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The name of a good master in the art was enjoyed about the same period by Marco Basarini: this painter was born in Venice, of Greek parents. For the church of San Francesco della Vigna, in his native city, Basarini painted a Deposition from the Cross on panel, and in the church of St. Job there is another picture, also on panel, by his hand; the subject is Christ in the Garden; the three Apostles, sleeping, are below, and there are besides figures of San Francesco, San Doinenico, and two other saints; but the part of this work most frequently extolled is a landscape, with many small figures, executed with much grace. In the same church, this Marco painted a figure of San Bernardino standing on a rock, and surrounded by other saints.

Giannetto Cordegliaghi likewise painted a vast number of Cabinet pictures in the same city, indeed, he scarcely gave his attention to any other kind of work, and in that sort of painting he certainly had a very soft and delicate manner, much better than that of the artists above named. This master painted a San Pietro for the church of San Pantaleone, in the chapel which is next to the principal one that is to say; San Pietro is represented in disputation with two other saints, who are clothed in admirably executed draperies, the whole work being painted in a very go6d manner.

Marco Bassiti was also an artist of good reputation, who flourished about this period; there is a work by his hand in the church of the Carthusian Friars at Venice; this is a large picture representing Christ standing between Peter and Andrew, on the shores of Lake Tiberius, with the sons of Zebedee also making part of the principal group. In this