Walks in Rome, Volume 1W. Isbister, 1874 - Rome (Italy) |
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Page 38
... Virgin commanded him to cut down and burn the tree ( " albero malnato " ) , and build a sanctuary to her honour in its place . A church was then built by means of a collection amongst the common people ; hence the name 38 WALKS IN ROME .
... Virgin commanded him to cut down and burn the tree ( " albero malnato " ) , and build a sanctuary to her honour in its place . A church was then built by means of a collection amongst the common people ; hence the name 38 WALKS IN ROME .
Page 39
... Virgin and Child . The second chapel , of the Cibo family , rich in pillars of nero - antico and jasper , has an altarpiece representing the Assumption of the Virgin , by Carlo Maratta . In the cupola is the Almighty , surrounded by the ...
... Virgin and Child . The second chapel , of the Cibo family , rich in pillars of nero - antico and jasper , has an altarpiece representing the Assumption of the Virgin , by Carlo Maratta . In the cupola is the Almighty , surrounded by the ...
Page 40
Augustus John Cuthbert Hare. in the life of the Virgin ; -that of the Virgin studying in the Temple , a very rare subject , is especially beautiful . In a frieze round the lower part of the wall , a series of martyr- doms in grisaille ...
Augustus John Cuthbert Hare. in the life of the Virgin ; -that of the Virgin studying in the Temple , a very rare subject , is especially beautiful . In a frieze round the lower part of the wall , a series of martyr- doms in grisaille ...
Page 41
... Virgin , inscribed , " In honorificentia populi nostri , " which was placed in this church by Gregory IX . , and which , having been " successfully invoked " by Gregory XIII . , in the great plague of 1578 , has ever since been annually ...
... Virgin , inscribed , " In honorificentia populi nostri , " which was placed in this church by Gregory IX . , and which , having been " successfully invoked " by Gregory XIII . , in the great plague of 1578 , has ever since been annually ...
Page 48
... virgins , whom she persuaded to intercede for her , but her enemies prevented her gaining access to her husband ; Vibidia was satisfied for the moment by vague pro- mises of a later hearing ; and upon the arrival of Claudius in Rome ...
... virgins , whom she persuaded to intercede for her , but her enemies prevented her gaining access to her husband ; Vibidia was satisfied for the moment by vague pro- mises of a later hearing ; and upon the arrival of Claudius in Rome ...
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