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Venice the works of Titian, and acquired a style of colouring in advance of most of his school. Painted in Bologna, for churches, works considered almost equal to those of Annibale Carracci. In 1610 went to Rome and became assistant to Guido, but home-*sickness soon took him back to Bologna. He bade fair to become famous, when family afflictions affected his mind, and he died a beggar. Among his works are: Madonna in Glory and Saints Alo and Petronius, Bologna Gallery; Adoration of Shepherds and Kings, S. Paolo, Bologna; Apotheosis of S. Benedict, S. Michele in Bosco; Madonna and Saints, S. M. delle Laudi; Nativity, SS. Filippo and Giacomo; St. Anthony and Prophets, S. Benedetto; Pietà, Angel and Dead Christ, Munich Gallery.—Malvasia, ii. 143; Lanzi, iii. 122; Burckhardt, 764, 785, 794, 796; Gualandi, Guida, 124, 150; Ch. Blanc, École bolonaise.


CAXÉS, EUGENIO, born in Madrid in 1577, died there in 1642. Spanish school; son and pupil of Patricio Caxés; employed with his father by Philip III. in the Pardo, and in 1612 appointed one of the king's painters. Painted many works in churches and convents in Madrid and Toledo. Works: Disembarkation of English under Lord Wimbledon at Cadiz, Virgin and Child, Madrid Museum; Fall of Rebel Angels (1605), Copenhagen Museum.—Stirling, i. 428; Ch. Blanc, École espagnole; Madrazo, 383.


CAXÉS, PATRICIO, born at Arezzo, Italy, died in Madrid in 1612. Spanish school; real name Cajesi; went to Spain with Cincinato, Spanish ambassador, in 1567, at invitation of Philip II., and painted frescos in the Alcazar and in the Pardo, Madrid. Translated into Spanish Vignola's book on the Five Orders. Also employed by Philip III., in whose service he died.—Stirling, i. 195; Ch. Blanc, École espagnole.


CAZES, PIERRE JACQUES, born in Paris in 1676, died there, June 25, 1754. French school; history painter, pupil of René Antoine Houasse and of Bon Boullogne; became member of the Academy in 1703, professor 1718, rector 1743, director 1744, chancellor 1746. Painted many altar-*pieces for churches in Paris and the provinces, also historical and mythological scenes, in the then prevailing style of conventional elegance. Works: St. Peter reviving Tabitha, Louvre; Pharaoh's Cup found in Benjamin's Sack (1698); Vision of Jacob in Egypt (1699); Triumph of Hercules over Acheloüs (1703).—Ch. Blanc, École française; Villot, Cat. Louvre.


CAZES, ROMAIN, born at St. Béat, (Haute-Garonne), in 1810, died in 1881. French school; history painter, pupil of Ingres. Medals: 3d class, 1839, 1863; L. of Honour, 1870. Works: Rebecca at the Well (1840); Infant Christ asleep (1845); Ascension (1846); Three Ages of Man (1859); Departure of the Apostles (1870); Three Theological Virtues (1877); Sappho (1878); Well at Fontarabia, Spain (1879); Frescos in St. Francis Xavier's, Paris, and in the Church at Bagnères-de-Luchon.—Müller, 98.


CAZIN, JEAN CHARLES, born at Samer (Pas-de-Calais); contemporary. History and genre painter; pupil of Lecoq de Boisbaudran. Medal, 1st class, 1880; L. of Honour, 1882. Works: Dock-Yard (1876); Flight into Egypt (1877); Art (1879); Ishmael, Tobias (1880); Souvenir de Fête (1881); Judith (1883).


CECILIA, ST., John Singleton Copley, W. S. Appleton, Boston; signed, dated 1806. Portrait of Mrs. R. S. Derby; dressed in white picked out with gold, playing on the harp, with angels in the air above.—A. T. Perkins, 50.

By Carlo Dolci, Dresden Gallery; canvas, H. 3 ft. 3 in. × 2 ft. 8 in. St. Cecilia, half-*length, playing the organ. Painted for