Weenix, John Baptist the Elder, iii, 236;
    his wonderful Facility of Hand, iii, 236.

  Weenix, the Younger, iii, 237.

  Weesop, Anecdote of, i, 310.

  West, Benjamin—­his Opinion of the Value of the Fine Arts to a
    Country, i, 8;
    Anecdotes of West, i, 28;
    his Ancestry, i, 28;
    his Birth, i, 29;
    his First Remarkable Feat, i, 30;
    his doings with the Indians, i, 30;
    his Cat’s-Tail’s Pencils, i, 30;
    his First Picture, i, 31;
    his First Visit to Philadelphia, i, 32;
    his Ambition, i, 33;
    his First Patrons, i, 34;
    his Education, i, 35;
    his Dedication to Art, i, 36;
    his Early Prices, i, 38;
    his Arrival at Rome, i, 39;
    his Reception at Rome, i, 40;
    his Criticism on the Apollo Belvidere, i, 41;
    his Early Friends, i, 41;
    his Course of Study, i, 42;
    a Remarkable Prophecy, i, 43;
    West in London—­his Fondness for Skating, i, 44;
    his Death of Wolfe, i, 45;
    his Defense for Innovation before the King, i, 46;
    Stuart’s Anecdotes of West, i, 127-131.

  Wilson, Richard—­his Poverty and Want of Appreciation, i, 6;
    Present Value of his Works, i, 6.

  Winde William—­his successful Stratagem, i, 399.

  Wissing, William—­Freedom of the Times in England in the reign of
    Charles II., i, 309.

  Wolf, the Bronze, “the Thunder-Stricken Nurse of Rome”, i, 90.

  Wonders, the Seven, of the World, iii, 75.

  Wren, Sir Christopher, i, 290;
    his Self-Command, i, 290;
    his Restraints in designing his Edifices, i, 292;
    the great Fire in London, i, 293;
    St. Paul’s Cathedral, i, 294;
    his Death, i, 295;
    Wren and Charles II., i, 295.

  Zuccaro, Taddeo, iii, 250; his Poverty, Enthusiasm, and Works, iii, 251.

  Zuccaro, Federigo—­his Resentment, iii, 251; Royal Criticism on his
    Self-Adulation, iii, 252.

FOOTNOTES: 

[Footnote 1:  Arnolfo had proposed to raise the cupola immediately above the first cornice, from the model of the church in the chapel of the Spaniards, where the cupola is extremely small.  Arnolfo was followed by Giotto in 1331.  To Giotto succeeded Taddeo Gaddi, after whom, first Andrea Orgagna, next Lorenzo di Filippo, and lastly Brunelleschi were architects of the Cathedral.]

[Footnote 2:  The story of Columbus and the Egg is familiar to every one.  The jest undoubtedly originated with Brunelleschi, as it is attested by many of the Italian writers; it happened in 1420, fourteen years before Columbus was born.  Toscanelli was a great admirer of Brunelleschi, whose knowledge of the Scriptures and powers of argument were so great, that he could successfully dispute in public assemblies, or in private with the most learned theologians, so that Toscanelli was accustomed to say that “to hear Filippo in argument, one might fancy one’s self listening to a second Paul.”  So capital a retort could hardly have failed to reach Columbus, through his instructor, nor would he have hesitated to use it against his antagonists under similar circumstances.  Brunelleschi was born in 1377 and died in 1444; Columbus in 1436, and died in 1506.]