H. 4 ft. × 3 ft. 3 in.; signed, dated 1646. St. Andrew kneeling, while an executioner removes his clothes; at left, three others prepare the cross; behind the saint, a centurion and soldiers; in background, down the hill, the rabble. Painted for Marquis Carlo Gerini; bought of his heirs by Grand Duke Ferdinand III. Engraved by G. Guadagnini.—Gal. du Pal. Pitti, ii. Pl. 41.
By Murillo, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 4 ft. × 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, cherubs 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 unknown.
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 Cyzicus,
contemporary and rival of Zeuxis, about
400-377 b. c. Plutarch mentions (Pelop. 25),
a picture by him representing a cavalry skirmish
near Platæa shortly before the battle of
Leuctra, and another of Scylla surrounded
by fishes.—Athen. viii.; Plut. Sympos., iv. 2,
3, 8; Brunn, ii. 124; Pliny, xxxv. 36 [64].
ANDROMACHE AND PYRRHUS, P. N.
Guérin, Louvre; canvas, H. 10 ft. 7 in. ×
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, Hermione,
jealous of her rival, goes out in anger.
Acquired in 1822 for 10,000 fr. Engraved
by Richomme.—Réveil, ii. 95.
ANDROMEDA, ancient picture. See
Evanthus, Nicias.
By J. J. Henner, Mme. Raffalovich, Paris; canvas. Nude, standing, her head bent down, hair dishevelled, chained to two iron rings fixed in the rock on the borders of the sea.—L'Artiste (1882), i. 58.
By Rubens, Blenheim Palace; wood, H. 6 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 1 in. Chained to the rock, in terror at the approach of the monster; over her head Cupid with his torch; in distance, Perseus, mounted on Pegasus, descending from skies. Probably painted in Italy.—Waagen, Art Treasures, iii. 129.
ANDROMEDA, RESCUE OF. See Perseus
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. Lapiccola, three
rooms in the Villa Albani, Rome, in the
style of Locatelli. His pictures, which are
rare, are often mistaken for those of Giov.
Pannini. Four Landscapes, Hohenzollern
Gallery, Lemberg; three others (1766), at
Schloss, Sagan.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., ii. 30;
Nagler, Mon., i. 497.
ANGE, FRANÇOIS DE L', born in Savoy
in 1675, died April 17, 1756. History
painter, pupil of Crespi, at Bologna, 1706.
He painted small, well-drawn, and brilliantly-coloured
pictures. Worked long for
the Marchese Lucatelli. Entered Order of
S. Filippo Neri in 1735.—Meyer, Künst.
Lex., ii. 31; Felsina Pittrice, iii. 271.
ANGELI, BATTISTA. See Moro.
ANGELI, FILIPPO D', called Filippo
Napoletano, born in Rome near end of
16th century, died in Naples about 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 continue
his studies, devoting himself chiefly
to landscape painting, but also painted
architectural views with well-executed figures.
His pictures are commended for good
aerial perspective and well-grouped accessories.
Works: Satyr and Peasant, Louvre;
