or BONVICINO, ALESSANDRO, called Il Moretto, an eminent Italian painter, born at Brescia, A.D. 1514. He was originally a pupil of Titian, whose style he imitated admirably; and afterwards, by the diligent study of Raphael's works, he united in some degree the peculiar excellencies of both those masters. His works were eagerly bought up, being admired for the tenderness of the pencil- ing, the correctness and expression of the figures, and the rich variety of the draperies. He was also excellent in por- trait, and by many was placed in competition even with Titian himself. He died in 1594.