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piece, caufed a Copy thereof to be made by the fald Andreas dt 
Sarte ^ which' they fentinftead of the Original. This Copy was 
foperfeil, thzt^ulio Romano^ who had been bred and taught by 
Rafhad , and was one of the beft Painters of Italj , took it for an 
Original 5 and would never have been undeceived , if one Fafari 
iiad not affured him ^ vthilt it was but a Copy , which himfelf had 
feen made ^and had not fhew'd him certain marks ^ that were there 
put to difcriminate it from the OrigmaL 
Inthe i'frWPart, the Author has fet down all that js requifite 
to judge and difcourfe vvell of Painting, But, to add Examples 
to Precepts , he difcourfes of the Modern Painters , asid making a 
JDefcription of their beft Works , he takes occafion to obferve, 
what is there found moft excellent , and to fliew , how they have 
.'put in pradice the Rules of Art. He treats alfoof the.decliningof 
^Painting^ andafSrms, that nothing confiderable hath been done 
in it from the time of Cmfiantine^ till Jin, 1 2 40. when one, Cima- 
hue , began to raifc this Art again. After this , hegives a Lift of 
the Painters , that fince have been famous for their Works , pre- 
ferring before all others , MafhaelUrhin, The laft of all is the a- 
hovQ-mGntiond Jndre deSartes , who died, Jn. 1530. and whom 
the liberality of Francis 1. had drawn into -Fr^;?^^ 
The Printing of tlicfe Trads is now returnM to the firft Printer thereof , as being fome- 
.what re-fetled after the late fad Fire o{ London, 
FINIS. 
In the S AV OY^ 
Printed by T. N, for ^ohn Martyn , Printer to the 
Royal Smety , aod are to be fold at his Shop a little 
without Temple-Bar J 1667. 
