The people of the city always seem to claim Del
Sarto as especially their own. He is always _nostro pittore_, or
_nostro maestro_-and indeed as a master of fresco he never was
surpassed. In colouring he was in his way unique; in modelling,
original and graceful; while the transparent clearness of his shadows
and brilliant blending of tints in the lights render his handling
incomparable. A little more refinement and aesthetic feeling would have
placed him on a level with the great leaders of the Renaissance.
CHAPTER VIII.
SCHOLARS OF ANDREA DEL SARTO.
Andrea's scholars were numerous, though only a few rose to any great
eminence. Of these, JACOPO CARRUCCI, "da Pontormo" (born 1494, died
1557), was by far the most talented. Left an orphan at an early age,
the charge of his sister devolved on him, and he placed her with a
relation while he was pursuing his art training. He studied under a
diversity of masters, including Leonardo da Vinci, Albertinelli, Piero
di Cosimo; and finally, in 1512, he entered Andrea del Sarto's school,
but did not stay long there either.
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