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 14 BADARACCO— BALDL School. The son and scholar of Guiseppe; he afterwards studied in the school of Carlo Maratta, at Eome, but his style resembles more that of Pietro da Gortona. Works, Polcevera, in the Certosa, two large pictures from the history of the patron Saint Bruno. (RcUtL) BADARACCO, Guiseppe, called H Sordo, b. at Genoa, about 1588, d. 1657. Genoese School. Scholar of Ansaldo. He lived afterwards some time at Flo- rence, where he copied and imitated the works of Andrea del Sarto. {So- prani,) BAJOILE, Antonio, b, at Verona, 1480, d, 1560. Venetian School. The instructor of Paul Veronese and Bat- tista Zelotti. He was the first Veronese painter to adopt the cinquecenio style of drawing and treatment. Worths, Verona, church of San Bernardino, the Raising of Lazarus; San Nazaro, the Virgin and Child in the Clouds, with various Bishops below. {Dal Pozzo.) BAGLIONE, Cav, Giovanni, b. at Rome, about 1573, still living in 1642. Roman School. He painted much at Rome, chiefly in fresco, and is the author of the " lives of the Painters, Sculptors, Architects, and Engravers, firom 1572 to 1642," the year of its publication. Baglione was principal or president of the Academy of St. Luke in 1618. «. Works. Rome, St. Peter's, the Raising of Tabitha; San Niccolo, in Carcere, the Last Supper. BAGLIONE, Cesare, b. at Bologna, about 1550, living 1610. He was the contemporary of the Carracci, and spent some years at the court of Ottavio Famese, duke of Parma, and was afterwards a favourite with the Duke Ranuccio, for whom he executed many works. He painted in fresco with ex- traordinary celerity and great ability, selecting subjects of all kinds, whether religious, serious, humorous, figures, animals, fruit, flowers, or landscape. His fantastic taste occasionally excited the ridicule of the Carracci, but chiefly for the absurdity of his ornamental designs. He was a great humouiist and noted boon companion, and used to say it only required good wine to make good colour. Messer Cesare, says Malvasia, was loved by all who knew him. Works. Bologna, church of the Madonna del Soccorso, the Ascension. Parma, Ducal Palace. (Malvasia.) BAGNACAVALLO. [Ramenghi.] BAGNADORE, Piermakia, of Brescia, painted in 1588, living in 1611. Venetian School. A follower of II Moretto. Many works at Brescia. {Brognoli.) BAGNOLI, Gio. Francesco, b. at Florence, 1678, d. 1713. An animal, firuit, flower, and a figmre, painter ; he painted much in the pictures of other artists. BATARDO, Gio. Battista, d, yoting in 1657. Genoese School. Historical painter; judicious in composition, and graceful in design; excelled in fresco and in oil : his principal frescoes have perished. (Soprani.) BALASSI, Mario, b, at Florence, 1604, d. 1667. Tuscan School. He was the pupil of Passignano, whom he accompanied to Rome. He was a good copyist of the great masters : the Trans- figuration he copied for the Barberini family is now in the capuchin church of the Conception, at Rome. He painted small historical pictures and pieces of still-hfe ; some of which, when old, he injured by retouching them. (Lanzi.) BALDI, Lazzaro, b. at Pistoja, 1623, d, 1703. Tuscan School. Was the scholar of Pietro da Cortona, and painted much at Rome, where his pictures in oil and fresco are still nu- merous.