mixture of plaster and free-stone, well ground together, and fitted; used by statuaries to fill up the little holes, and repair the defects in stones, whereof they make their statues and other work.

The same term is also used by joiners for saw-dust mixed with strong glue, wherewith they fill up the chaps and other defects in wood after it is wrought.

Badile, Antonio, history and portrait painter, was born at Verona in 1480, and by great study and application acquired a more extensive knowledge of the true principles of painting than any of his predecessors. He was confessedly a most eminent artist; but he derived greater honour from having two such disciples as Paolo Veronese and Baptista Zelotti, than he did even from the excellence of his own compositions. He died in 1560. His colouring was admirably good; his carnations beautiful; and his portraits preferred the perfect resemblance of flesh and real life: nor had he any cause to envy the acknowledged merit. merit of Titian, Giorgione, or the best of his cotemporaries.