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Rh sorrow of Sansovino; and the other named Aurora. The remains of Jacopo Sansovino were borne with great honour to his own Chapel in San Gimignano, where his son placed a marble Statue, which had been executed by the great master himself, on his tomb. The following epitaph was also inscribed thereon, as the memorial of so much excellence:— ''Jacoho Sansovino Florentino P. qui Romae Julio II., Leoni X., Clementi VII., Pont. Max. Maxime gratos, Venetiis Architecturae Sculpturae que intermortuum decus. primus excitavit, quique a Senatu ob eximiam virtutem liberaliter honestatus summo civitatis moerore decessit'', The Florentines in Venice also celebrated publicly the obsequies of Jacopo at the Church of the Frari, having made honourable preparations for the same, and the funeral oration was performed by Messer Camillo Buonfigli, who is also an excellent person.

What we have previously said of the Aretine Sculptor, the Cavalier Lione Lioni, having been spoken incidentally, it will not be amiss that we should here enumerate in order the works performed by him, and which well merit to be retained in the memory of future ages. Lione first studied the art of the goldsmith, and in his youth produced many good works, more especially dies for medals, cut in steel, and representing portraits from the life; nay, so excellent did he become in a