Hereditary genius : an inquiry into its laws and consequences / by Francis Galton.

  • Francis Galton
Date:
1892
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    without much success, but afterwards he adopted a manner of his own, and became a well-known painter. He died in the prime of life. Parmegiano. See Mazzuoit. Ponte, Francesco da (the Elder), (1475—1530, et. 55) ; the head of the family of the Bassanos, and the founder of the school distinguished by their name. S. Giacomo da Ponte (called I1 Bassano), (1510—1592, set. 82); eminent artist ; had extraordinary invention and facility of execution. He had four sons, as follow, all well-known painters :— P. Francesco da Ponte (the Younger) ; had eminent talents. He had attacks of melancholy, and committed suicide eet, 49. P. Giovanni Battista da Ponte, noticeable as a most precise copyist of the works of his father, Giacomo. P. Leandro da Ponte ; celebrated portrait painter. P. Girolamo da ; excellent copyist of his father’s works. Potter, Paul; admirable Dutch painter of animals; before he was et. 15, his works were held in the highest estimation. F. Peter Potter, landscape painter, whose works are now ~ rare, but they must have been of considerable merit, judging from the prints engraved from them by P. Nolpe. Raffaelle. See Sanzio. Robusti, Giacomo (called I] Tintoretto). This dis- tinguished Venetian painter showed an artistic bent from infancy, and far outstripped his fellow-students, He was a man of impetuous genius and prompt execution. s. Marietta Robusti (Tintoretto); acquired considerable reputation as a portrait painter, and her celebrity was not confined to her native country. S. Domenico Robusti (Tintoretto) ; followed the traces of his father, but with unequal strength. He was also a good portrait painter, and painted many of the historical personages of his time. Ruysdael, Jacob (born about 1636); Dutch landscape painter. He showed extraordinary artistic ability eet. 14, but did not at first follow painting as a profession. He began life as a surgeon. [B.] Solomon Ruysdael, the elder brother, twenty years
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