the name by which Giulio-Pippi, or rather De Giannuzzi, is commonly known, was born at Rome in 1492, and at an early age distinguished himself as one of the ablest of the pupils of Raphael, whose successor he may justly be considered. He assisted that great master in the celebrated "Battle of Constantine," and other famous frescoes in the Vatican; and with Pinti he completed the frescoes of the Stanza di Costantino in the Vatican after the death of Raphael in 1523. In the following year he entered the service of the duke Federigo Gonzaga at Mantua, where he succeeded in establishing a considerable school, and conducted the various works which that prince had projected for the embellishment of his capital. His talents as an architect would place him among the most eminent of his age in this profession, were it not that his reputation as a painter has eclipsed these. Giulio Romano died at Mantua, November 1, 1546, at the age of forty-seven, leaving numerous works in fresco, and many fine oil paintings, which fully established his fame as the chief of all Raphael's disciples. He may also fairly be considered the ablest of the Italian ornamental decorators. See PAINTING. (Vasari, Vite de' Pittori, &c.; Flor. 1846; Gaye, Carteggio Inedito d' Artisti; Lanzi, Storia Pittorica.)

GIURGEVO, a town and river port of Wallachia, on the left bank of the Danube, opposite Rustchuk, 40 miles S.S.W. of Bucharest. The houses are mean-looking mud edifices, and the streets are narrow and filthy. The cathedral stands on an eminence in the river, and is connected with the town by a bridge. The principal square contains a tall quadrangular tower, surmounted by a bell, which sounds at certain hours. The fortifications which formerly surrounded the town were demolished by the Russians in 1829. Giurgevo is the most important trading port on the Wallachian side of the Danube, and carries on a considerable trade with Austria, Germany, Hungary, &c. Pop. 7000. The Russians were here defeated by the Turks, July 7th, 1854.

GIVET, a fortified town of France, department of Ardennes, situated on both sides of the Meuse, 26 miles N.N.E. of Mezieres. On the left bank of the river, at the foot of a mountain, on which stands the citadel called Charlemont, is the quarter Givet St Hilaire, while on the opposite bank is that of Givet Notre-Dame. They are both fortified, and communicate with each other by means of a handsome stone bridge of five arches. The town is generally well built, and has extensive barracks, a military hospital, and public library; also manufactures of white-lead, glue, earthenware, leather, and some trade. Pop. 4000.