_Girolamo del Pacchia_ (Sienese: 1477-1535).
Pacchia, who is often confused with his fellow-countryman
Pacchiarotto, was born at Siena, being the son of a
cannon-founder from Croatia who had settled in that city.
He first studied in his native town, but afterwards went to
Florence. His works recall the style of the Florentine masters
of the time. In 1500 he went to Rome, returning to Siena with
an established reputation in 1508. Many of his works are to be
seen in the churches and picture-gallery in that city, famous
alike for its religious revivals, its artistic activity, and
its civic turbulence. Pacchia, in company with Pacchiarotti,
joined the revolutionary club of the Bardotti, and on its
suppression in 1535 the two artists fled the city. After that
date no record of Pacchia has been found.
This graceful picture resembles the style of Andrea del Sarto.