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500 beautiful, and perfectly true to the life. Poggini still continues his labours.

The Academician, Giovanni Fancegli, or, as some call him, Giovanni di Stocco, has produced many works in marble and stone, which have proved to be good sculptures. Among others an Escutcheon of Arms, bearing the Balls of the Medici, with two Boys, and other ornaments. This has been placed over the two grated windows in the front of the house belonging to Ser Giovanni Conti, in Florence, and is much extolled. Much the same may be said of Zanobi Lastricati, a good and able sculptor, who has produced and is producing numerous works in marble and bronze, which have rendered him worthy of being received into the Academy and as the companion of those above-mentioned. Among other works by this artist, one much commended is a Mercury, executed with all the care which such a performance demands, and which is now in the Court of the Palace of Messer Lorenzo Ridolfi.

Lastly: there are certain young sculptors who acquitted themselves very creditably in the preparations made for our Prince’s nuptials, and have been accepted by the Academy; these are. Fra Yincenzio, of the Servites, a disciple of Fra Giovanni Montorsoli; Ottaviano del Collettaijo, a disciple of Zanobi Lastricati; and the architect, Pompilio Lancia, son of Baldassare da Urbino, and disciple of Girolamo Genga. This Pompilio distinguished himself very particularly at the marriage, in the Mask called that of the Genealogy of the Gods, which was arranged, for the most part, and more especially as to the machinery, by his father, Baldassare.