THE HISTORY OF PAINTING IN ITALY, FROM THE PERIOD OF THE REVIVAL OF THE FINE ARTS TO THE END THE ITALIAN OF THE ABATE LUIGI LANZI. BY THOMAS ROSCOE. VOLUME I. CONTAININg the florENTINE, SIENESE, AND ROMAN SCHOOLS. New Edition, rebised. LONDON: HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION. AFTER the very copious and excellent remarks upon the objects of the present history contained in the Author's Preface, the Translator feels that it would be useless on his part to add any further explanation. * It would not be right, however, to close these volumes without some acknowledgment of the valuable assistance he has received. Amongst others, he is particularly indebted to Dr. Traill, of Liverpool, who after proceeding to some length with a translation of this work, kindly placed the portion which he had completed in the hands of the Translator, with liberty to make such use of it as might be deemed advantageous to the present undertaking. To Mr. W. Y. Ottley, who also contemplated, and in part executed, a version of the same author, the Translator has to express his obligations for several explanations of terms of art, which the intimacy of that gentleman with the fine arts, in all their branches, peculiarly qualified him to impart. Similar acknowledgments are due to the enlightened and learned Mr. Panizzi,† for his able explanation of various phrases and doubtful passages. THOMAS ROSCOE. *Now Professor Traill, of Edinburgh. + Since raised to the responsible office of head librarian to the British Museum. |