PERINO DEL VAGA (1500-1547)  , a painter of the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman school, whose true name was PERINO (or See also:

• PIERO (1443—1496)

PIERO) BUONACCORSI . He was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born near See also:

• FLORENCE
• FLORENCE (Ital. Firenze, Lat. Florentia)

Florence on the 28th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1500 . His See also:

• FATHER

father ruined himself by gambling, and became a soldier in the invading See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles VIII . His See also:

• MOTHER

mother dying when he was but two months old, he was suckled by a she-See also:

• GOAT (a common Teut. word; O. Eng. gat, Goth. gaits, Mod. Ger. Geiss, cognate with Lat. haedus, a kid)

goat; but shortly afterwards he was taken up by his father's second wife . Perino was first apprenticed to a druggist, but soon passed into the hands of a mediocre painter, See also:

• ANDREA, GIOVANNI (1275-1348)

Andrea da Ceri, and, when eleven years of See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age, of Ridolfo See also:

• GHIRLANDAJO, DOMENICO (1449-1494)
• GHIRLANDAJO, RIDOLFO (1483-1560)

Ghirlandajo . Perino rapidly surpassed his See also:

• FELLOW

fellow-pupils, applying himself especially to the study of See also:

• MICHELANGELO (MICHELAGNIOLO BUONARROTI) (1475-1564)

Michelangelo's See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• CARTOON (Ital. cartone, pasteboard)

cartoon . Another mediocre painter, Vaga from See also:

• TOSCANELLA (anc. Tuscana, q.v.)

Toscanella, undertook to See also:

• SETTLE
• SETTLE, ELKANAH (1648–1724)

settle the boy in See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome, but first set him to See also:

• WORK

work in Toscanella . Perino, when he at last reached Rome, was utterly poor, and with no clear prospect beyond See also:

• JOURNEY (through O. Fr. jornee or journee, mod. Fr. journee, from med. Lat. diurnata, Lat. diurnus, of or belonging to dies, day)

journey-work for trading decorators . He, however, studied with great severity and spirit from Michelangelo and the See also:

• ANTIQUE (Lat. antiquus, old)

antique, and was eventually entrusted with some of the subordinate work undertaken by See also:

• RAPHAEL (Hebrew smm, " God heals ")

Raphael in the Vatican . He assisted Giovanni da See also:

• UDINE

Udine in the See also:

• STUCCO (Ital. stucco, adapted from O.H.G. stucchi, crust, piece, patch, Ger. Stuck, piece, allied to stock)

stucco and See also:

• ARABESQUE

arabesque decorations of the loggie of the Vatican, and executed some of those small but finely composed scriptural subjects which go by the name of " Raphael's See also:

• BIBLE
• BIBLE, ENGLISH

Bible "— Raphael himself furnishing the designs . Perino's examples are: See also:

• ABRAHAM, or ABRAM (Hebrew for " father is high ")

Abraham about to See also:

• SACRIFICE (from Lat. sacrificium; sacer, holy, and facere, to make)

sacrifice See also:

• ISAAC (Hebrew for " he laughs," on explanatory references to the name, see ABRAHAM)

Isaac," " See also:

• JACOB
• JACOB, JOHN (1812-1858)

Jacob See also:

• WRESTLING (O. Eng. wrcestlian)

wrestling with the See also:

• ANGEL

Angel," " See also:

• JOSEPH
• JOSEPH, COMTE DE (1785-1870)
• JOSEPH, FATHER (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

Joseph and his Brethren," the " See also:

• HEBREWS, EPISTLE TO THE

Hebrews See also:

• CROSSING

crossing the See also:

• JORDAN (the down-comer; Arab. esh-Sheri'a, the watering-place)
• JORDAN, CAMILLE (1771—1821)
• JORDAN, DOROTHEA (1762—1816)
• JORDAN, THOMAS (1612 ?–1685)
• JORDAN, WILHELM (1819–1904)

Jordan," the " Fall and See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

Capture of See also:

• JERICHO (WI:, m;, once ahn:, a word of disputed meaning, whether " fragrant " or " moon [-god] city ")

Jericho," " See also:

• JOSHUA, BOOK OF

Joshua commanding the See also:

• SUN
• SUN (0. Eng. sonne, Ger. sonne. Fr. soleil, Lat. sol, Gr. ijXior, from which comes helio- in various English compounds)

Sun to stand still," the " See also:

• BIRTH (a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages from the root of the verb " to bear ")

Birth of See also:

• CHRIST (Gr. X pLQTOS, Anointed)
• CHRIST, WILHELM VON (1831-1906)

Christ," " His See also:

• BAPTISM

Baptism " and the " Last Supper." Some of these are in See also:

• BRONZE

bronze-tint, while others are in full See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour . He also painted, after Raphael's drawings, the figures of the See also:

• PLANETS, MINOR

planets in the great See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

hall of the Appartamenti See also:

• BORGIA, CESARE
• BORGIA, FRANCIS (1510-1572)
• BORGIA, LUCREZIA (1480-1519)

Borgia .

Perino exhibited very uncommon See also:

• FACULTY (through the French, from the Lat. facultas, ability to do anything, from facilis, easy, facere, to do; another form of the word in Lat. facilitas, facility, ease, keeps the original meaning)

faculty in these See also:

• WORKS

works and was soon regarded as second only to Giulio Romano among the great painter's assistants . To Raphael himself he was always exceedingly respectful and attentive, and the See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master loved him almost as a son . He executed many other works about Rome, always displaying a certain mixture of the Florentine with the Roman See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style . After Raphael's See also:

• DEATH

death in 1520 a troublous See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period ensued for Perino, with a See also:

• PLAGUE (in Gr. Xotµos; in Lat. pestis, pestilentia)

plague which ravaged Rome in 1523, and again with the See also:

• SACK

sack of that See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city in 1527 . Then he accepted an invitation to See also:

• GENOA (anc. Genua, Ital. Genova, Fr. GPnes)

Genoa, where he was employed in decorating 'the See also:

• DORIA, ANDREA (1466-156o)

Doria See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

Palace, and rapidly founded a quasi-Roman school of See also:

• ART

art in the Ligurian city . He ornamented the palace in a style similar to that of Giulio Romano in the Mantuan Palazzo del Te, and frescoed See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical and mythological subjects in the apartments, fanciful and graceful arabesque work, sculptural and architectural details—in See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short, whatever came to See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand . Among the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal works are: the " See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War between the Gods and Giants," " Horatius Cocles defending the See also:

• BRIDGE

Bridge," and the " Fortitude of Mutius See also:

• SCAEVOLA

Scaevola." The most important work of all, the " Shipwreck of See also:

• AENEAS

Aeneas," is no longer extant . From Genoa Perino twice visited See also:

• PISA
• PISA, COUNCIL OF (1409)

Pisa, and began some See also:

• PAINTING

painting in the See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral . Finally he returned to Rome, where See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul III. allowed him a See also:

• REGULAR

regular See also:

• SALARY

salary till the painter's death . He retouched many of the works of Raphael, and laboured hard on his own See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account, undertaking all sorts of jobs, important or trivial . Working for any See also:

• PRICE
• PRICE, BARTHOLOMEW (1818–1898)
• PRICE, BONAMY (1807-1888)
• PRICE, RICHARD (1723-1791)

price, he made large gains, but See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell into See also:

• MECHANICAL

mechanical See also:

• NEGLIGENCE (Lat. negligentia, from negligere, to neglect, literally " not to pick up ")

negligence . Perino was engaged in the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general decoration of the See also:

• SALA, GEORGE AUGUSTUS HENRY (1828-1895)

Sala Reale, begun by Paul III., when his See also:

• HEALTH

health, undermined by See also:

• CONSTANT, BENJAMIN (1845-1902)

constant work and as constant irregularities, gave way, and he fell down dead on the 19th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1547 .

He is buried in the See also:

• PANTHEON (Lat. pantheum or pantheon; Gr. srav& ov, all-holy, from re, s, all, and Oeor god)

Pantheon . Perino produced some excellent portraits, and his smaller oil pictures combine with the manner of Raphael something of that of Adrea del Sarto . Many of his works were engraved, even in his own lifetime . Daniele See also:

• RICCIARELLI, DANIELE (1509-1566)

Ricciarelli, See also:

• GIROLAMO (1450-1486)

Girolamo Siciolante da Sermoneta, Luzio Romano and See also:

• MARCELLO, BENEDETTO (1686-1739)

Marcello Venusti (Mantovano) were among his principal assistants . (W . M .