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 74 GHIRIANDAJO— GIORDANO. many of them be was assisted by his favourite scholar, and subsequently partner, Michele di Ridolfo. Works, Florence, Uffizj, scenes from the Life of San Zenobio : Fitti Palace, the Portrait of a nun: Santo Spirito, Ghiist bearing his Gross. Berlin Gal- lery, the Virgin and Joseph adoring the Infant Christ; the Ascention of the Virgin. Louvre, the Coronation of the Virgin. ( VasarL) GHISOLFI, Giovanni, ft. at Milan, 1623, d, 1683. Milanese SchooL Studied under his uncle Volpini, and imitated the style of Salvator Bosa, in whose pictures he inserted some figures, at Borne. He was ^kilful as an architectural and a figure painter; the ruins of Borne were favourite sub- jects with him. He also executed some extensive frescoes at the Certosa di Pavia and elsewhere. {OrlandiJ) GIMIGNANI, GiACiNTO, 6. 1611, at Fistoja, d. 1680. Tuscan School. He studied at Borne, first under Niccolas Poussin, and afterwards, with Pietro da Cortona, and became a ready fresco- - painter. He worked with Carlo Ma- ratta, in the baptistery of San Giovanni, in Laterano ; and there are several of his works in the church of San Gio- vanni, at Pistoja; some in the Pa- lazzo Niccolini at Florence, and in the Ducal Gallery is a Leandro, which was attributed to Guercino. Gimig- nani was also an able engraver. Gia- cinto's son, Lodovico, h, at Borne, 1644, d, 1697, excelled his father in some respects. His works are chiefly in the churches of Bome. {Paacoli.) GIMIGNANO, ViNCENZio da San, painted 1510-29. Boman School. He was employed by Baphael, in the Log- gie of the Vatican. He was bom at San Gimignano about 1490, and his family name was De' Tamagni. His first works were executed in the church of San Francesco in Montalcino, in part still remaining; there are others at San Gimignano. (Vcuari.) GINNASI, Catebina, b. at Gastel- bolognese, 1590, d, at Borne, Nov. 30, 1660. Boman School. A Roman lady, the scholar of Lanfranco, after whose designs she painted the several altar- pieces of the church of Sta. Lucia, at Bome, built by her uncle. Cardinal Gin- nasi. {Passeri,) GIOLFINO, NiccoLO, psdnted about 1530. Venetian School. He is called Ursino by Vasari, and was the mas- ter of Paolo Farinato. His works are chiefly in the churches of Yerona, and his figures have much of the exceUence of his distinguished scholar, Farinato; a good example is in the Berlin Gallery, the Madonna enthroned, with Saints. GIOBDANO, LucA, Cav., called from his despatch in execution. Fa Presto, 6. at Naples, 1632, d. at Naples, Jan. 12, 1705. Neapolitan School. He first studied with Spagnoletto, and afterwards at Bome became a follower of Pietro da Cortona, and copied Paul Veronese, at Venice. Giordano imitated with ease the style of any artbt, with- out forming any particular one of his own, though his prevailing style gene- rally displays an amalgamation, as far as possible, with two such opposite styles^-of the leading characteristics of Cortona and Spagnoletto, the general character of form and composition of the former, with the colour and deep masses of shade of the latter. Gior- dano left an immense profusion of works, executed with an apparently extraordinary facility and mastery of materials, whether oil or fresco ; a few days sufficed for the painting of a large altar-piece; what to most men was much study and labour, was a mere pastime to Luca Giordano. He was invited, in 1690, to Spain by Charles U., and there executed many works, of which the principal is a ceiling in the