. A history of painting in north Italy; Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Ferrara, Millan, Friuli, Brescia, from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century . XXIV. notes)says this portrait in Casa Zenowas taken to England in 1825. But whilst writing of the North-wick collection, let us examine the I following: No. 452, portrait of alady half life-size, signed G. hc\-linus, bust in front of a parapet,on which stands a vase. This isa feeble painting, recalling Eissolosstyle. No, 874, portrait assignedto Gentile, but of the close of the17 centm-y. ^ Giambattista Giovio wrote in1780 to Tiraboschi, and
. A history of painting in north Italy; Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Ferrara, Millan, Friuli, Brescia, from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century . XXIV. notes)says this portrait in Casa Zenowas taken to England in 1825. But whilst writing of the North-wick collection, let us examine the I following: No. 452, portrait of alady half life-size, signed G. hc\-linus, bust in front of a parapet,on which stands a vase. This isa feeble painting, recalling Eissolosstyle. No, 874, portrait assignedto Gentile, but of the close of the17 centm-y. ^ Giambattista Giovio wrote in1780 to Tiraboschi, and describingthe remains of Paolo Giovios mu-seum, says: Ottennc Paolo final volto di Maometto opera diGentile iJellini Veneto cliiamatoalia corte di quel sovrano. Cam-pori Lettere Artistiche Inedite,8 Modena, 18G6, p. 237. * London, Mr. Layard. The pic-ture represents a bust of the Sultanin an arched opening, turbanedand bearded; a rich carpet fallsover the window-sill in front;beautiful carved ornament deco-rates the arch frame-posts. Thepicture is ill jireserved, but ofremarkable finish, painted on veryfine canvas without gesso. The NoKTH ItALN .. rtrait of SULTAN MEHEMET II., by Gentile Bellini. In the possession ofA. H. Layard, Chap. VII. GENTILE AND GIOVANNI BELLINI. 127 from the date on the canvas^ 25^^^ of November 1480; afew months hiter he died^ and was succeeded by the feebleBajazet. But Gentile brought back from Constantinople an equallycharacteristic piec(! now in the Louvre^ representingthe reception of a Venetian embassy by the Grand Vizierand other officers of state. The moment chosen is thatin Avhich the envoy^ attended by his suite, is intro-duced into the court of the ministers palace, who sitson a divan in the open air; to the right, on steps, andin the court, are picturesque groups of turbaned people,on foot and on horseback, with tame deer and an ape intheir company. It is a hot sunny scene, filled withappropriate figures of square short stature, reliev
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