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Rh Bologna, but which Domenico had drawn in perspective; with an old man placed in a child’s go-cart, designed by the same and engraved with the inscription, “I am learning still.” Don Martino likewise sent a small picture containing the portrait of himself, by Domenico Giuntalocchi, and shortly afterwards he despatched the young artist in person, as was the desire of Don Ferrante, whom the works of Domenico had greatly pleased.

Arrived in Sicily, there was assigned to Domenico Giuntalocchi a very honourable stipend, with a horse and servant also, at the cost of Don Ferrante; nor had any long time elapsed, before he was set to work on the buildings and fortresses of Sicily, insomuch that having gradually abandoned painting, he betook himself to a different calling, and which for a time was more advantageous to him. Being a man of ready observation and invention, he employed the services of men well inured to heavy labour, collected beasts of burden with people to hold them in charge, and using these to convey sand, chalk, &c., he caused furnaces to be constructed, and in a short time had amassed money enough to purchase offices in Rome, of which he bought at one time