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Rome (UNIVERSITY OF a government)

UNIVERSITY OF, a government educational institution situated in Rome, Italy, and now known as the Royal University. In former times it was known as the Studium Urbis. The University of Rome was founded at the beginning of the 14th century by Pope Boniface VIII. During the political and social upheavals which accompanied the Great Schism and so violently affected the more temporal aspects of the Church of Rome, the University ceased for a exist. It was revived retime to exist. It was revived and re- organized under its former name by Eu- ROMULUS Continent for purposes of study, and his most prosperous period dates from 1775, after his return from a visit of 18 months to Rome. Many distinguished Englishmen and many ladies of rank sat to him for their portraits; but perhaps the most beautiful of his sitters was Emma Hart, afterward Lady Hamilton, whom he depicted in very numerous character. He did not neglect neglect his torical or imaginative compositions, and he contributed several pictures to Boydell's famous Shakespeare gallery, founded in 1786. His health began to fail in 1797, and in 1799 he rejoined his wife (married in 1756), who throughout his whole London career had remained at Kendal. Romney displays a want of carefulness, and defective knowledge of anatomy in his historical compositions; but he atones for these faults by fine color, a subtle sense of beauty, and by his originality. Fine examples of his work command high prices. He died in Kendal, Nov. 15, 1802.