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546 John. Another picture by Cesare da Sesto is the halflength figure of Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist in a Charger, which is also executed with admirable ability; and furthermore this artist depicted an altar-piece in the church of San Rocco, which is situate without the Porta Romana; the subject of that work likewise being St. John the Baptist, but represented as a child; to say nothing of many other paintings by the same hand, all of which are much admired.

The Milanese painter, Guadenzio, was also considered in his lifetime to be an able artist; he painted the picture for the high altar in the church of San Celso, and in Santa Maria delie Grazie he painted a chapel in fresco, the subject chosen being the Passion of Our Saviour Christ, represented by figures the size of life, these last exhibiting singular movement and animation in the attitudes. After this Guadenzio painted a picture on panel in the same chapel, and in rivalry of Titian; but although he made great efforts,