His cousin Jeronimo Mazzuoli[1] survived liim, and closely imitated the manner of Francesco, to his own great honour: of this we have proof in the works by his hand, to be seen at Parma; as also in those which he executed at Yiandana, whither he had fled with Francesco at the time of the war. In San Francesco, a monastery of the Bare-Footed Friars, he painted a small picture of the Annunciation, which is very beautiful, although Jeronimo was then but a youth; he also painted another on the same subject in the church of Santa Maria ne^ Borghi. For the Grey Friars or Conventual Monks of San Francesco,[2] in Parma, Jeronimo painted the picture of the High Altar, representing thereon Giovacchino[3] driven from the Temple, with numerous figures. In Sant’ Alessandro also, a Convent of Nuns in that city, this artist painted a picture of the Madonna in the heavens, with the Infant Christ in her arms: the Divine Child is presenting the palm to Santa Justina;[4] there are Angels likewise drawing back a drapery, with figures of the Pope, St. Alexander, and of St. Benedict. The picture of the High Altar in the chureh of the Carmelite Monks, which is very beautiful, is by Jeronimo Mazzuoli, as is also another picture of considerable size, in the church of San Sepolcro.[5] He painted two pictures likewise for the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, whieli belongs to a Convent of Nuns;[6] they are both beautiful, but not equally so with the folding doors of the organ; nor can they compete with the picture of the High Altar, in which there is a most beautiful Transfiguration, executed with remarkable diligence. The same master painted perspective views, in fresco, in the Refectory of the same Nuns, with a picture in oil, representing the Last Supper of Christ with the Apostles. Jeronimo likewise painted the chapel of the High Altar in the Cathedral; this too is in fresco: and for Madama Margherita of Austria, Duchess of Parma, he
- ↑ “Not known beyond Parma,” remarks Lanzi, “but well deserves to be so.”
- ↑ Bottari tells us that in his day the picture by Parmigiano, which was in that church, was a Marriage of St. Catherine.
- ↑ Joachim, the father of the Virgin.
- ↑ For the legend of this saint, see Poetry of Sacred and Legendary Art, vol.ii. p. 294.
- ↑ This work represents the Holy Family with Angels.
- ↑ “This church belongs to Monks, not to Nuns,” corrects Bottari.
