Mannerists, or sectarists, i. 57, ii. 131, iii. 255, iv. 183, 306, v.
219.
Masters, their various methods, i. 261, ii. 106, iv. 15, v. 99, 183, 184,
395.
Liberality in teaching, i. 298, ii. 87.
Jealous of their disciples' talents, i. 163, 203, ii. 125, 280, iii.
151, 267, v. 368, 369.
Skill in directing them best, i. 325, iv. 21, v. 255, 256, 266, 267.
Maxims of great masters carried to too great lengths by their schools,
ii. 442, iv. 112, v. 2, 3.
Mediocrity, Artists of, not to be wholly excluded from a history
of the arts, pref. xii.
Not however to be minutely studied, i. 270, 271, and often throughout
the work.
Miniaturists.
Masters of the oldest painters, i. 76, 376, ii. 11, iii. 14, v. 11, 12.
Miniatures, i. 60, 99, 328, 376, 391, iii. 80, iv. 5, v. 290, 451, 452.
Of Giulio Clovio, iv. 24.
Misfortunes and passions sometimes occasion decline in the art, ii. 116,
v. 184, 188, 381.
Modena. Inventions made by this school, iv. 73.
Monuments, ancient.
Origin of the best design in Italy, i. 4, iii. 7.
Studied by great painters, i. 92, ii. 66, 237, 246, iii. 38, 140, iv.
15, v. 117, 163, 416, 263, 264.
Mosaic-workers, i. 6, 34.
The art improved by them at Venice, iii. 250.
Perfected at Rome, ii. 341.