Walker; Peaks of Illoniza (1882); River and Peak of Orizaba—Mexico, Franconia Valley (1884); Interior of St. Mark's—Venice, Mosque of Mohammed Ali—Cairo (1885).
FERNANDEZ, VASCO, commonly known
as Gran or Grao Vasco (Vasco the Great),
born at Vizeu, Portugal, in 1552. History
painter, son of Francisco F.; flourished during
the reign of Dom Sebastian, and, according
to Portuguese testimony, was one
of the greatest painters that ever lived.
Said to have followed the school of Perugino,
but seems rather to have formed himself
under the influence of Albrecht Dürer.
He has been variously cited as Ferdinand
de Vizeu, Fernandez Vasco do Cazal, Gran
Vasco de Vizeu, and Vasco Pereira. Works:
Calvary, Pentecost, St. Peter, Baptism of
Christ, Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, Thirteen
Half-figures of Saints, Vizeu Cathedral.—The
Christ on the Cross in the Misericordia
at Oporto, attributed to Holbein, is also
probably by him.—Raczynski, Les Arts en
Portugal, 117-190, 297-308, 365-374, 399,
487, 505.
FERNANDO, DON, brother of Philip
IV., portrait, Velasquez, Madrid Museum;
canvas, H. 6 ft. 3 in. × 3 ft. 6 in. About
nineteen years old, full-length, standing, in
hunting costume, holding a gun with both
hands; a dog seated before him; landscape
background. Painted about 1635; second
manner. Etched by F. Goya; B. Maura;
J. J. Martinez; C. Alabern; Guérard; J.
Burnet.—Ch. Blanc, École espagnole; Gal.
Esp.; Curtis, 60; Madrazo, 615.
FERNANDO, SAN, Murillo, Madrid Museum;
canvas, H. 1 ft. 11 in. × 1 ft. 3 in.
About thirty-five years old; three quarters
left, wearing armour and an ermine mantle,
kneels with hands joined in prayer; above,
two cherubs draw aside a red curtain; a
crown and sceptre on a red cushion beside
him. Probably painted about the time of
the canonization of King Ferdinand in 1671.
Engraved by M. S. Carmona, L. F. Noseret;
lithographed by A. G. Vilamil.—Curtis,
232; Madrazo, 480.
FERNBACH, FRANZ XAVER, born at
Waldkirch, near Freiburg, Breisgau, in
1793, died in Munich in 1851. History
painter, pupil of the Munich Academy; inventor
of a process of encaustic painting,
used by Julius Schnorr, in decorating the
great hall of the royal palace at Munich.—Allgem.
d. Biogr., vi. 713; Meyer, Conv.
Lex., vi. 703.
FÉRON, FIRMIN ELOI, born in Paris,
Dec. 1, 1802, died at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
(Seine-et-Oise) in 1876. History
painter, pupil of Gros and of École des
Beaux Arts, where in 1823 he obtained the
second and in 1825 the grand prix de Rome;
returned to Paris in 1833. Medal, 1st class,
1835; L. of Honour, 1841. Works: Damon
and Pythias (1825); Hannibal crossing the
Alps (1833), Marseilles Museum; The King's
Promenade at Pierrefonds (1833); Raising
of Lazarus (1835); Entry of Charles VIII.
into Naples in 1495, Skirmish near Güntersdorf,
1805 (1837), Battle at Fornoue in
1495 (1838), Conquest of Rhodes in 1310
(1840), Battle of Arsur in 1191 (1844), Battle
of Putaha, 1159, Battle of Hanau, 1813,
Portraits of Bertrand du Guesclin (1835),
of Marshals Raiz, Lohéac, Praslin, Noailles,
of Counts Montgomery and d'Olivarez, of
Henri de Lorraine II., Duc de Guise, Versailles
Museum; Funeral of General Kleber
(1843), Strassburg Museum; Victorious
Gladiator dying in the Arena, Soldier of
Pompey, Arras Museum.—Bellier de la
Chavignerie, i. 544.
FERRAMOLA, FLORIANO (Fioravante),
born latter half 15th century, died in Brescia,
July 3, 1528. Venetian school. While
Brescia was being sacked by Gaston de
Foix (1512) he worked on regardless of the
assault until he was surprised by the plunderers
at his easel. Gaston compensated
him for his losses and ordered a portrait of
himself. Among Ferramola's few extant
pictures, frescos, dated 1514, and parts of
an organ screen (1518) in S. M. di Lovere,
frescos in Casa Borgondio, Brescia, and a
Christ carrying his Cross in the Tosi Collec-
