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ANDKOKIUS H. 4 ft x 3 ft. 3 in.; signed, dated 164G. St Andrew kneeling, while an executioner re- moves his clothes ; at left, three others pre- pare the cross ; behind the saint, a centuri- on and soldiers ; in background, down the hill, the rabble. Painted for Marquis Carlo Gerini ; bought of his heirs by Grand Duke Ferdinand HL Engraved by G. Guadag- nini. Gal. du Pal. Pitti, ii. PL 41. By MurUlo, Madrid Museum ; canvas, H. 4 ft. x 5 ft 3 in. The Saint, nearly nude, his white hair and beard streaming in the air, is fastened with cords to a saltier cross formed of the trunks of trees ; above, cher- ubs with the crown and palm of martyrdom ; ! beneath, executioners, two of whom tighten the cords on his feet ; at left, in front, a group of spectators ; at right, two soldiers on horseback, and others on foot Latest manner. Repetition : Sir Philip Miles, Bart, Leigh Court, Somerset (not mentioned by Waagen). Curtis, 209 ; Madrazo, 482. ANDROBIUS, painter, place and date un- known. Painted picture of Scyllis, the diver, cutting away the anchors of the Persian fleet Pliny, xxxv. 40 [138] ;Brunn, ii. 299. ANDROCYDES, Greek painter of Cyzi- cus, contemporary and rival of Zeuxis, about 400-377 n. c. Plutarch mentions (Pelop. 25), a picture by him representing a cavalry skir- mish near Plattta shortly before the battle of Lcuctra, and another of Scylla surrounded by fishes. Athen. viii.; Plut. Sympoa, iv. 2, 3, 8 ; Brunn, ii. 124 ; Pliny, xxxv. 36 [64]. ANDROMACHE AND PYRRHUS, P. N. Guerin, Louvre ; canvas, H. 10 ft, 7 in. x 14 ft. 2 in.; signed, dated 1810. Subject from Racine's Andromaque. At right, Orestes, standing, demands Astyanax in the name of the Greeks ; in centre, Pyrrhus, seated, stretches his sceptre over the child which Andromache, kneeling and in tears, puts under his protection ; at left, Hermi- one, jealous of her rival, goes out in anger. Acquired in 1822 for 10,000 fr. Engraved by Richomme. Reveil, ii. 95. ANDROMEDA, ancient picture. See Evanthus, Nicias. By J. J. //m wr, Mmr. Raffalovich, Paris ; canvas. Nude, standing, her head Iwnt down, hair dishevelled, chained to two iron rings fixed in the rock on the borders of the sea. L' Artiste (1882), i. 58. By Ritbfns, Blenheim Palace ; wood, H. ft. G in. x 3 ft. 1 iu. Chained to the rock, ' in terror at the approach of tho monster ; over her head Cupid with his torch ; in dis- tance, Perseus, mounted on Pegasus, de- ' scending from skies. Probably painted iu Italy. Waagen, Art Treasures, iiL 129. ANDROMEDA, RESCUE OF. See Per- seus and Andromeda. ANESI, PAOLO, flourished at Rome first half of the 18th century, born about 1700. Landscape painter ; frescoed in 1761, with Ant Bicchierai and Nic. LapiccoLo, three rooms in the Villa Albani, Rome, in the style of Locatelli. His pictures, which are rare, are often mistaken for those of Giov. Paunini. Four Landscapes, Hohenzolleru Gallery, Lemberg ; three others (1760), at Schloss, Sagau. Meyer, Kuust Lex., ii. 30; Nagler, Mon., i 497. ANGE, FRANCOIS DE L', Ixmi in Savoy in 1675, died April 17, 1756. History painter, pupil of Crespi, at Bologna, 170<i. Ho painted small, well-drawn, and bril- liantly-coloured pictures. Worked long for the Marchese LucatellL Entered Order of S. Filippo Neri in 1735. Meyer, Kiiust. 'Lex., ii. 31 ; Fclsina Pittrice, iii. 271. ANGELI, BATTISTA. Sec M,,ro. ANGELI, FILIPPO D', called Filipixi Napoletano, born iu Rome near end of 16th century, died in Naples alwut 1640. Neapolitan school ; pupil of his father, who painted in Rome for Pope Sixtus V., and afterwards was employed in Naples by Cardinal Pallotta. After his father's death Filippo returned to Rome to con- tinue his studies, devoting himself chiefly to landscape painting, but also painted architectural views with well-executed fig- ures. His pictures are commended for good aerial perspective and well-grouped acces- sories. Works : Satyr and Peasant, Louvre ;