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BALDINUCCI (1624–1696)  , Italian writer on the history of the arts, was born at Florence . His chief work is entitled Notizie de'Professori del Disegno da Cimabue . . . (dal 7260 sino at r67o), and was first published in six vols . 410, 1681–1728 . The capital defect of this work is the attempt to derive all Italian art from the schools of Florence . A good edition is that by Ranalli (5 vols . 8vo, Florence, 1845–1847) . Baldinucci's whole works were published in fourteen vols. at Milan, 18o8–1812 .