Title: Dictionary of painters and engravers
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Bryan, Michael, 1757-1821 Williamson, George Charles, 1858-1942
Subjects: Painters Engravers
Publisher: London, G. Bell
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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way to America; in the CorcoranArt Gallery, Washington, there is The TalkingWell by him. His death took place in Paris,January 10th, 1882. VENANZI, Giovanni Battista, was a native ofPesaro, and was born about the year 1628. Hewas for some time a disciple of Guido, but after-wards studied under Simone Cantarini, and perhapsunder Gennari, whose style he closely followed.In the church of SS. Gervasio e Protasio, at Bologna,is a Descent of the Holy Ghost; and in the churchof S. Antonio, at Pesaro, two subjects from thelife of that saint, by him. VENDRAMINI, Giovanni, an eminent engraver,was born at Roncade, near Bassano, in 1769. Hepursued his studies in his own country till the ageof nineteen, when he came to London, and com-pleted his artistic education under Bartolozzi. In1802 he married an English wife, and in 1805he went to Russia, and spent two years in thatcountry. He was patronized by the Emperorand the court, and his talents so highly aooreci- DIEGO RODRIGUEZ DA SILVA Y VELAZQUEZ
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[Prado Gallery, Yfadrid Ill I LIP IV. AS A SPORTSMAN PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS. ated, that he was refused a passport when he wasdesirous of returning to England. He, however,with the assistance of his friend, the Duke ofSaracapriolo, at that time Neapolitan ambassador,contrived to escape, disguised as a courier chargedwith despatches. His departure was hastened, ashe told Stanley, the last editor of this diction-ary, by an accident that happened to a largecameo, Alexander and Olympia, from which hehad to engrave a plate for the emperor. On hisreturn to England he engraved several popularpictures by contemporary painters; but those onwhich his reputation stands are after works by theold masters. Among these are, The Vision of S.Catherine, after Paolo Veronese; S. Sebastian,after Spagnoletto; Leda, after Leonardo daVinci ; and lastly, the Raising of Lazarus, afterSebastiano del Piombo. Vendramini was a veryaccurate draughtsman, and frequently engravedfrom a picture without making a prepara

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