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SIRANI— SOLARI. 169 in the ehnrch of San Leonardo, of St. Anthony kneeling before the Infant Christ, painted in 1662, and completely in Guide's second manner, is now in the Academy. Elisabetta's sisters, Barbara and Anna Maria, were also artists, and painted for the churches of Bologna. She appears to have formed a considerable female school ; besides her sisters, Veronica Franchi, Yin- cenzia Fabri, Lucrezia Scarfaglia, and Genevra Cantofoli, were all scholars of Elisabetta, and painted at Bologna. She was buried in the church of San Domenico in the same tomb as Guide Beni. She also etched a few plates. Malvasia, who speaks with extreme sorrow of the untimely death of this lady, has inserted her Portrait in the Felsina Pittriee. {Malvana, Lanzi.) SIRANI, Gio. Amdbea, 6. at Bo- logna, Sept. 4, 1610, d. May 21, 1670. Bolognese School. Scholar of Cave- done and of Guide. He imitated the second manner of Guide in his early works : at a subsequent period, accord- ing to Lanzi, he adopted a more vigorous contrast in his lights and shadows. Sirani completed the large picture of St. Bruno, at the Certosa at Bologna, which had been commenced by Guide : he completed several other of Guide's unfinished works. Sirani etched a few plates. Works, Bologna, sacristy of San Benedetto, the Crucifixion: San Giorgio, the Marriage of the Virgin : Certosa, the Repast with the Pharisee : Academy, the Presentation of the Virgin in t)ie Temple; the Madonna della Concezione; and Sant' Antonio. Piacenza, in the cathedral, the twelve crucified Martyrs. {Crespi.) SOGUANI, GioYANNi Aktonio, 6. at Florence about 1491, d, 1544. Tus- can School. Many years the scholar and the successful imitator of Lorenzo di Credi. He became also an imita- tor of Fra Bartolomeo, especially in colouring. Vasari commends the care- ful execution, the animation of the heads, and the excellent colouring dis- played in Sogliani's Crucifixion of Sant' Arcadio, painted in 1521, which he has noticed as one of his best works : it is now in the Medici Chapel in San Lorenzo, at Florence. His master- piece is now considered the Last Sup- per, in Santa Maria del Fosse, in Anghiari. He executed several works for the cathedral of Pisa, which are still there; but owing to the dilatory manner in which he proceeded with his pictures for that cathedral, the authorities engaged Vasari to complete the series. Sogliani also completed an unfinished work of Andrea del Sarto's, at Pisa. In the Dominican convent at Florence is a good fresco by Sog- liani. And according to Waagen, the Adoration of the Shepherds, at Apsley House, attributed to Perugino, is also a work of this painter. SogHani was a quiet and devout character, and gave his countenances a mild and spiritual expression; his talents were best adapted to the representation of pleas- ing and graceful subjects, such as his Madonnas, in the Florentine Gallery. In the Berlin Gallery is an excellent copy of Lorenzo di Credi's Nativity by him. {Vatari.) SOLARI, or SOLARIO, Andbea, called Del Gobbo, from the deformity of his brother Cristoforo : he is called also Andrea Milanese, b. about 1458, living lb09. Lombard School. He was a follower, and probably scholar, of Leo- nardo da Vinci, and was an admirable colourist: Vasari notices his Assump- tion of the Virgin, at Pavia, which, from what Vasari says of its comple- tion being interrupted by Andrea's death, must have been his last work, smd painted after his visit to France, 1507-9. Bottari attributed this pic- ture to Correggio. Lomazzo states that he was the