The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 5 (of 6): From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth CenturyLanzi, Luigi
History
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 5 (of 6): From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century
Lanzi, Luigi
Painting -- Italy -- History
From the resemblance of his style to Costa, and even superior in the heads,
it is conjectured that Michele Coltellini sprung from the same school. Some
specimens of his works are recorded in the church and convent of the PP.
Agostiniani of Lombardy, two of which yet remain in existence; one an
altar-piece at the church, in the usual composition of the fourteenth
century, and in the refectory a S. Monica with four female saints belonging
to that order. The date inscribed, together with his name, on an
altar-piece, informs us that he was still living in the year 1517. It is
uncertain in what school Domenico Panetti received his education; but I
know that his works, during several years, appear only feeble efforts. His
former pupil, Garofolo, however, returning subsequently from Rome, after
acquiring the new style under Raffaello, he received his old master,
Panetti, as a pupil, and so greatly improved him as to render his latter
works worthy of competition with the best masters of the fourteenth
century. Such is his St. Andrew, at the Agostiniani, just before recorded,
in which he displays not only accuracy, but, what is far more rare for his
times, a dignified and majestic manner. The artist's name, which is
affixed, with several other works conducted in the same taste (one of which
is now seen in Dresden) bear evidence of a change in pictoric character
without example. Gio. Bellini and Pietro Perugino, indeed, improved
themselves upon the models of their disciples, but they had previously
attained the rank of eminent masters, which cannot be averred of Panetti.
Vasari relates that Garofolo was pupil to Domenico Lanero, in Ferrara; an
error resembling that of Orlandi, who terms him Lanetti, and all these are
the same individual Domenico Panetti. He flourished some years during the
sixteenth century, in the same manner as the two Codi, and the three
Cotignoli, who though belonging to lower Romagna, having flourished abroad,
have been included in the school of Bologna, or in its adjacent places. A
few others, known only by their names, such as Alessandro Carpi, or Cesare
Testa, may be sought for in the work of Cittadella.
SCHOOL OF FERRARA.
EPOCH II.
_Artists of Ferrara, from the time of Alfonso I. till
Alfonso II., last of the Este family in Ferrara, who emulate
the best Italian styles._
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