Quatremere De Quincy - History of the Life and Works of Raffaello

Upon the house where he was born there is an inscription, to mark with honourable distinction the place of his birth; it terminates with these lines:

The genealogy runs thus:Giulio de Sancti, cousin to Tiberio Bacco, a Roman citizen of great eloquence, was the first of the family De Sancti, still honourably known at Urbino, who assumed this cognomen. From him descended Antonio de Sancti, who is painted here. He gave birth to Giovanni Giacopo, a learned canon; to Giovan-Battista, a brave officer of infantry ; to Galeazzo, a noted painter; to Sebastiano, and to a daughter. Galeazzo begot Giulio, a celebrated painter, and compiler of this genealogy; Antonio and Vincenzo, both painters, and other sons and daughters. Of Sebastian were born Girolamo and Giovan-Battista. Of Giulio, Galeazzo, Curzio, Annibale, and other sons and daughters. Of Antonio, Claudio, and several daughters. Of Giovan-Battista, son of Sebastian, Giovanni, father of Raffaello. Bellori adds:Antonio is painted in a half-length, wearing a dark habit of antique fashion, lined with fur, and with a cap on his head. On the table near him is a book, inscribed Appiano Alessandrino, indicating his profession of historian and man of letters.