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Chap. XIX. ORCAGNA AT ORVIETO. 443 logna, and the Franciscan friar Johannes Leonardelli, to meet him. 1 At the end of two months, little remained to be done at Orsanmichele, and Orcagna reappeared (Oct. 18. 1359) with Matteo in Orvieto. 2 Having taken the oath of service and engaged his brother to work under him at a fixed monthly salary, 3 he diligently conducted the erection of a window in the front of the cathedral. 4 But the Florentines would not let him rest; and as early as February 1360, they recalled him to Orsanmichele, where he might have remained, but for the instances of the Orvietans. A letter is extant 5 in which the Florentines, dispensing again with Orcagna in his official duties, re commend him to the people of Orvieto, and excuse them selves for delaying his coming (Aug. 3. 1360). But Orcagna speedily disagreed with the heads of the fahhrica and they released him (17. Sept. 1360) from his contract. 6 He remained, however, for the time in Orvieto to com plete a mosaic ordered of him immediately after (16. Sept. 1360) , for the front of the Cathedral, 7 and then withdrew, leaving Matteo to fill his place, which that industrious artist seems to do still in Aug. 1367. 8 It had been ar ranged that four masters named by the Orvietans and two chosen by Orcagna should value the mosaic on the front of the cathedral, after its completion. Petruccio di Yanni came from Borne (Febr. 10. 1361), to perform this duty, 9 but his verdict is not known. Much time elapsed be fore it was settled what Orcagna was to claim for his work, and a year had already expired since its completion when, on 1 He was at Orvieto 14 days, and the expense, (1 flor.) for the parting dinner is recorded. Vide inDellaValle, Stor. uh. sup. p.p. 115—16 and 284, and Mila- nesi, 1. c. 2 Della Valle, ub. sup. and Milanesi. 3 8 florins per month. Ibid, ibid. 4 Milanesi. ub. sup. 5 In precis in Gaye, Carteg- gio. ub. sup. Vol. I. p. 512, in full in Milanesi. ub. sup. 6 Milanesi. ub. sup. 7 See the original contract in Milanesi. ub. sup. 8 Della Valle, Stor. p. 284. At all events, the payments to Orcagna, cease to be recorded. The name of Matteo Cioni appears as late as 1380 in a record of works executed at Orsanmichele. See Passerini (L.) Stabili- mentidiBeneficenza. 8°.Flo rence. p. 53. 9 Milanesi. ub. sup.