ing which he had at San Daniello, a place distant about ten miles from Udine, and, having there taken a wife, ultimately spent the greater part of his time in that locality, he ceased to be named Martino of Udine, and was constantly called Pellegrino of San Daniello.
Many pictures were painted by this artist in Udine: examples of these may be seen on the doors of the old organ, on the outer side whereof there is a perspective view representing a deep arch, within which is a figure of San Pietro, seated among a vast crowd of persons, and conferring the crozier on the Bishop Sant’ Ermagoras. On the inner side of these doors are the four Doctors of the church, placed within certain niches and represented in the attitude of persons profoundly occupied with study. In the chapel of San Giuseppo Pellegrino painted a picture in oil, which is both designed and coloured with infinite care; this work represents St. Joseph standing upright in a very beautiful attitude, and with an air of much dignity; near him is our Lord depicted as an infant, beneath is San Giovanni Battista clothed in the garments of a little shepherd, and intently gazing on the Redeemer.
The picture here described has been highly extolled, and we may believe what is related respecting it, namely, that it was painted as a trial of strength with the above-named Giovan Antonio Licinio, and that Pellegrino did his utmost to make it, as indeed it is, more beautiful than that of the San Marco, painted, as we have before said, by Giovanni Antonio.[1] In the house of Messer Pre Giovanni, Intendant of the illustrious Signori della Torre, Pellegrino painted a halflength figure of Judith with the head of Holofernes in her hand, which is a very beautiful thing; and in the district of Civitale, which is distant about eight miles from Udine, there is a large picture in oil by the same hand; this last is divided into several compartments and stands on the high altar of the church of Santa Maria; there are some heads of young maidens in this picture which are extremely beautiful, as are other figures of the same work.[2]
- ↑ The St. Joseph was painted a year after the St. Mark, according to Lanzi, who describes the first named work as much faded and injured.”
- ↑ This picture, which is still in the church of Santa Maria de Battuti in Civitale, represents the Madonna seated, with the four Virgins of Aquileia, St. John the Baptist, St. Donatus, and an Angel; it bears the date 1539. This picture is very highly prized. —Förster
