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 24 BEBLINGHIERI— BESOZZI. n Ferraresino, h, 1596, d, 1635. Fer- rarese School. A papil of Carlo Bononi. Works. Ferrara, San Niccolo, the miracle of the Manna; Sant Antonio Abbate, the Annunciation. BERNA, or BABNA, of Siena, d, about 1380. Sienese School. Some works in Sant' Agostino, Siena; in Borne, in the Tabernacle of the Late- ran ; at Arezzo ; and in the church of San Gemignano, scenes firom the life of Christ Bema was killed by a fall from the scaffolding whilst engaged on these last works : they were completed by his pupil Giovanni d'Asciano. {Bal- dinnucci, Rumohr,) BEBNABEI, Pieb Antokio, called DELLA Casa. Painted at Parma, about 1550. Lombard School. A follower of Correggio; his colouring is veiy effective : he was one of the best fresco painters of his time. Works. Parma, Cupola of the Ma- donna del Quartiere, Paradise; Aca- demy, Marriage of the Virgin; the Madonna and Child, with Saints. (Lanzi.) BERNASCONI, Laura, a Roman lady, living in 1674, who painted flowers in. the manner of Marco Nuzzi, her master. BERNAZZANO, Cesare, living 1536. Milanese School. Painted landscape, fruit, and flowers, with great diligence. BERNIERI, Antonio, a celebrated miniature-painter of Correggio : b. 1516, rf. 1663. {Tiraboschi.) BERRETTINI, Cav. Pietro, of Cortona, b. 1596, d. 1669. Tuscan School. This artist, better known as Pietro da Cortona, possessed a fatal facility of execution, and is the founder of that superficial style of painting know as the Mcichinisti which hastened the decay of art in the seventeenth century. Quick in invention, and rapid in execution, he attained a more bril- Uaat than solid reputation ; he was the chief rival of Sacchi at Rome, and the followers of these masters oonstitated two great factions which divided Borne, that of Pietro da Cortona, through the aid of Bernini, completely taking the lead in fresco. Works. Rome, Palazzo Barberini, ceiling of the grand saloon; at the Capudni, the Conversion of St. Paul. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, several apart- ments, fresco. (Pascoli.) BERRETONI, Niccolo, ft. at Montefelto, 1637, d. 1682. Roman School. Among the ablest of the scholars of Carlo Maratta ; he studied also with.Simone Cantaxini, from whom he acquired the admirable execution of the Bolognese masters. Works. Rome, Santa Maria di Montesanto, the Madonna, with St Francis and other Saints. {PeucoU.) BERTOJA, Jaoopo, living in 1754. Lombard School. Supposed to have been the scholar of Parmegiano ; but according to Lomazzo he was the pupil of Ercole Procaccini. Works. Parma, Academy, the Birth and the Marriage of the Virgin ; and five frescoes of Mythological subjects from the Ducal Garden Palace. BERTOLOTTI, Gio. Lorenzo, ft. at Genoa, 1640, d. 1721. A pupil of Fran. Castiglione, and one of the principal Genoese painters of his time. Works. Genoa, La Chiesa della Yisitazione, the Visitation of Maiy to Elizabeth ; others in the various churches of Genoa. (Ratti.) BERTUSIO, Gio. Batista, d. 1644. Bolognese School. Studied under Denis Calvart, and subsequently with Guide and Albani, in the school of the Carraoci. He professed to be another Guide, but was not considered so by his contemporaries. {MeUvtma.) BESOZZI, Ambrooio, b. at Milan, 1648, d. there, 1706. Lombard School.