. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. ing to faulty blocks,and he mentions, as one of the best, Savonarolas Triumph of Faith, add-ing that Botticelli became so fanatic an adherent of the Friar, as toforsake painting on that account. In the Giornate of Lorenzo Violiwe find it more than once repeated that Sandros workshop was themeeting-place of many good-for-nothings, many of whom were Arrab-biati— Doffo Spini among them—who all spoke ill of the Friar. SimoneBotticelli, the artists brother, was often present at these meetings andnoted down their conversations in his Cronica,- a work often ci
. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. ing to faulty blocks,and he mentions, as one of the best, Savonarolas Triumph of Faith, add-ing that Botticelli became so fanatic an adherent of the Friar, as toforsake painting on that account. In the Giornate of Lorenzo Violiwe find it more than once repeated that Sandros workshop was themeeting-place of many good-for-nothings, many of whom were Arrab-biati— Doffo Spini among them—who all spoke ill of the Friar. SimoneBotticelli, the artists brother, was often present at these meetings andnoted down their conversations in his Cronica,- a work often cited interms of praise by the followers of Savonarola, but which has hithertoeluded our research. ♦7* VAROI is ; AND TIM is. to give him checkmate. He who wins at tliat moment life, o my brethren, for what do we in th ve tO learn to die a good death! 11 ic should k< me picture » remind him constantly of the peril of :h. 1 le mimiteli . ribed some pictures t this kind fined by himself, and the people listened to him with. SANDRO the deepest attention. These suggested designs were^afterwards executed and engraved in many editions ofthis sermon, by some of the best artists of the age, andSandro Botticelli is said to have been one of the also gave fresh encouragement to the peoplethat day, urging them to remain united and to labour forthe defence of their country. After this sermon he again THE DUKE OF FERRARA SENDS WARNINGS. 471 ceased preaching, and regretted having given the Pope apretext for fresh complaints. For this time, the Borgiano longer confined himself to complaints. Throughout the year Savonarola had been encompassedby snares. Even in April the Duke Ludovico, whilezealously feigning to be his friend, had contrived, bymeans of his agents, to intercept the Friars correspondencewith the King of France, had noised the matter abroad,and sent copies of the letters in various directions in orderto prejudice the allies against Savonarola
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