PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS.
Genoa, and liis 'St. Francesca Bomana' in San
Stefano. He died in 1651.
CAPET, Maeie Gabeielle, a French painter of portraits in oil, water-colours, and miniature, was bom of humble parentage at Lyons in 1761, and became a pupil of Madame Vincent. She ex- hibited first in 1781, and from that time onwards produced a large number of portraits, of which the best known are those of Mesdames Adelaide and Victoire, Madame Vincent surrounded by her pupils, Mile. Mars, and Houdon the sculptor. Mile. Capet died in Paris in 1818.
CAPITELLI, Bebnaedino, was a painter and etcher who was bom at Siena in 1589. He became a pupil of A. Casolani, and then of R. Manetti, and between the years 1622 and 1637 was actively engaged in his profession, both at Borne and at Siena. His etchings, though somewhat hard and deficient in harmony of tone, are distin- guished by careful drawing. He died in 1639. Amongst his etchings may be mentioned : Portrait of Alessandro Casolani ; B. CapittUi fecit. St. Anthony of Padua ; B. Capitellifec. 1637. Marriage of St. Catharine ; after Correggio. The Eepose in Egypt, a night scene ; after Rutilio Manetti. Lot and his Daughters ; after the same. Ceres drinking in the Cottage of the old 'Woman. The same subject which Count Goudt engraved after Elsheimer. A set of twelve plates of the Life of St. Bernard of Siena. A set of friezes and bassi-rilievi, among which is the Aldobrandiui Marriage from an antique painting.
CAPLIN, Jean FBAsgois Isidore, a French topographical engraver, was bom in Paris in 1779. He was a pupil of Blondeau, and exhibited at the Sa- lon of 1827 a drawing of ' St. John's, Newfound- land.' He also engraved a number of maps for the D^pot de la Marine. The date of his death is not known.
CAPODORO. See Paganki.
CAPOLONGO, AxTONio, was a Neapolitan painter who flourished about the year 1580. He was a pupil of Giovanni Bernardo della Lama, and, according to Dominici, painted the principal altar- piece for the church of San Diego, Naples, repre- senting 'The Immaculate Conception, with SS. Fran- cis of Assisi and Anthony of Padua.' The church of San Niccold, in the same city, possesses a ' Madonna and Child in a Glory of Angels, with attendant Saints,' by this artist.
CAPON, William, the son of an artist, was bom at Norwich in 1757, and in early life practised as a portrait painter. He went to London, and was employed on the decorations of Ranelagh Gardens and the Italian Opera-house. He was afterwards emploj-ed by John Kemble as scene painter for Drury Lane Theatre, which was rebuilt in 1794. In after years he became celebrated as an archi- tectural draughtsman ; and occasionally exhibited at the Royal Academy. He died at Westminster in 1827.
CAPONIBUS, Raffaelliso de. See Capponi.
CAPOBALI, Baetolommeo, was an inferior painter of Perugia, who flourished there towards the close of the fifteenth century ; he painted from 1472 to 1499. A ' Madonna and Saints ' done by him in 1487, for the church of Santa Maria Maddalena at Castiglione del Lago, is still preserved in that town, and is thought by Messrs. Crowe and Caval- caselle to be the only specimen of his skill that has any claims to authenticity.
CAPORALI, Giovanni Battista, called also Bitti, a diminutive of his Christian name, by Vasari, who names him erroneously Benedetto, was the son of Bartolommeo Caporali, and was bom at Perugia about 1476, and died about 15G0. He was the scholar and imitator of Perugino, and also an architect, and built a palace near Cortona for Cardinal Silvio Passerini, which he likewise decorated with frescoes, in the execution of which he was aided by Tommaso Bamabei, better known as Maso Papacello. His paintings exhibit a bold- ness and freedom of style, and occasionally are finished after the manner of Signorelli, and are deservedly esteemed. Many of the churches in Penigia and its neighbourhood possess works by CaporaU. Other examples may be found as under : Cortona. mia Passe- Sixteen Classic Scenes. Eome. 5. Croee in ) The Eternal Father in Glory Gerusalemjne. j surrounded by Saints. „ „ The CrucifLdon. Panicale. Cathedral. The Nativity. „ S. Salvatore. Christ between SS. John the Baptist and Peter.
CAPPELLA, SciPlONE, an Italian historical painter, was a pupil of Solimena. He Uved in the 18th century, and copied his master's paintings with such success that when retouched by the latter they passed for originals.
CAPPELLE, Jan van dee. See Van deb Cappelle.
CAPPELLI, CAPPELLINI, CAPPELLINO. See Capelli, &c.
CAPPELN, Hebmann August, was a painter born at Skien in Norway in 1827. He went to Diisseldorf, where he studied under Gude. There is a capital mountain landscape by him, in the Christiania Gallery, the scene of which he took from the neighbourhood of Thelemark. His paint- ings were characterized by breadth and originality, combined with much poetical feeling. He died at Diisseldorf in 1852.
CAPPONI, Raffaelleno (di Bartolommeo), called, from the melancholy sweetness by which his pictures were distinguished, Raffaellino del Gabbo (and also variously known as ' Raffaellino de Caponibus,' ' R. de Florentia,' ' R. de Carolis,' and ' R. Karli '), was a Florentine painter who is stated to have been bom in 1476. He was a disciple of FOippino Lippi, whom he soon surpassed, and for some time he gave promise of extraordinary ability. He accompanied Filippino to Rome, where he was employed in the Cappella della Minerva, and painted in the vault some beautiful angels, which were more admired than the principal work by his master. On his return to Florence, he painted for the church of Jlonte Oliveto a picture of ' The Resurrection,' in which the graceful heads, the characteristic expression of the numerous figures, and the beauty of the colouring exceeded any production of the time. Another fine picture, painted in the early part of liis life, is in the monastery of San Salvi, and is highly commended by Moreni in his 'Notizie istoriche dei Contomi di Firenze.' He is the author of a ' Virgin and Child ' between SS. Francis and Zenobius and two kneeling patrons, which is signed and dated 1500, and is now in the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova, in Florence. Messrs. Crowe and Cavalcaselle have also assigned to this artist an altar-piece in the church of San Spirito, Florence, representing ' The Virgin and Child, with four Saints,
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