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Chap. V. SUCCESSORS OF GIUNTA. 175 Pistoia as elsewhere, and the name of Manfredino d’Al berto is preserved as the author in 1290 of frescos in the sacristy of S. Procolo. Another unpleasant example of crucifixes in this cen tury may be found at S. Eustorgio in Milan, probably by one Fra Gabrio of Cremona, 1 which combines every sort of defect and represents the Saviour hanging out from the cross in the most contorsive movement. Towards the close of the thirteenth century at Pisa, the names of painters become more frequent in records. “Giuc- chus, pictor, filius Bindi Giucchi pictoris”, appears in a chart of 1290—1300, 2 whilst in the works of the Duomo, several mosaists and painters are mentioned immediately previous to the arrival of Cimabue. Amongst these, the chief, no doubt, was Francesco, who in 1301, new style, held the office of capo maestro for the mosaics of the great tribune, and who afterwards, with his assistant Lapo, and his son Vittorio was the colleague of the Florentine in that work. 3 In subordinate employ were Gavoccius. 4 Barile, Cagnassus, Parduccius, Povagansa and Turetto, 5 Tanus, and Ghele di S. Margarita. 6 Cotemporary with these, but not regularly employed in the Duomo, though equally unknown by their works, were Vanni of Sienna, supposed to be the father of a line of painters, 7 Bor- 1 Consult. MSS. Cliron. of the Dominican, Galvano Fiamina at Milan, who assigns this crucifix to the year 1288 and to Fra Gabrio of Cremona. 2 Bindus had painted in the cloisters of S. Catherine of Pisa. See Mem. d’lllust. Pis. Vol. I. p. 258 by Tempesti extr. in Arch. Stor. Vol. VI. p. 495. The chart mentioned in text is No. 1110 of the Archivio arcivescovile in Bonaini. Not. Ined. p. 88. 3 Uguccio Grugni and Jacobus Murci were then superintendents of the Duomo. Francesco’s daily pay was 10 soldi, the same which Cimabue afterwards received. Vit torio works later (1302) for 4 soldi 8 den. See Bonaini who quotes the original records, and corrects Rosini’s statement that Francesco was capo-maestro after Cimabue. (Notiz. Ined. p.p. 90. 1. 2.) 4 As “puer” or “famulus” at VIII den. per diem. Ibid. p. 86. 5 The four first seem mere la bourers ; the latter was a mosaist and has been confounded probably with Fra Jacopo (di Torrita) by Vasari (Vol. I. p. 285). — Ibid, p. 89. 6 These two are painters. Ibid, p. 92. 7 Vannes quondam Boni painted in 1302 for 9 lire the hall of the compagnia d’arme della cerva Nera, and gilds a Virgin and child