Ferrari, Gaudenzio (also called Gaudenzio Milanese), an eminent Italian painter, was born at Vahlhlgia, in the territory of Novara, in 1484, and was probably a scholar of Pietro Perugino. Among his principal works was the cupola of Santa Maria, in Saronno. His picture of St. Christopher, in the church of that saint, at Vercelli, is greatly admired. In the same church are several other pictures of his, representing scenes in the life of Christ, including Mary Magdalene and the Peassion. There are many other paintings of his elsewhere. He died in 1550. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More