Instead of the short account of the lives of the Painters by Mr. GRAHAM, which has been annexed to the later Editions of Mr. DRYDEN'S translation, I have thought proper to insert, at the conclusion of this work, the following Chronological List drawn up by the late Mr. GRAY, when in Italy, for his own use, and which I found fairly transcribed amongst those papers which his friendship bequeathed to me. Mr. GRAY was as diligent in his researches as correct in his judgement; and has here employed both these talents to point out in one column the places where the principal works of each master are to be found, and in another the different parts of the art in which his own taste led him to think that they severally excelled.* It is presumed, therefore, that these two additions to the names and dates will render this little work more useful than any thing of the catalogue kind hitherto printed on the subject. For more copious Biographical information, the reader is referred to Mr. PILKINGTON'S Dictionary. M. * See Memoirs of Mr. Gray, Note on Letter XIV. Sect. II, Andrea del Castagno, Domenico Venetiano detto Degl' Impiccati Gentile del Fabriano Giovanni da Fiesole Gentile del Fabriano S Giacomo their father Domenico Ghillandaio Alessand. Baldovi Andrea Mantegna netti Giacomo Squarcione introduced oil Pa inting intoItaly began to Paint figures larger than life painted in oil first at Florence lively colouring genteel designing and good airs observation of perspective Painted Country, Place, and Year of their Death. Aged Principal Works are at History Florence, Flor. 1300 60 almost all perished. History Florence 1356 32 1432 83 1418 37 1443 24 Hist. Mi- Florence, Rome 1455 68 Florence, the Palace, in the niatures Apartments of the old 15 History Florence, Rome 1488 69 Florence, the Palace, History Verona History Venice History Venice 20 History Venice 1412 80 Rome, S. Giov. Laterano, S. Mar. Maggiore. 1470 1501 80 Venice, in some Cabinets. 1512 90 History Florence, Rome 1484 68 Rome, Capella Sistina. 1493 44 Florence, Palace, Closet of History Padua, Mantua 1517 66 Florence, Rome, Apart History Rnesia, Rome 1524 78 Principal Works are at ments of Innocent 8, at the Belvedere Chapel, Rome, Pal. Borghese, &c. History Florence,Sienna 151359 Sienna, Library of the Dome, Rome, Santa Croce in ghese, Barberini. 10 Hist.and Castle Franco nel 33 Venice; Florence, Pal. Pitti; Portraits Trevigiano, Venice, Rome, Pal. Pamphili. History Florence 1520 45 History Florence 1517 48 |