Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 08 (of 10): Bastiano to Taddeo ZuccheroVasari, Giorgio
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Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 08 (of 10): Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero
Vasari, Giorgio
Art, Italian; Artists -- Italy -- Biography
By the same Aristotile, likewise, there was executed over the loggia a
frieze with other little scenes and arms, which was much extolled, and
which pleased his Excellency, who rewarded him liberally for the whole
work. Afterwards, almost every year, he executed scenery and
prospect-views for the comedies that were performed at Carnival time;
and he had in that manner of painting such assistance from nature and
such practice, that he had determined that he would write of it and
teach others; but this he abandoned, because the undertaking proved to
be more difficult than he had expected, but particularly because
afterwards commissions to execute prospect-views were given by new men
in authority at the Palace to Bronzino and Francesco Salviati, as will
be related in the proper place. Aristotile, therefore, perceiving that
many years had passed during which he had not been employed, went off
to Rome to find Antonio da San Gallo, his cousin, who, immediately after
his arrival, having received and welcomed him very warmly, set him to
press on certain buildings, with a salary of ten crowns a month, and
then sent him to Castro, where he stayed some months, being commissioned
by Pope Paul III to execute a great part of the buildings there after
the designs and directions of Antonio. But, because Aristotile, having
been brought up with Antonio from childhood, had become accustomed to
treat him too familiarly, it is said that Antonio kept him at a
distance, since Aristotile had never been able to accustom himself to
calling him "you," insomuch that he gave him the "thou" even if they
were before the Pope, to say nothing of a circle of nobles and
gentlemen, even as is still done by Florentines used to the ancient
fashions and to giving the "thou" to everyone, as if they were from
Norcia, without being able to accommodate themselves to modern ways of
life as others do, who march step by step with the times. And how
strange this circumstance appeared to Antonio, accustomed as he was to
be honoured by Cardinals and other great men, everyone may imagine for
himself. Having therefore grown weary of his stay at Castro, Aristotile
besought Antonio that he should enable him to return to Rome; in which
Antonio obliged him very readily, but said to him that he must behave
towards him in a different manner and with better breeding, particularly
whenever they were in the presence of great persons.
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