JET. 27.] TOUR THROUGH ITALY. 2QI 



Eegaled on grapes. Arrived at mid-day at Vicenza 

 (Oct. 6), and agreed for room. Sent letter to Great- 

 head, and dined excellently. Fine Braganz wine for 

 six liris ; never drank anything better. After dinner 

 took siesta, and told it is gone out of use. Awoke 

 by Colonel Eoche, who got my card, &c., by mistake : 

 very polite. 



Oct. 13. Got to Venice. 



Venice, Oct. 14. Went to the Galleries. "The 

 Presentation of the Virgin/' by Titian thirty -two 

 figures : chief is a most lovely woman, turned to- 

 wards us, with red silk and satin robe, or rather 

 gown ; enchanting sweetness of face ; and a peasant, 

 with egg-basket i.e., old woman sitting below, 

 looking half up face and hands inimitable. Sky 

 and trees cold and harsh, as usual, but grouping all 

 fine. 



Then to the Palazzo Pisani Moretto (Bonvicino). 

 On stairs, " Icarus and Daedalus," Canova's coup 

 d'essai, and excellent for such. In one room, " Death 

 of Darius," by [illegible'], good and horrid ; his 

 body is dreadfully convulsed and discoloured. Noble 

 Veronese in next room, " Alexander receiving the 

 Family of Darius : " chief figures are Darius's queen, 

 profile, in grief, and kneeling; and Alexander, in 

 red under-dress, standing in an attitude of inimi- 

 table grace, ease, and dignity, beautiful and youthful. 

 Darius's daughter is dressed in a straight gown, quite 

 modern. On the whole, the piece is fine. It was 

 painted in the house. 



