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to tbe Bope, to rvbom lie rendered signal services. It rvas for bim tbat
Bapbael painted Iris last rvorb, tire " Iransk^uration." He also made
for Irim a design for a villa (norv called tire villa IVladonna) on IVIonte
IVIario.
lire ^resident of tire Lbancer/, Baldassare Vurini 6a Bescia, an6
Oio. Battista Branconio 6all' f^^uila, rvsre also amongst tlrs number of
Bapbael's frien6s. Ide nominate6 tlrenr afterrvards Iris executors.
Bor Lranconio 6aII' ^.c^uila, Ire painted tire superb picture of tbe " Visi-
tation " in tbe Madrid Museum, an6 drerv tbe plan for tbe facade of a
palace situated formerly opposite tbe cburcb of Lt. Beter's. Ibis palace
of Branconio bas frequent!/ been erroneously in6icate6 as bavins been
tbe residence of tbe artist binrself.
^.fter Bapbael's cleatb, bis pupil Oiulio Bomano built for president
Vurini tbe beautiful villa (villa lbante) on Monte (saniculus, rvbere tbe
proprietor caused, amongst otber portraits, tbose of Bapbael an6 bis
mistress to be painted in one of bis apartments.
Bapbael Ira6 also ver/ intimate relations rvitb Bernardo Oivirio 6a
Bibiena, rvbom rve bave alread/ met at tbe court of Urbino, an6 rvbo
rvas name6 b/ Beo X. Lardinal of Lanta IVlaria in Bortico.
V^e sball see presently tbat tbe cardinal rvisbed to attacb Bapbael
more close!/ to binrself in bonds of relationsbip, b/ §ivin§ bim tbe band
of one of bis nieces.
Bapbael bas painted a ma^niircent portrait of Bibiena/ in rvbicb tbe
statesman and man of tbe rvorld are porverfull/ depicted.
Idle also painted immediately after tbe elevation of Beo X. tbe por-
trait of a distinZuisbsd individual, tbe librarian Vommaso Bbmdra
In§birami, of a noble family at Volterra.
Idavin^ lost bis fatber in tbe civil disturbances of bis country,
lommaso, rvben onl/ trvo /ears of a^e, bad been taben to Florence,
rvbere tbe Medici toob bim under tbeir special protection. ^Vben be
bad attained bis tbirteentb /ear, be rvas sent to Borne, and bis pre-
cocious talents soon brou^bt bim into notice.
' In a letter from Itaplrael to Ins uncle Ciarla. Les p. 141.
° It was taken to Lpain k^ Count Castiglione. It now adorns tire Nuseurn of
Nadricl.*
" It Is no doukt tire picture marked Bo. 905 of tlrs Catalogue: "portrait of a
Cardinal—unknown. ... It is tlrouglit tlrat it ma/ represent Ciulio de' Nedici. . .
N. Viardot also considered it to Ke a portrait of Ciulio de' Nedici.
to tbe Bope, to rvbom lie rendered signal services. It rvas for bim tbat
Bapbael painted Iris last rvorb, tire " Iransk^uration." He also made
for Irim a design for a villa (norv called tire villa IVladonna) on IVIonte
IVIario.
lire ^resident of tire Lbancer/, Baldassare Vurini 6a Bescia, an6
Oio. Battista Branconio 6all' f^^uila, rvsre also amongst tlrs number of
Bapbael's frien6s. Ide nominate6 tlrenr afterrvards Iris executors.
Bor Lranconio 6aII' ^.c^uila, Ire painted tire superb picture of tbe " Visi-
tation " in tbe Madrid Museum, an6 drerv tbe plan for tbe facade of a
palace situated formerly opposite tbe cburcb of Lt. Beter's. Ibis palace
of Branconio bas frequent!/ been erroneously in6icate6 as bavins been
tbe residence of tbe artist binrself.
^.fter Bapbael's cleatb, bis pupil Oiulio Bomano built for president
Vurini tbe beautiful villa (villa lbante) on Monte (saniculus, rvbere tbe
proprietor caused, amongst otber portraits, tbose of Bapbael an6 bis
mistress to be painted in one of bis apartments.
Bapbael Ira6 also ver/ intimate relations rvitb Bernardo Oivirio 6a
Bibiena, rvbom rve bave alread/ met at tbe court of Urbino, an6 rvbo
rvas name6 b/ Beo X. Lardinal of Lanta IVlaria in Bortico.
V^e sball see presently tbat tbe cardinal rvisbed to attacb Bapbael
more close!/ to binrself in bonds of relationsbip, b/ §ivin§ bim tbe band
of one of bis nieces.
Bapbael bas painted a ma^niircent portrait of Bibiena/ in rvbicb tbe
statesman and man of tbe rvorld are porverfull/ depicted.
Idle also painted immediately after tbe elevation of Beo X. tbe por-
trait of a distinZuisbsd individual, tbe librarian Vommaso Bbmdra
In§birami, of a noble family at Volterra.
Idavin^ lost bis fatber in tbe civil disturbances of bis country,
lommaso, rvben onl/ trvo /ears of a^e, bad been taben to Florence,
rvbere tbe Medici toob bim under tbeir special protection. ^Vben be
bad attained bis tbirteentb /ear, be rvas sent to Borne, and bis pre-
cocious talents soon brou^bt bim into notice.
' In a letter from Itaplrael to Ins uncle Ciarla. Les p. 141.
° It was taken to Lpain k^ Count Castiglione. It now adorns tire Nuseurn of
Nadricl.*
" It Is no doukt tire picture marked Bo. 905 of tlrs Catalogue: "portrait of a
Cardinal—unknown. ... It is tlrouglit tlrat it ma/ represent Ciulio de' Nedici. . .
N. Viardot also considered it to Ke a portrait of Ciulio de' Nedici.