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 MAGANZA— MANETTI 93 poet. He lived to see many of his family die of the plague, in 1630. Of his three sons, who were painters, and his assistants, Gio. Battista, the younger, was the most distinguished. Hedied, 1617, aged only 40. {Bidolji,) MA6ANZA, Giovanni Battista, called Magagnd, b. at Vicenza, 1509, d, 1589. Venetian School. A scholar of Titian, who was distinguished as a portrait-painter, and wrote some poetiy under the name of Magagn6. Maganza was the first of a distinguished family of painters of this name, which ap- pears to he an Italian corruption of Mainz, whence the family had its ori- gin. Bidolfi has inserted Gio. Battista's portrait in his Maraviglie, MAGNANI, Gbistofobo, d, ahout 1580. Lombard School. A native of Pizzighetone, near Cremona, and one of the best scholars of Bernardino Campi. He was most sldlful as a por- trait-painter. He died young. {LanzL) MAGNASCO, Alessandbo, called Lissandsino, b, at Genoa, 1681, d. 1747. Genoese School. He was the son of Stefano Magnasco ; and studied at Milan, under Filippo Abbiati. He represented popular meetings, schools, workshops, and other genre subjects, with considerable humour, and with a free and easy touch. He painted also landscapes and religious subjects : his figures are laige for their class, but scarcely exceed a span in height In the Pitti Palace, at Florence, are some pictures by Magnasco. {BaUi.) MAINABDI, Andrea, called II Chiayeohino, painted 1590-1623. Lombard SchooL He was a native of Cremona, and the scholar of Giulio and Bernardino Campi. He executed many altar-pieces in Cremona, partly in conjunction with his nephew, Marc- antonio Mainardi. Works in Cremona, in^San Francesco, Sant' Agostmo, San Fazio, and other churches. ( Panni, ) MAINARDI, Bastiano, of San Gi- mignano, painted about 1470-1500. Tuscan School. The scholar, brother- in-law, and assistant of Domenico del Ghirlandi^o. He was an able fresco- painter, though not equal to Ghirlan* di^o in reality, or in the power of giv- ing rotundity to his forms, and also in- ferior to him in the manipulation of the colours. Mainardi, says Bumohr, alluding to the frescoes of the Beata Fina in San Gimignano, was far supe- rior in the graceful expression of sen- timent in the countenances. Works. San Gimignano, chapel of the Beata Fina, c. 1482 (Ghirland%jo worked here, also). Florence, Sta. Croce, Giugni Chapel, the Assumption of the Virgin, and St Thomas receiv- ing the Girdle. Berlin Gallery, the Virgin and Child, and a portrait of a young man. (Veisari,) MALINCONICO, Andsea, painted 1650. Neapolitan SchooL An able scholar of Massimo Stanzioni. His works are exclusively in oil, and of un- equal merit The best are in the church de' Miracoli at Naples, repre- senting the four Evangelists, and the Doctors of the Church. {Dominici.) MALOMBRA, Pietro, b, at Venice, 1566, d, 1618. Venetian School. Ori- ginally an amateur, he became a scho- lar of Salviati, and an imitator of Palma Giovane, but gave a greater finish to his works. His religious pieces are also numerous. He was also skilful in paint- ing architectural views of Venice, with grou{>s of figures, and in scene-paint- ing. WorkSf in the Ducal Palace, and in San Bartolomeo ;. San Giorgio Maggiore; San Francesco di Paolo; and other Venetian churches. {Ei- dolfi.) MANETTI, RuTnjo, b. at Siena, 1571, d, 1637. Sienese School. Pupil of Francesco Vanni, and a follower of Michelangelo Caravaggio. His works have generally a peculiarly sombre co-