedral of blrbino, in 1504, at tbe ver^ time wben R.apbael
bad ^ust placed bis altar-piece at Litta di Lastello.
Lensible to tbe elevation of bis prince, tbe ^oung artist wisbed to
sbow bx bis presence, tbat be sbared in tbe general ^'o^.
lbs dube received bim bindl^ ; but, notwithstanding bis wisb to bnd