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GAMBA Medora, Caen Museum ; Coriolanus entreat- ed by his Family to assume the Command of the Roman Army, Orleans Museum. Ch. Blanc, JCcole fraiu/aise ; Lejeune, Guide, i. 357, iii. 104, 302 ; Villot, Cat. Louvre. GAMBA, ENRICO, born in Turin, Jan. 3, 1831, .lied there in Nov., 1883. History, genre, and landscape painter, studied in Turin, at the Stiidel Institute, Frankfort, and in Homo. Works : Victor Amadcus protecting the Poor, End of Vacation, Sou- venir of the Upper Rhine ; Frescos in S. Gioachino, Turin, and in Alessandria and Chiari Cathedrals. Kunst-Chronik, xix. 5(i. GAMBARA, LATTAN/K), of Brescia, born 1541, died 1574. Lombard school ; studied under Antonio Campi of Cremona, but afterwards became the disciple of Roma- nino, whose daughter he married. Vasari, however, calls him the son-in-law of Moretto da Brescia. His style is a combination of Campi's and Romanino's. Among his most spirited compositions are the damaged fres- cos in the Castello of Brescia. Another im- portant work is an altarpiece of the Nativity in S. Faustino, Brescia. The twelve; large frescos illustrative of the history of Christ, in the cathedral at Parma, were executed by him, with the aid of Sojaro, between 15(58 and 1572. C. A: C., N. Italy, ii. 437 ; Va- sari, ed. Le Mon., xi. 250, 2(!4 ; Burckhardt, 1!>2, 7158. GAMESTERS, Michelangelo da Caravay- rades, playing cards. A good picture. From Prague Gallery, 1748. Engraved by P. Tan jo ; J. C. Loedel. Replica in Palazzo Sciarra, Rome, painted for Cardinal del Monte ; formerly in Palazzo Barberini. En- graved by J. Volpato ; T. Verkruys ; P. P. Montagnani. Gal. Roy. de Dresde, ii. PI. 28 ; Meyer, Kiinst. Lex., i. G14, G20 ; Rosini, vi. PI. 133. GANYMEDE, RAPE OF, Corregrjio, Vi- enna Museum ; canvas, H. 5 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 3 in. Jupiter, struck with the charms of Gamesters, Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Dresden Gallery. (/i'o, Dresden Gallery ; canvas, H. 3 ft. x 4 ft 4 in. A young soldier with two com- Ganymede, Rape of, Eustache Lesueur, Louvre. Ganymede, son of Tros, King of Troy, and one of the most beautiful of mortals, took the form of an eagle and bore him off to heaven, where he served as cupbearer to the gods (Ovid, Metamorphoses). In the pict- ure, Ganymede is borne by the eagle in the air ; below, the plains of Lycia, where Gany- mede had tended his flocks ; in foreground, his dog, howling at the loss of his master. Painted about 1530 (?). In possession of An- tonio Perez, favourite of Philip II. ; sold in 1003 to Rodolph II., and sent from Spain to Prague with the Leda, but probably taken early to Vienna. Assigned in Spain to Par- inigiano. Ancient copy in Madrid Museum. , Another Ganymede, with changes, a fresco 108