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tudes, of heads, of ornaments, the arrangement of his drapery, 

 his manner of defigning, his variety, his contraft, his ex- 

 preffion, were beautiful in perfection; but above all, he pof- 

 fe/Ted the Graces in fo advantageous a manner, that he has 

 never fince been equalled by any other. There are portraits 

 (or fingle figures) of his, which are well executed. He was 

 an admirable Architect. He was handfome, well-made, civil 

 and good-natured, never refufing to teach another what he 

 knew himfelf. He had many fcholars ; amongft others, Julio 

 Romano, Polydore, Gaudenzio, Giovanni d'Udine, and Mi- 

 chael Coxis. His Graver was Mark Antonio., whofe prints 

 are admirable for the correctnefs of their outlines* 



JULIO ROMANO was the moil excellent of all Raphael's 

 Difciples: He had conceptions which were more extraordinary, 

 more profound, and more elevated .than^even his Mailer him- 

 felf; he was alfo. a great Architect ; his gufto was pure and . 

 exquifite. He was a great imitator of the antients, giving a 

 clear teftimony in all his productions, that he was defirous to 

 reftore to practice the fame forms and fabrics which were 

 antient. He had the good fortune to- find great perfons, who 

 committed to him, the care of edifices, veftibules, and por- 

 ticoes, all tetraftyles, xiftes, theatres, and fuch other places 

 as are not now. in-ufe.-. He was wonderful in his choice of 

 attitudes. His. manner* was drier and harder than any of 

 Raphael's fchool. He did not exactly underfland either light 

 and 'madow, or colouring. He is frequently harh and un- 

 oraceful ; the folds of his draperies are, neither beautiful nor 

 great, eafy nor natural, but all of them -imaginary, and too 

 like the habits of fantaftical comedians. He v/as well verfed 

 in polite learning. His Difciples were Pirro Ligorio, (who 

 was admirable for antique buildings, as towns, temples, 



R 3 tombs* 



