struse laws in perspective science, the grand, the sculp tural and the graceful in action, drapery and motives. 1 Something might be said of a Nativity, the only fresco that is left of those which Peruzzi left in S. Rocco of Rome. But the injured condition of its parts only permits a guarded assertion, and the belief that it may have been produced shortly after 1517. 2 From that year till 1520, when he succeeded Raphael as architect of S. Pietro 3 and from 1520 to the sack of Rome, he did little that has not perished. It is interesting, however, to note amongst fleeting productions of those days the scenes got up for Cardinal Bibiena’s play of the Calandra. Before his death, Raphael had furnished the decorations of Ariosto’s Suppositi, given at the expense of Leo the Tenth in a temporary theatre. 4 When Raphael died, Leo found nobody abler for that sort of work than Peruzzi, whose fame had otherwise been eclipsed by Sebastian del Piombo; 5 and the patronage of the Pope no doubt induced his fool Fra Mai’iano also to employ him. 8 During Leo’s last years Peruzzi was induced to visit Bologna at the request of persons who desired to com plete the front of S. Petronio. In the period of his stay there (1521—2) he made several drawings on various scales and of different proportions, without satisfying the superintendents of the building. 7 He was more fortunate in pleasing private friends such as the Albergati, who erected a palace on his designs, Messer Panfilio dal Monte, and the Conte Giovambatista Bentivoglio. 8 The Adora- 1 This large picture is injured by restoring, and of a dull reddish tone. The antique classic spirit in the composition and figures seems to have struck the Caracci and Nicholas Poussin. In a letter of G. B. Vignola to Martino Bassi, the former says in reference to it: “Baldassare . . . finse un telaio di legname essere attaccato a’ gan- glieri di ferro alia muraglia, talche chi non sa che sia dipinto nel muro, lo giudica fatto in tela”. (Bottari, Raccolta, I. 498.) 2 Vas. VIII. 221. 3 He was appointed by Leo the Tenth. Vas. VII. 137. 8; VIII. 227. The date of his appointment is Aug. 1 st . The salary 150 ducats. 4 See postea, the authorities for this statement. 5 Vasari VIII. 227, and X. 12G. 6 In the garden at Montecavallo a figure of S. Bernard (Vas. VIII. 225) which no longer exists. 7 Gaye II. 152.3; III. 480.495. 8 Lamo, Graticolaub. sup. 22.25. 29 and 35.
