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with considerable taste, from designs both of landscape and figures.
Vecelli, Tiziano da Cadore (Titian), (1477—1576); the great founder of the true
principles of colouring. Showed considerable ability at the age of 18, and he
painted until his death, by the plague, aet. 99, There are eight or nine good
painters in this remarkable family: Bryan mentions six of them in his
Dictionary, but it seems that he is not quite accurate as to their relationships.
The annexed genealogical tree is compiled from Northcote's descriptions. All
those whose names appear in the diagram are painters. The connecting links
indicated by crosses are, singularity enough, every one of them lawyers.
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X Francesco. Titian. Fabricio. Cesare.
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Marco. X Pomponio. Horatio.
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Tizianello. Thomaso.
B. and 2 S. Titian's brother, Francesco, and two sons, Pomponio and Horatio, had
all of them great abilities. The brother was chiefly engaged in military duties,
and was never able to make a profession of painting. The sons wanted the
stimulus of poverty, but there is no doubt of their large natural capacities for
art.
[f.] Lucia; was a very able woman.
UP., 2 UPS. The other relationships, though distant, are interesting as showing the
persistent artistic quality of the Vecelli race.
Velde, William van der (the Younger), (1633—1707). Is accounted the best marine
painter that ever lived. Walpole says of him that he is “the greatest man that
has appeared in this branch of painting: the palm is not less disputed
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