DOI chapter:
Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Engravers, and their Works
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SEMOLEI — SESTO.
Semolei, II. See Franco.
Senefelder, Alois, born at Munich (about 1771-1834). Etching
on stone was a lost art which was rediscovered or reinvented by
Senefelder. His patient labor and his difficulties make a full account
of him very interesting. He published one in 1809, and Nagler
gives interesting facts regarding his works, pupils, etc., in his
“ Kiinstler Lexicon.”
Sequeira, Domingos Antonio de (1760 ?-l 823 ?). Many works
by this Portuguese painter are at Lisbon. He was in Paris in 1823,
and his picture of the “ Last Moments of Camoens ” was much
praised by Gerard, Vernet, and other artists. His pictures are very
varied in character, embracing all sorts of subjects, but the larger
portion are religious.
Sergell, Johann Tobias (1736-181 3). This Swedish sculptor
studied in Rome, and executed antique subjects, such as “ Cupid and
Psyche,” “ Mars and Venus,” etc. His best works are in the Mus.
of Stockholm.
Sermoneta, Girolamo Sciolante da (1504-1580). The disciple
of Perino del Vaga, and one of the best artists of his time. An
“ Adoration of the Shepherds,” painted by him, in S. Maria della
Pace, at Rome, is a good example of his best manner.
Serra, Miguel, born in Catalonia (about 1653-1728). This
painter ran away from his mother, who abused him, when eight years
old, made his way to Marseilles, and began to study. He worked
diligently, and when seventeen painted an altar-piece which estab-
lished his reputation. He was constantly employed, and became very
rich. He was appointed painter to the King of France, and elected
to the Acad, for the merit of a picture he sent to Paris. It is said
that he painted his easel pictures very rapidly, and that one morning
some people waited on him to request him to execute an altar-piece;
the arrangements were made, and he asked them to remain to dinner,
and left them to walk in the garden. Meantime he finished the
picture, and was able to show it when the meal was served. During
the plague of 1721 he became poor by giving all he had for the
sufferers. After it was over he resumed his labors cheerfully. He
painted two pictures illustrating the horrors he had seen, and sent
them to his son in Paris, to be presented to the King. The son
sold them for his own profit. This injured the father’s reputation
very much. He did not long survive this trouble.
Sesto, Cesare da, called Cesare Milanese. Flourished about
1500. The early works of this painter resemble those of Leonardo,
and he is often called his disciple. Later in life he was in the school
of Raphael at Rome, and that master was his friend. The union of
the Roman and Milanese manner, which appears in his later works, is
not altogether pleasing. His works are seen in Italian collections
and at Vienna. He sometimes painted figures in the landscapes of
Bernazzano.
SEMOLEI — SESTO.
Semolei, II. See Franco.
Senefelder, Alois, born at Munich (about 1771-1834). Etching
on stone was a lost art which was rediscovered or reinvented by
Senefelder. His patient labor and his difficulties make a full account
of him very interesting. He published one in 1809, and Nagler
gives interesting facts regarding his works, pupils, etc., in his
“ Kiinstler Lexicon.”
Sequeira, Domingos Antonio de (1760 ?-l 823 ?). Many works
by this Portuguese painter are at Lisbon. He was in Paris in 1823,
and his picture of the “ Last Moments of Camoens ” was much
praised by Gerard, Vernet, and other artists. His pictures are very
varied in character, embracing all sorts of subjects, but the larger
portion are religious.
Sergell, Johann Tobias (1736-181 3). This Swedish sculptor
studied in Rome, and executed antique subjects, such as “ Cupid and
Psyche,” “ Mars and Venus,” etc. His best works are in the Mus.
of Stockholm.
Sermoneta, Girolamo Sciolante da (1504-1580). The disciple
of Perino del Vaga, and one of the best artists of his time. An
“ Adoration of the Shepherds,” painted by him, in S. Maria della
Pace, at Rome, is a good example of his best manner.
Serra, Miguel, born in Catalonia (about 1653-1728). This
painter ran away from his mother, who abused him, when eight years
old, made his way to Marseilles, and began to study. He worked
diligently, and when seventeen painted an altar-piece which estab-
lished his reputation. He was constantly employed, and became very
rich. He was appointed painter to the King of France, and elected
to the Acad, for the merit of a picture he sent to Paris. It is said
that he painted his easel pictures very rapidly, and that one morning
some people waited on him to request him to execute an altar-piece;
the arrangements were made, and he asked them to remain to dinner,
and left them to walk in the garden. Meantime he finished the
picture, and was able to show it when the meal was served. During
the plague of 1721 he became poor by giving all he had for the
sufferers. After it was over he resumed his labors cheerfully. He
painted two pictures illustrating the horrors he had seen, and sent
them to his son in Paris, to be presented to the King. The son
sold them for his own profit. This injured the father’s reputation
very much. He did not long survive this trouble.
Sesto, Cesare da, called Cesare Milanese. Flourished about
1500. The early works of this painter resemble those of Leonardo,
and he is often called his disciple. Later in life he was in the school
of Raphael at Rome, and that master was his friend. The union of
the Roman and Milanese manner, which appears in his later works, is
not altogether pleasing. His works are seen in Italian collections
and at Vienna. He sometimes painted figures in the landscapes of
Bernazzano.