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A New and General Biographical Dictionary (Volume 5); Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, Particularly the British and Irish, from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: of Camoens; feveral things in the hiftorical way; and he made tranflations. After his death was publiflied tlie Europe, Afia, Africa, and Portugueze America of the fame author. FARINATO (paul), an eminent Italian painter, was born at Verona in the year 1522; and was cut, it is faid, out of his mother's belly, who was juft dead in labour. He was a difciple of Nicolo Golfino, and an admirable de- figner, but not altogether fo happy in his colouring: though there is a piece of his painting in St. George's church at Verona, fo well performed in both parts, that it docs not feem inferior to one of Paul Veronefe's hand, which is placed next to it. He was famous alfo for b.-ing an excellent fwordfrnan, and a very good orator. He was considerable likewifc for his knowledge in fculpture and architecture, efpecially that part of it, which relates to fortifications. His laft moments are faid to have been as remarkable as his firff, on account of the death of his nearefr. relation. He lay upon his deathbed in the year 1606: and his wife, who was fick in the fame room, hearing him cry out, He was going, told him, She would bear him company: and was as good as her word, they both expiring the very fame minute. Fari- nato lived longer than is ufual with painters, being no left than eighty-four years of age. FARINGION (anthony), a learned and worthy Englifh divine, was born at Sunning in the county of Berks, w y in ihe year 1596. He was admitted fcholar of Trinity-Athen. college in Oxford, in 161 2, and was elected fellow thereof Oxon in]i6i7. Three years after he took a Matter of Arts degree; about which time entering into holy orders, he became a noted preacher in thofe parts, an eminent tutor in the college, and, as Mr. Wood fays, an example fit to be followed by all. In the yea...


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  • ISBN-13: 9780217663595
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 216
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217663591
  • Publisher Date: 07 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 395 gr


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