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Cage, in Carpentry^ figiiifics an outer work of limber, 

 ciicloliiig another within it. In this fenfc we fay, the cage 

 of a wind-mill. The cage of a llair-cafe denotes the wooden 

 fidiS, or walls which enclofe it. 



CAGELO, in dography, a town of Italy, in the king- 

 dom of Naples, and province of Calabria Ultra ; 6 miles 

 S.W. of GIracc. 



C.-^GGAR, or Kenker, a river of Hindoftan, which 

 rifes in the mountains that fcparate Sirhind from Calilore 

 and Sirinagnr, about N. lat. 30° 45', and E. long. 76° 4:', 

 and piirfning its courfe to the fouth-weft, and uniting with 

 the Siirfooty, and other fmaller llreams, difcharges itfelf 

 into the gulph of Cntch. 



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the exercife of his art, the following inftance is recorded. 

 Having been detained on a journey, and hofpitably enter- 

 tained at the houfe of the Pifani family, he fecretly painted, 

 during liis (lay, a pidlure of the family of Darius, confiding 

 of 20 figures as large as life ; and leaving the canvas rolled 

 up under his bed, he informed his hofts that he had left 

 fomcthiiig behind him towards paying his expences. This 

 artift, whofe fuperior merit has been univerfally acknow- 

 ledged, died of a fever at Venice, in 1588, at the age of 

 58 years, and was buried in the church of St. Sebaftian, 

 which he had previoufiy decorated by his own hand. The 

 piftures of this mailer were rendered fmgularly beautiful by 

 the excellence of their colouring, by the magic elfefts of 



CAGGAW, in Botany, a name given by the people of light and (hade, and by the grace and harmony of compo 



the Morea. N.'lat. 

 CAGLIARI, 



Guinea, to a plant which they boil in water, and ufe the 

 decoftion to wafh the moulh with, as a cure for the tooth- 

 ach. The leaves of this are fmootli and (liining, like thofe 

 of the laurel, but they are thin, and bend like thofe of the 

 bay. Phil. Tranf. N° 232. 



CAGHNEWAGA, in Geography, the name of a fmall 

 village or dillricl on the north-fide of Mohawk river in the 

 townlhip of Johnllown, about 24 miles W. of Scheneftady 

 in North Ameiica. It might probably have been formerly 

 inhabited by a tribe of Indians of Lower Canada, of the 

 fame name, fome of whom are found near Montreal. 



C AGIT, in Natural Hl/lory, a name given by the people 

 of the Piiilippinc iflands to a fpecies of parrot, very com- 

 mon in thtir woods ; it is of a middhng fize, and is all over 

 of a fine green colour. 



CAGLI, in Geography, a town of Italy, in the duchy of 

 Urbino, built near the ruins of the ancient Callium, on the 

 Cantiano ; the fee of a bilhop, fuffragan of Urbino ; 18 

 miles S. of it. N. lat. 43° 30'. E. long. 14° 12'. 



CAGLIA, or Matapan cape, the fouth-weft point of 

 36° 33'. E. long. 22° 36'. 

 Paolo, ufually called Paolo Vero- 

 nese, in Biography, an hiftorical painter, was born at Ve- 

 rona in 1530, and became adifciple of his uncle, Antonio Ba- 

 diglio, a principal artift at Verona. His talents difplayed 

 themfelves at an early period ; and at Mantua, whither he 

 was conducted by cardinal Hercules Gonzaga, he was diftin- 

 guiftied above all his fellow artifts. At Venice, the prize 

 of a large gold chain, offered by the procurators of St. 

 Mark for the beft pidlure painted by fix eminent artifts, was 

 adjudged to CagUari, by Titian and Sanfovino. 



Having executed feveral fubjecls, chiefly of the light and 

 rural kind, exhibiting the fertility of his invention, and the 

 brilliancy of his pencil, in the Venetian territories, he en- 

 gaged in larger works for churches at Venice and Verona, 

 wliich fervcd further to advance his reputation. At Rome, 

 wliither he accompanied Grimani, ambaffador from Venice 

 to the pope, he much improved his ftyle by an infpeftion of 

 the works of Raphael and Michael Angelo Buonaroti ; 

 and on his return to Venice, the doge conferred upon him 

 the honour of knighthood. Duly fenfible of the honour to 

 which he attained, in his own country, he decHned accept- 

 ing the invitation of Philip II. to go to Spain, and paint at 

 the Efcurial, and fent Zucchero as his fubftitute. Such 

 was the refpecl in which he was held by his brother artifts, 

 as well as by perfons of diftinftion, that Titian is faid to 

 have greeted him with an embrace, whenever they met, and 

 Guido declared, that next to Raphael and Corregio, he 

 would rather be Paolo Veronefe than any other painter of 

 his time. By the number and value of his performances he 

 acquired not only fame, but wealth : and yet he difregarded 

 money, and generoufly parted with it, whenever any fuitable 

 occafion . offered. Of kis gencrofity, as well as facility in 



fitioii. But in order, to produce this kind of beauty, which 

 charmed the eye, he facrificed much expreffion, corredlnefs 

 of drawing, propriety of coftume, and other qualities which 

 fatisfy the mature judgment. Of his piftures, which are 

 difperfed all over Europe, fome of the principal are in the 

 palace of St. Mark at Venice, and in the churches of that 

 city, and of others in the north of Italy. Among his moft 

 celebrated pieces, are the Four Banquets ; and of thefe, the 

 Marriage at Cana, once in the refeftory of the convent of 

 St. George at Venice, now in the Louvre, confifting of at leaft 

 130 figures, is reckoned one of the moft capital performances 

 in Europe. Many of his works have been engraved by the 

 principal artifts of their time. For his amufement he etched 

 fome few plates, which fhew the hand of the mafter. Among 

 thefe are " the Adoration of the Magi," and " Two Saints 

 fleeping." His fons, Carletto and Gabriel, acquired, alfo, 

 eminence as painters. Carletto was born at Venice, in 

 1570 ; and poftefled a genius, which, under the inftruftion 

 of his father, manifefted itfelf betimes, and arrived at an 

 early maturity ; fo that he promifed to have equalled, if not 

 to have exceeded his father. But by inceffant application, 

 he impaired his conftitution, and died in 1596, at the age 

 of 26 years. 



Gabriel was born at Venice in 1568, and having talents 

 inferior to thofe of his brother, he turned his attention to 

 commerce. He died 1631. 



Thefe brothers finiflied works, which had been left im- 

 perfeft by their father; and feveral piftures of their own de- 

 fign and execution have been afcribed to him ; nor can 

 fome of them be eafily diftinguifhed from thofe of this great 

 mafter. They were aflifted by their uncle BenediR, or Bene- 

 detto, who was born at Verona in 153S, and died in 1598. 

 He refembled his brother Paolo in his ftyle of painting ; 

 but his peculiar excellence confifted in the architeftural 

 figures, with which he enriched the compofitions of his 

 brother. At Venice there are feverd paintings, defigned 

 and executed by himfelf, which are much admired. D'Ar- 

 genviUe. Pilkington. Strutt. 



Cagliari, or Calaris, in Geography, a fea-port 

 city, and capital of the ifland of Sardinia, is fituated in the 

 fouthern part of the illand, on the declivity of a hill, and 

 has a large and fecure harbour, fcreened by a fmall ifland 

 called " Pietra Laida," and defended with a caftle and for- 

 tifications. It is large and populous, the number of inha- 

 bitants amounting to about 50,000, and carries on a con- 

 fiderable commerce. It is the fee of an archbifhop, and 

 the refidence of a viceroy ; and contains five churches be- 

 fides the cathedral, and 23 convents. In 1708, it fur- 

 rendered, upon an attack of the Britilh fleet, to the em, 

 peror Charles VI.; but in 1717 it was retaken by the 

 Spaniards, and about two years afterwards ceded to the 

 duke of Savoy in lieu of Sicily, who obtained the title of 

 king of Sardioia. N. lat. "9"^ 12', E. long, 9° 14'. 



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