, an eminent engraver, was a native of Mantua; for which reason he frequently added to his
, an eminent engraver, was a native of Mantua; for which reason he frequently added to his name or monogram Intagliat, Mantuano, which has led some to mistake him for Andrew Mantegna. Others called him Andreassi; and others, from a resemblance in their monograms, have confounded him with Altdorfer. The time of his birth does not appear; but he died in 1623, at a very advanced age. He engraved in wood only, in a peculiar style, distinguished by the name of chiaro-scuro, which is performed with two, three, or more blocks of wood, according to the number of tints required, and these are stamped upon the paper one after another, so as to produce the effect of a washed drawing; but the invention was not his, Hugo da Carpi & Antonio da Trento having preceded him. He carried, however, the mechanical part of the work to a far greater degree of perfection, and we often find in his prints a correct and determined outline. His great merit as an artist is acknowledged by all who are conversant in prints; and his drawing is excellent, executed with great spirit, and in a very masterly style. The heads of his figures, though slight, are characteristic and expressive; and he has displayed great judgment in the management of his various tints. His works are justly considered as admirable transcripts from the sketches of many of the greatest painters.
, a native of Mantua, who died in 1548, made himself famous by a
, a native of Mantua, who died
in 1548, made himself famous by a work entitled “The
Stratagems of Charles IX. against the Huguenots,
” which
he published in Italian at Rome, 1572, 4to, and a French
translation was printed 1574. He describes the massacre
of St. Bartholomew, and relates some very remarkable particulars respecting the motives and consequences of that
outrage, which very naturally gave offence to the French
court.