DOMENICHINO, a famous Italian painter, born
of a good family at Bologna in 1581. He was at first
a disciple of Calvert the Fleming, but soon quitted his
school for that of the Caraccis. He always applied
himself to his work with much study and thoughtfulness;
and never offered to touch his pencil but when he
found a proper kind of enthusiasm upon him. His
great skill in architecture also procured him the ap-
pointment of chief architect of the apostolical palace
from Pope Gregory XV.; nor was he without a theo-
retical knowledge in music. He died in 1641.