BENEDICTO, an eminent painter, born at Florence in 1666. He was the disciple of Antonio Dominico Gabiani, and his merit was judged equal to that of his master: he painted few beside etch pieces; and his works were much valued and sought for in England, France, and Germany. The emperor knighted him; and the elector of Mentz, together with his patent of knighthood, sent him a crols set with diamonds. Lutti was never satisfied in finishing his pictures; yet though he often retouched them, they never appeared laboured. He died in 1724.