Vitalis
2 Vitālis, is, m. , nom dʼhomme : Inscr. || f. , nom de femme : Inscr.
Vita'lis
artists.
1. Papirius, a painter, known by an inscription to the memory of his wife, which is now in the corridor of inscriptions in the Vatican, and on which the artist has described his profession by appending to his name the words Arte Pictoria. (Spon, Miscell. p. 229 ; Fabretti, Inscr. p. 235, No. 622; Welcker, Kunstblatt, 1827, No. 84; R. Rochette, Lettre à M. Schorn, p. 425, 2d ed.)
Vita'lis
2. An architect, known by the inscription which once belonged to his family tomb, and which runs thus : -- TI. CLAUDIUS. SCARAPHI. VITALIS. ARCHITECTUS. V. A. XL. FECIT. SIBI. ET. SUIS. (Gruter, p. Dcxxiii.; Montfaucon, Antiq. Explic. vol. v. pl. 87, p. 95; Sillig, Catalog. Artific. Append. s.v. R. Rochette, l.c.) [P.S]