advanced in years, Ridolfo Gliirlandajo, and Francesco Granacci, who settled the amount by common consent. In the church of San Pancrazio, at Florence, Mariotto Albertinelli painted the Visitation of Our Lady, giving to liis picture the form of a half circle.[1] He also executed a painting for Zanobi del Maestro, in Santa Trinita; the subject of this work is Our Lady, with San Girolamo and San Zanobi, a picture which Mariotto completed with much care.[2] For the church belonging to the Congregation of the priests of San Martino, this artist painted another Visitation, which is highly commended.[3] He was subsequently invited to the convent of La Quercia, which is situated at a short distance from the gate of Viterbo, and there, after having commenced a picture, he conceived a wish to visit Rome, whither he proceeded accordingly. While in that city Mariotto painted a picture in oil at the church of San Silvestro, on Monte Cavallo, for Fra Mariano Fetti;[4] the subject of this work is the Marriage of St. Catherine; Our Lady, and San Domenico, are here painted in a very delicate manner.[5] Having completed this work, the master returned to La Quercia, where he had left an inamorata^ to whom his thoughts had recurred with much affection during his residence in Rome: desiring therefore to appear to advantage in her presence, Mariotto exerted himself beyond his strength during the games of a festival,[6] and being no longer young nor possess-
- ↑ The Visitation of Mariotto Albertinelli, executed for San Pancrazio, is supposed to have fallen into private hands on the suppression of the church, and no authentic information can now be obtained respecting its subsequent fate.
- ↑ Now in Paris, whither it was sent in 1813. It bears the inscription—
Maricocti Debertinellis Opus, anno dom. mcccccvi.
- ↑ “This is, without doubt, the best work executed by the pencil of Mariotto,” remark the Italian annotators, “and is worthy of Fra Bartolommeo himself, whether we consider the style or execution. It now forms one of the most valuable ornaments of the Florentine Gallery (Uffizj), where it will be found in the larger room of the Tuscan School.”
- ↑ See life of Fra Bartolommeo, ante, p. 454.
- ↑ In the Homan Guide^ by Fea and Nibby, there is a Magdalen in this church pointed out as a work of Mariotto, but no Marriage of St. Catherine. —Masselli.
- ↑ The original is giostra, ‘‘ a tournament,” but this is evidently not to be taken in its usual acceptation of ‘‘ knightly emprize;” the whole passage is, indeed, somewhat obscure.
