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navie,armed with a corfelet.In one table alfo which is at Rhodes, he depainted -Meleager,Her- G 
cules and Perfews. This table was thrice blaftedwith lightening; howbeit,the pictures were yiot de- 
faced but remained whole and entire as at the firft; a miraculous thing, and that which maketh 
much forthe credit of the picture. 2rchigallvs was of his painting ; a picture that Teberins the 
Emperour tooke great pleafure in; and as Eca/eo mine author doth teftifie, he efteemed it worth 
figue choufand fefterces,and encloféd it within his bed-chamben.<dMoredversheé counterfeited 
one Gre(ffa'a nourceswith herinfant in her armes she pourtraied Rbib{cis aridigod Bacchys,witlt 
the goddefle Vertue ftanding by him : alfo two boyes; onwhonra mani might{temoftlively Te- 
fembled jthe carelethefie and {unplicitie of thatage vlikewife,aiprieBartended ypon with apttm 
tic boy, holding acenfar in his hand,anid a coronet.Over'and befides,two piGuresthere be ofhis 
handiworke,going under the name of Moplitidesy.armed : theonextinning in hisatmoon inp Ho 
taile-wile,fo as hee feemeth all in a fweati the other difarming himfelfe,all weatieds fo asia than 
would thinke his wind were gone; or that hee drew it very fhorts Great praiferheeisiof.ons table 
of hisswherein are painted, Aenees,Gajlor,and Pollux: allo ofanothenwhich contained 7 clephus; 
Achilles, Agamemnon,and Viy(fés, An-artifanefull of worke,andwhoevermore would bee doing 
one thing or other;but fo arrogantwithall,as no man ever.fhewed more infolengie.than he,in fen 
_ gardthache was cunning and wellthought of : which hee knew well ynovgh,,andmoman nee- 
es. ded to tell him.In this prowd fpirit of his,hee would rake upon him divers atlesand,additions td 
ae isto fay, hisuniame: among others,he would call himfelfe* 44nodierws - arid.other words heuled,whereby 
fumptuous or H€ Would make bitufelfekaowne:hat he was the prince of Paintets,and the art by him made pers 
he wouldbein feck and accomplifhied.Butitexceedeth how vaine-glorioushe fhewed himfelfe;iasharhegave ©) 
. ie pure: OF outsbewasin right linedefcended from Apollo: alfothat the pourtrait of Herciléswhieh is ina 
fers his fae, Cable ar Lindos;hédrew fromthe veryperfon of Hercules himfelfe,an{werablein all points tothe 
Hptwth gold, proportion and lineaments of his bodie:who(by his faying)had appeared unto\him oftentimes 
oan i in hisfleepe of purpofe,that he might paint him lively as he was.In this veine of vanitie,beeing 
faine. iuponatime put downe by T/manthes the painter at Samos, wheresby the judgement. of all chat 
| were prefent,his picture reprefenting 4jx,and the awarding of the armor of 4chilles from him 
‘to Hlyxeh, owas not thought comparable to another. of J anthes-hismaking): Lam, dll apaied 
(quothshe)and forie at she heart,for thisnoble knight and brave warrior 4jax,.whiofeevill bap 
ivisithus to: de foiled once againe by fo unwotthie.a wight, and afarre meaner perfon chan him, 
feltesieedebghtedialfoto paint {malbpitures in preti¢ cables, and thofe reprefenting wanton, 
nefle &:detchenezadndthis he did(ashe was wontto fay)for his rectéation,andas itwereto breath 
himfelfewhen he had labobred hard atgreater workess (d bis: -s eliaxe hited 
Ais for Timanthesiah excellent fine wit he had of his own,& full he was-of rare inventions. eis 
was that made the famous pictureof sphizenia,fo highly commended bycloquent Qrators-Aind 
tofay.a truch,bis conceit therein was admirable: for when he had devifed thatthe poor innocent 
Tadic Chould ftandhard at the altar readie:to be flain for facrifice andhad painted shoferhat were 
prelentiabout her,with heavie and fad countenance,weeping and wailing all for theinftanedeath 
of thisyoung ptinceffe; and:hertinckle cw enelaus aboverhe reftsfillof forrdwiand! Jamentatis | 
Onsand: fhewing the fame as much'as poffibly might bee: having byzhistime fpentin themal) 
the fignés thavimigheréeftific the hears préefe,andthat he was come to potirtrayhherownfarticr £ 
Agdmemnonsheereprefemed his vifage covered with a vaile, forthdvheéwasnotableroexpiehie 
fufliciendy the extraordinarie forrowabove the réftwhichhe hadtofeehis owne dainghter {acre 
ficed,and het guililefle bloud fpiltz\Other pesces of woikethere-bespatrernes alliofifingulan wits 
among the reft,hedevifed withinaveiy{mallzable,a Cyclopslyibg afleepeiandyse becaiife hee 
woulddceme even in chatlite compafie ta thew his giant-likecbighedle, bee devifed: wichallto 
Paint little clvifl Satyreshard by andthofe taking meafure of, oncbibisthumbsiwith:long pet- 
~~” ehesdinfumme fo inventive he was,that inthe works which paffedthrangh hishaudsjamanfhall 
‘everconctive & uhderftand fomehiddenthing within mare dian ispainted withoursfor albeite 
shan fhalliceiu his pidtures.as muchate 4s may bejyerhiswitwantalwaies beyondihisart.Mons- 
over his picture of a prince wasthoughtto heemoftabfoluresthe majeRie whereof isfuch, thar M4. 
all che attof painting 4 man ,feemethine:be!comprifed.in thar onepaunrait. This pecce-of worke 
Xemaineth at this day within the templeof Peace inRome? : 2 ticndu) bus./lwolidmuroybas — 
bo da thisage flouriffied Euxenidass and taught Arifides hiscinnidg,who proved afterwards:a 
Sngulas workman, Evpompus alo wained up Lamphiles shepaintersiiderhim,whofe apprentife 
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