ITALIAN SCHOOL OF ENGRAVING. 



Martyrdom of St. Chnitiana," all of the fame fize, from 

 Canuti ; " St. John baptizing Chrill in the River Jordan," 

 from Albano, in large folio. ; " St. John preaching on the 

 Banks of the Jordan," from L. Caracci ; " Lot with his 

 Daughters," from Ann. Caracci; and the dome of the 

 cathedral church at I'arma, reprefenting "The .-Ufumption 

 of the Virgin, with tiie Apeitles and Angels," from Cor- 

 regirio, all in large folio. 



. Ambrogio Bel'ozzi, or Bezutius, an eminent painter and 

 engraver in aquafor'is, was born at Milan A. D. 1648, and 

 died in tl^e fame city in 1706. He iludied for fo;ne time 

 under Giofeffo Danedi, called Montalti, but afterwards went 

 to Rome, whero he itudicd from the antiques andthemoft cele- 

 brated pictures, and Liftly, in the fchool of Ciro Ferri. His 

 greateft merit ■eonliiled in painting bas-reliefs, friezes, and 

 other architeftiiral decoration?; but he etched fome few 

 plates, and among them the following. A portrait of Cor- 

 reggio, in profile, of 410. fize ; and the apotheofis of a 

 princefs, the bull of whom was engraved by Bonacina, and 

 the r.-mainder by Befozzi, from Cefare Fiori, in folio. 



Girolamo, or Jerome Rofii, or de Rubeis, the elder, was 

 born at Rome A. D. l6-}.o. He learned the principles of 

 3vt under Simon Cantarini, and J. B Buoncone. He exe- 

 cuted a few flight but meritorious etchings from various 

 Boiogp.ofe painters, among which are the following. A por- 

 trait of pope Pius v., from Scipio Gatana, in an oval ; 

 " Two. Cupids playing together," a fmall upright plate 

 from Gucrcino ; " The Virgin and Child, accompanied by 

 St. Francisand St. Jerome," a middling-fi zed upright plate, in- 

 fcribed '■ Hieronimus de Rubeis pidlor delineavit incidit ;" 

 ." St. Charles Borromeus kneeling before a Crofs," from 

 Antonio Caracci, a rare' print ; and "St. Nicholas before 

 .the Virgin," from Francis Bonaviila, both in large folio. 



Girolamo Roffi, or de Rubeis, the younger, w^as born at 

 Rome A. D. i68j:, and was probably a relation of the 

 above-raentioned artift. He always rehded at Rome, and 

 engraved ,a confiderable ncmber of prints, after different 

 Italian painters. He worked in a ftiff heavy llylc, with the 

 graver alone, without much efFeft or correclnefs of drawing, 

 and engraved a confiderable number of portraits of the car- 

 dinals of his time ; forming a feries, which has fmce been 

 continued by Pazzi and others. Rofli likewife engraved 

 fome portraits-of painters for the Fiorentir.e gallery. His 

 beft hiftorical works are, " The Virgin and Child," from 

 Correggio ; " La Zingara, or the Repot'e in Egypt," where 

 the Virgin is dreued in the Egyptian fafliion, from a pitlure 

 ■by Ann. Caracci, both in folio ; and " The Martyrdom of 

 St. Agapita," a large plate, lengthways, fram J. Oda/.zi. 



Giovanni Batilla Tellana, was born at Genoa in the year 

 1649, and refided chiedy at Rome, where he engraved many 

 plates from the pictures of various Italian mafters. In con- 

 junction with V/illiam Vallet and Stephen Picart, he exe- 

 cuted the portraits of the heroes of antiquity, for Jean An- 

 relo Canini, from antique gems and medals. He engraved 

 in a very pleafing ftyle, not unlike that of Mellan. The 

 following prints afford fatisfattory fpecimens of his talents. 

 Two heads, of Socrates and Alexander ; and another pair of 

 Al'pafiaand Cleopatra, in 4to., for the work of Caniui ; 

 " The Guardian Angel," in large folio, from Pietro da 

 Cortona; and " The Baptifm of Conftantine the Great, ' 

 from Aug. Caracci, of the fame fize. 



Giofeffo Tellana was born at Genoa in the year i6jo. 

 Whether he was the brother, or how lie was related to the 

 above-mentioned artill, we are unable to alcertain. He re- 

 fided at Rome, where he engraved many plates in the llylo 

 of Giovanni Battifta. He was employed m a work whicii 

 appeared at Rome in iGSo, under the title of "Portraits 



of Cardinals now living," and from the reff of his works 

 the following may be felefted as affording fpecimens of liis 

 abilities both in portrait andhiftory. A portrait of brother 

 Jerome Comitibus, from P. de Cortona, in foho ; " St. 

 Margaret of Cortona kneeling before a Crucifix ;" a fub- 

 jeft of a Thefes, reprefenting a Hydra, and Religion hovering 

 in the air, holding a portrait of pope Alexander VII. On a 

 little llreamer is the following infcription ; " Accedite et il- 

 luminamini," both from Cortona, of folio fize ; and two 



portraits, Flavins Card. Chifius, after M. Morandi, and 

 Aloyfius Card. Homodeus, Jof. Tellana del. et feu. both 

 in 410. 



Crecentius de Hunufris, or de Onofriis, was born at 

 Rome in the year 1650, and died at Florence fome time about 

 the clofe of the feventeenth centurv. He was the pupil of 

 Gafpar PonfUn, and painted a great number of landfcapes in 

 the llyle of that mailer. 



He alfo engraved landfcape in a very good taile, and we 

 have an engraving by him, from a picture by Carlo Maratti, 

 of " Diana at the Chace," for the prince Livius Odefcal- 

 chi, which is executed with freedom, and in a purity of ilyle 

 luperior to moll of the landfcape engravings of that day. 

 Tliis, and a landfcape with a waterfall ; an Italian land- 

 fcape with water and figures, (both in folio,) and two heroic 

 landfcapes, one with Jupiter and Mercury, the other with 

 Apollo in the clouds, both in large foho, afford excellent 

 examples of the talents of this artill. 



Giovanno Giofeffo dal Sole, was a native of Bologna, and 

 became both a painter and engraver of fome eminence. He 

 received his firll indruftions of D. M. Caniiti, and after- 

 -wards became the pupil of Lorenzo Palinclli. He fucceeded 

 in engraving both hillorical fubjefls and landfcapes ; and died 

 at Bologna A.D. 1719, aged iixty-tive years. We have fe- 

 veral etchings by him, from his own compofitions, among 

 wliich are, " Jupiter and Juno prefenting JNlars with a 

 Buckler," from a cieling by PaiinelH, painted for General 

 Monteculle, in folio ; and " St. Francis Xavier preaching in 

 the Indies," a large upright plate, from the fame mailer. 



Vincent Vidloria, or Vittori?., was born at Valencia 

 A.D. 165B. He travelled whiiil very young to Rome, 

 and frequented the fcliool of Carlo Maratti, where he made 

 great progrefs. He poffeffed confiderable knowledge of 

 anatomy, and his portraits are particularly elleemed. Vic- 

 toria is likewife celebrated as an antiquary and a connoiffcuf 

 in works of ancient art ; and poffeffed an excellent cabinet 

 of gems, medals, and various antiquities ; he was honoured 

 with the titles of antiquarian to the pope, and lirll painter 

 to the grand duke of Tufcany. Among other literary 

 productions, Vittoria is the author of " Obfervazioni, fopra 

 la Fellina pittrice de Malzafia," a work which the celebrated 

 J. P. Zanotti has endeavoured to refute. The portrait of 

 our artiil may be feen in the collection of thofe of the great 

 painters of the Florentine fchool. He died at Rome A.. D. 

 1712, aged 5 I years. Among many prints that he etched 

 in a fli5.rht ilyle, the following are the bell, " The Virgin 

 and Child m the Clouds, with John the B:ipti(l, St. 

 Francis, and other holy Perfonages below," from Raphael, 

 infcribed "Vine. Victoria del. et fculpt." rare; "The 

 Lall Supper," and ''i'he RefurreCtion," both in large 

 folio, from Ciro Ferri. 



Giovanni Girolamo Frezza, was born at Cancmorde, near 

 Tivoli, in tile year i66o. He learned engraving at Rome, 

 under Arnold de Wellerhout, and executed a great number 

 of prints, after various Italian mailers, in a neat careful 

 ftyle, liniflicd highly with the graver ; but v.ithout any force 

 of cliiarofcuro, or boldnefs of execution. Someliraes Frezza 

 imitated that llyle of Meiian, whicii conliils of fuigle courfes 



