The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 9); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . , usingthe tool with much freedom and spirit. His pictures are very numerous. There are severalin the Louvre and others in Berlin, Munich, Vienna,Brussels, Rome, Florence, St. Petersburg, and in theNational Gallery, Hampton Court, and at DevonshireHouse in England. As a portrait painter he takeshigh place. He was also a skilful architect, and re-sponsible for the designs of several buildings. Hisreligious pictures are marked by a certain streng
The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 9); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . , usingthe tool with much freedom and spirit. His pictures are very numerous. There are severalin the Louvre and others in Berlin, Munich, Vienna,Brussels, Rome, Florence, St. Petersburg, and in theNational Gallery, Hampton Court, and at DevonshireHouse in England. As a portrait painter he takeshigh place. He was also a skilful architect, and re-sponsible for the designs of several buildings. Hisreligious pictures are marked by a certain strength andnobility, coupled with a gracious harmony. He wasnot so skilful in arranging drapery, and was a littledisposed to exaggerate the details and accessories,breaking in upon the general effect of his pictures, butthis fault is less seen in his portraits than in hisMadonna groups and rehgious compositions. Vasari, Le Vite dei Pittori (Milanese ed., Florence, 1878,1885); Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexicon (Frankfort, 1898); Lanzi,Storia Pittorica delta Italia (Bassano, 1806); Dominici, Vite deiPittori (Naples, 1742); Conca, Descrizione Odeporica delta.
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