or RIZZI, Sebastiano, a famous Italian painter, was born at Cividal di Belluno, in the Venetian state, about 1660. It was his good fortune to go through a thorough course of training. He first studied under Cervelli at Venice and Milan. He then travelled through Italy, familiarizing his hand in executing commissions. Lastly, he visited Germany, England, and Flanders, perfecting his notions of art by a close study of the different schools. The result of this excellent education was seen after Ricci had settled at Venice. While he was painting, many of the beauties of the great masters which he had seen occurred opportunely to his mind. Without servilely copying, he put them down upon his canvas. Accordingly his pictures came forth to the world exhibiting several different styles, and the excellences of several different artists. Ricci died in 1734. (See Lanzi's History of Painting.)