his hand in painting was
similar to his name. The same master executed a very beautiful panel in
S. Domenico in Perugia; and in S. Agostino at Bari he painted a Crucifix
outlined in the wood, with three very beautiful half-length figures,
which are over the door of the choir.

But to return to Vittore Pisano; the account that has been given of him
above was written by us, with nothing more, when this our book was
printed for the first time, because we had not then received that
information and knowledge of the works of this excellent craftsman which
we have since gained from notices supplied by that very reverend and
most learned Father, Fra Marco de' Medici of Verona, of the Order of
Preaching Friars, and from the narrative of Biondo da Forli, where he
speaks of Verona in his "Italia Illustrata." Vittore was equal in
excellence to any painter of his age; and to this, not to speak of the
works enumerated above, most ample testimony is borne by many others
that are seen in his most noble native city of Verona, although many are
almost eaten away by time. And because he took particular delight in
depicting animals, he painted in the Chapel of the Pellegrini family, in
the Church of S. Anastasia at Verona, a S. Eustace caressing a dog
spotted with white and tan, which, with its feet raised and leaning
against the leg of the said Saint, is turning its head backwards as
though it had heard some noise; and it is making this movement with so
great vivacity, that a live dog could not do it better. Beneath this
figure there is seen painted the name of Pisano, who used to call
himself sometimes Pisano, and sometimes Pisanello, as may be seen from
the pictures and the medals by his hand. After the said figure of S.
Eustace, which is truly very beautiful and one of the best that this
craftsman ever wrought, he painted the whole outer wall of the same
chapel; and on the other side he made a S. George clad in white armour
made of silver, as was the custom in that age not only with him but with
all the other painters. This S. George, wishing to replace his sword in
the scabbard after slaying the Dragon, is raising his right hand, which
holds the sword, the point of which is already in the scabbard, and is
lowering the left hand, to the end that the increased distance may make
it easier for him to sheathe the sword, which is long; and this he is
doing with so much grace and with so beautiful a manner, that nothing
better could be seen.