l. c. II. 171, 2.
Ariosto’s Honor List of Painters
Ariosto as late as 1515 still includes Mantegna and Giovanni Bellini among the best artists. The list is instructive as to the fallibility of contemporary judgments. The two Dossi and Sebastiano del Piombo today have lost their place in the roll.
“And those who were and still are in our days—
Leonardo, Andrea Mantegna, Giambellino,
The Dossis, he who chiselled and colored equally
Michel, more than mortal, Angel divine,
Sebastian, Raphael, Titian who honors
No more Cadore, than they Venice and Urbino.”
Orlando Furioso, Canto XXXIII, 2.