54 DAMINI— DISCEPOLI. of 11 Santo di Padova, the Gzucifixion. (Ridolfi.) DANDINI, PiET»o, b. 1646, d. 1712. Tuscan School. He was the son and pupil of Vincenzio, and was also a fol- lower of the manner of Gortona; but he studied also the works of the great masters of the Venetian School, of which he gave evidence in his best or most carefully-painted works. He possessed great faciUty of execution, undertook more than he could accomplish, and as he painted much for gain, his pictures are frequently very slightly and neg- ligently executed. Pietro's son, Otta- Yiano, executed some good frescoes in the church of the Magdalen, at Pescia. Works. Florence, Santa Maria Mad- dalena, the Cupola. Eome, Sta. Maria Maggiore, San Francesco. {Lanzi.) DANDINI, ViNCENZio, b. at Flo- rence, 1607, d. 1675. Tuscan School. The brother and pupil of Cesare Dan- dini. . He studied at Eome, under Pietro da Gortona, and followed the manner of that master. Works. Florence, Ghiesa di Ognis- santi, a picture of the Gonception : Pog- gio Imperiale, Aurora with the Hours. DANEDI, GiosEFFO, also called Montalto, b. at Treviglio, 1618, d. 1689, the brother of Gio. Stefano. A pupil of Morazzone, studied afterwards in the school of Guide. He resided for some time in Turin, and painted for the churches at Milan ; in San Sebastiano, is a Murder of the Innocents by him. {Orlandi.) DANEDI, Gio. Stefano, called Montalto, b. at Treviglio, 1608, rf.l689. Milanese School. A pupil of Moraz- zone; he painted in many of the churches of Milan : Santa Maria della Grazie: the Garmine, &o. DELIBEBATORE, Niccolo. [A- LUNNO.] DELLO (DI NiccoiiO) Fiorentino, living 1455. Tuscan School. The com- panion of Paolo Uccello and Donatello; he was sculptor and painter, some of his works in terra cotta are still pre- served. Dello excelled in small figures, and was principally an omamental painter; he painted small pictures for the panels of pieces of furniture, for cabinets, presses, coffers, &e. He exe- cuted also some of the frescoes from the Book of Genesis, in the cloisters of Santa Maria Novella; and two small pictures attributed to him are in the Flo- rentine Gallery, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Death of Peter. He died in Spain, in the service of the Court, at which he was held in great esteem. ( Vasari. ) DENTONE, or Gerolamo Cubti, b. at Bologna, 1576, d. 1632. Bolog- nese School. He was a pupil first of Lionello Spada, then of Baglione, at Home, and devoted himself to the study of architecture. He was a very distin- guished painter of architectural per- spective; his cornices and colonnades were executed with such effect as to deceive the eye; and he became the most remarkable scene-painter of his age. He executed many works in Rome, Modena, Parma, and Genoa: he was assisted by Michelangelo Co- lonna; and Guercino and several other eminent punters introduced fig^ures into his pictures. {Malvasia.) DIELAI, or Gio. Francesco Sur- CHi, d. about 1590. Ferrarese School. He was a pupil of the Dossi. He was well skilled in the figure, and was a good omamental and landscape-paint- er; little of his omamental work re- mains. Works. Ferrara, two pictures of the Nativity, at San Giovannino, and at the Benedictines; the portrait of Ippolito Biminaldi. (Lanzi,) DISGEPOU, Gio. Battista, called Lo Zoppo di Lugano, b, 1-590, d. 1660. Milanese School. A pupil of GamiUo Procaccini. He painted in several of the churches at Milan. In San Carlo,
