to high art.

He was especially celebrated as a portrait painter, several of his
works having been attributed to Raphael. Among these are one at the
Louvre and one at the Pitti Palace, both portraits of a youth in tunic
and black cap, with long hair flowing over his shoulders; one in the
National Gallery, formerly in Mr. Fuller Maitland's collection; the
portrait of a jeweller, dated A. S., MDXVI. in Lord Yarborough's
gallery; that in the Berlin Museum, of a man sitting at a desk, dated
1522; and the likeness of Pier Francesco de Medici at Windsor--all of
which bear Francia Bigio's monogram, often with the letters A. S.
(_Anno salutis_) before the date. He died on January 14th, 1525.




CHAPTER X.

RIDOLFO GHIRLANDAJO.
A.D. 1483--1560.


RIDOLFO (DI DOMENICO) BIGORDI, called GHIRLANDAJO, &c., was born on the
4th of January, 1483. Although not strictly a scholar, he is one of Fra
Bartolommeo's principal followers. When quite a child he lost his
father, the famous Domenico, who died of fever, on January 11th, 1494;
his mother and uncle Benedetto only lived a few years after; and
Ridolfo, with his three sisters and two brothers, was left to the
guardianship of his uncle Davide.