Because of the wide range of his interests and work, it is difficult to produce a definitive version of Father Martini’s life and works. Some of the evidence is conflicting and the historical bibliography is inaccurate, and this has prevented modern scholars from forming a complete picture. [...].Martini died 3 August [...] and left such a large number of pupils that the Bolognese school became comparable to the great academies of Europe. When he was compared to Martini, Farinelli would reply “His work will remain, but my own small attempts are already forgotten.“ |
