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squandered bis enormous income, tbat ire often found bimself in urgent
need ok mone/.
kosterit/ sees lbeo X. in sucb glorving colours, because, far more tban
Iris predecessor, Ire patronised autbors and poets, rvbo in tireir turn
extolled tire name of Nedici as a protector of arts anci letters far more
bigbl/ tlran tirat of Xovere.
On examining, borvever, tire literary and artistic rvorbs during tire
reign of Oeo X., rve see a prevailing tendenc/ to imitate too closely tire
antique st/Ie, so useful as a stud/ ; but at tire periocl of rvbicb rve spealr it
became a passion, and carried its votaries far be/ond tbe natural limits:
tire/ no longer sougbt mere!/ to imitate tbe perfect forms ancl tbs senti-
ment of tbe beautiful rvitb tbe ancients, but even carrier! tbeir entbu-
siasm so far as to admire tbeir failings.
In painting, rve bnci alread/ amongst tbe artists rvbo commenced
tireir labours at tbs time rvben art bad alread/ reacbeci its bigbest limits,
a certain relaxing ancl an increasing propensit/ to a sort of sensualism.
Ibis propensit/, at lrrst scarce!/ sensible, soon Regenerated into a vicious
licence, ancl tbe rapicl cleca/ of art ensuecl.
Xapbasl, more tban an/ otber artist, resistecl tbis general fascination.
He felt, inclescl, a profound s/mpatb/ for tbe rvorlcs of tbe Oreelcs and
Xomans of ancient times, but bis noble nature alrva/s preservecl bim
from tbe corrupting inbuences tben beginning to be felt. His m/tbo-
logical subjects even, so marvellous!/ encluecl rvitb ancient taste, are
alrva/s clraste and pure. He never deviated from tbe true patb of art.
Z^.t tbe accession of lbeo X. ILapbael bacl alreacl/ passed bve /ears at
Xome. His position as an artist procured bim tbe acquaintance of tbs
most distinguisbed personages at tbe court, besides tbose rvbom be bad
former!/ bnorvn at blrbino and Florence. Z^ll tbose rvbo at brst rvere
mere!/ admirers of bis genius, tbrougb bis extreme bindnsss and amia-
bilit/, bad become bis brm friends.
Ibe Lount Laldassare Lastiglione^ occupies one of tbe brst places
amongst tbe friends of Xapbael. He bad come to Xome on a mission
from bbancesco Maria, Dube of blrbino, to l^eo X., nervl/ elected ?ope.
Horv great must bis emotion bave been on seeing tbess magnibcent
rvorlcs of Xapbael! ble rvas deligbted to see bim again. He also met
' bls rvas born at (Zasatico, near Mantua. >Ve bave already spoben of bim several
times.
squandered bis enormous income, tbat ire often found bimself in urgent
need ok mone/.
kosterit/ sees lbeo X. in sucb glorving colours, because, far more tban
Iris predecessor, Ire patronised autbors and poets, rvbo in tireir turn
extolled tire name of Nedici as a protector of arts anci letters far more
bigbl/ tlran tirat of Xovere.
On examining, borvever, tire literary and artistic rvorbs during tire
reign of Oeo X., rve see a prevailing tendenc/ to imitate too closely tire
antique st/Ie, so useful as a stud/ ; but at tire periocl of rvbicb rve spealr it
became a passion, and carried its votaries far be/ond tbe natural limits:
tire/ no longer sougbt mere!/ to imitate tbe perfect forms ancl tbs senti-
ment of tbe beautiful rvitb tbe ancients, but even carrier! tbeir entbu-
siasm so far as to admire tbeir failings.
In painting, rve bnci alread/ amongst tbe artists rvbo commenced
tireir labours at tbs time rvben art bad alread/ reacbeci its bigbest limits,
a certain relaxing ancl an increasing propensit/ to a sort of sensualism.
Ibis propensit/, at lrrst scarce!/ sensible, soon Regenerated into a vicious
licence, ancl tbe rapicl cleca/ of art ensuecl.
Xapbasl, more tban an/ otber artist, resistecl tbis general fascination.
He felt, inclescl, a profound s/mpatb/ for tbe rvorlcs of tbe Oreelcs and
Xomans of ancient times, but bis noble nature alrva/s preservecl bim
from tbe corrupting inbuences tben beginning to be felt. His m/tbo-
logical subjects even, so marvellous!/ encluecl rvitb ancient taste, are
alrva/s clraste and pure. He never deviated from tbe true patb of art.
Z^.t tbe accession of lbeo X. ILapbael bacl alreacl/ passed bve /ears at
Xome. His position as an artist procured bim tbe acquaintance of tbs
most distinguisbed personages at tbe court, besides tbose rvbom be bad
former!/ bnorvn at blrbino and Florence. Z^ll tbose rvbo at brst rvere
mere!/ admirers of bis genius, tbrougb bis extreme bindnsss and amia-
bilit/, bad become bis brm friends.
Ibe Lount Laldassare Lastiglione^ occupies one of tbe brst places
amongst tbe friends of Xapbael. He bad come to Xome on a mission
from bbancesco Maria, Dube of blrbino, to l^eo X., nervl/ elected ?ope.
Horv great must bis emotion bave been on seeing tbess magnibcent
rvorlcs of Xapbael! ble rvas deligbted to see bim again. He also met
' bls rvas born at (Zasatico, near Mantua. >Ve bave already spoben of bim several
times.