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français, i.; Lavice, 314; Burckhardt, 776, 793.
RONCALLI, CRISTOFANO, Cavaliere,
born in Pomarance,
near Volterra, in
1552, died in Rome,
May, 1626. Roman
school; sometimes
called, from his
birthplace, Cavaliere
delle Pomarance.
Pupil of Niccolò
Circignani,
called also Delle Pomarance, under whom he
became a good historical painter. Employed
in the decoration of the Vatican. Painted
Death of Ananias and Sapphira, which was
copied in mosaic for St. Peter's. Painted
also the Baptism of Constantine, in S. Giovanni
di Laterano; but his most noted works
are the frescos with which he decorated the
cupola of La Santa Casa di Loreto. The
walls of S. Stefano, Rome, are covered with
frescos by him, representing the martyrdoms
of saints from the Crucifixion to the reign
of Julian. In the Old Pinakothek, Munich,
is a Martyrdom of Simon of Cana, and in
the Schleissheim Gallery a Joseph interpreting
the Dreams.—Lanzi, i. 467; Ch. Blanc,
École ombrienne.
RONDANI, FRANCESCO MARIA, born
in Parma about end of 15th century, died
about 1548. Lombard school; pupil of
Correggio, and his assistant in S. Giovanni;
imitated his master's style very closely.
Works: Frescos in fifth chapel of Duomo,
Cremona; Madonna in Glory, Parma Gallery;
Madonna and Saints (2), Galleria Estense,
Modena; Holy Family, Hermitage,
St. Petersburg.—Lanzi, ii. 399; Ch. Blanc,
École lombarde; Burckhardt, 701.
RONDEL, FREDERIC, born in Paris in
1826. Landscape painter, pupil of Auguste
Jugelet and of Théodore Gudin. First exhibited
in the National Academy in 1855.
Elected an A.N.A. in 1860. Works: Water-Fall
near Amherst, Mass. (1882); Old
Orchard at Newport, R. I. (1883); The
Recluse (1884); View at Rhinebeck, Busch-a-Bouck
Falls at Rhinebeck (1885).
RONDINELLO, NICCOLÒ, of Forli and
Ravenna, beginning of 16th century. Venetian
school; pupil of Giovanni Bellini,
Venice, and one of his most industrious assistants,
aiding in the production of pictures
which Bellini sold as his own, and painting
Madonnas which might well pass as the
work of his master. All his early works
show that he was impressed by one class of
Bellinesque models; in his later ones he is
as much an imitator of Palmezzano as of
the Venetians. His Madonna, in the Palazzo
Doria, Rome, and another, in the Forli
Museum, are examples of his earlier style;
and his Madonna and Saints, in the Ravenna
Gallery, of his later style.—C. & C., N. Italy,
i. 591; Vasari, ed. Le Mon., v. 17; ix. 148;
xi. 93, 147.
RONNER, HENRIETTE (née Knip),
born in Amsterdam, May 31, 1821. Animal
painter, daughter and pupil of Josephus Augustus
Knip; paints domestic animals with
fine observation and humour. Works: After
the Meal; Boy and Dog; Waiting for
Dinner; Dog Begging; Exodus of Dogs;
Hare-Hunt (1876); Cart drawn by Dogs,
Provinzial Museum, Hanover; The Exact
Hour (1884); Fine Arts School (1885);
Flowers and Accessories (1886); Unlocked
Door, Dog and Pigeon, Stettin Museum;
Coming from Market, Mrs. D. D. Colton,
San Francisco; School of Painting (Jubilee
Exhibition, Berlin, 1886).—Immerzeel, ii.
119; Illustr. Zeitg. (1884), i. 224; Kramm,
v. 1385.
RONOT, CHARLES, born at Belan-sur-Ource
(Côte d'Or), May 28, 1820. Genre
and portrait painter, pupil of Glaize. Paints
popular life in the style of Courbet. Medals:
2d class, 1876; 1st class, 1878. Works:
Christ healing the Sick at Pool of Bethesda
(1855); Women and the Secret (1868);