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Bologna. The palace of Caprara is particularly interesting 

 ' "v ' to traveller;!. Among the curiosities which it con- 

 tains are the bra*, statue of General Caprara, on a 

 pedestal of red porphyry, supported by a Turk. At 

 the corners of a splendid gallery are closets filled 

 with shells and other marine productions; and the 

 Other parts of it contain numerous curiosities, and 

 pieces of antiquity, which it would be tedious to 

 enumerate. Among some fine paintings contained iu 

 the gallery, is the death of Bragandini, who was 

 flead by the Turks, painted on wood. 



The palace of Favi is enriched with the works of 

 the Caraccis. On the ceiling of a saloon, the adven- 

 tures of Jason are painted in fresco, in eighteen pieces, 

 by the two Caraccis, under the inspection of their 

 ffncle Luigi. In another apartment, twelve paintings 

 from the VEneid, are executed in fresco, on the frize, 

 by Luigi Caracci, from which five etchings have been 

 made by Mitelli. The other adventures of Eneas 

 are painted in ten pieces by Albani ; and the other 

 disciples of Luigi Caracci have finished the remain- 

 der in another apartment. 



The palace of Magnani is celebrated by the his- 

 tory of Romulus, painted in fresco by the three Ca- 

 raccis. The beauty of the colouring is faded. 



The palace of Molari contains a number of pieces 

 by Albani and the Caraccis ; a gallery painted by 

 young Cignani ; the raising of the siege of Turin, by 

 Antonio Casa; and a much admired painting, repre- 

 senting a woman asleep, while a laughing wanton boy 

 is letting down upon her breast a mouse suspended 

 by a thread. 



The palace of Pepoli contains several fine paint- 

 ings on the ceilings. There is here also a silver 

 triumphal car holding two ladie3, which mores round 

 the room by clock work, as if it were drawn by two 

 lions. 



The splendid palace of Ranucci is adorned with 

 some beautiful tapestry made at the Gobelins ; by a 

 painting of Jerome, and another of Joseph flying from 

 Potiphar's wife, by Guido ; and the fall of Hainan, 

 by Antonio Gionima, in which the figure of Esther 

 has met with great admiration. 



The palace of Sampieri possesses several paint- 

 ings by the Caraccis, and the chef-d 'wurre of Al- 

 bani, which represents Cupid kissing Venus, and 

 pointing with a triumphant air to the rape of Proser- 

 pine by Pluto. There is also here a masterpiece of 

 Guido, called the " Repentance of St Peter." 



Besides the palaces which we have enumerated, 

 those of Legnani, Marescotta, and Volta, are worthy 

 of being visited. 



The churches of Bologna are both numerous and 

 splendid. They are said to amount to 200, most of 

 which contained some of the finest productions of 

 Italy. 



Over the great altar in St Anthony's church is an 

 excellent piece by Luigi Caracci, representing the 

 preaching of the primitive hermits. In the Oratory 

 near this church, is the annunciation by Tiarini, 

 which has been greatly admired. 



fit Bartholomew's church contains an annuncia- 

 tion, the nativity, and the flight into Egypt, by Al- 

 bani. The three aisles were painted gratuitously by 

 Angelo Michael Colonna, from a motive of devotion. 

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A fine marble statue of St Petroniua^ by Brunelli, 

 stands before the church. 



In the vestry of the church of the capuchins, is a 

 ch;. ming crucifixion by Guido Rheni. 



The church ad Corpus Domini is adorned with a 

 Christ descending into the limbus patrum, and the 

 interment of the Virgin Mary, botli by Luigi Ca- 

 racci. 



The Cathedral, or II Duomo, which is a modern 

 structure, is elegantly finished both within and with- 

 out. It contains a great number of monuments, and 

 is peculiarly rich in marble decorations. On the ceil- 

 ing of the chapter room is a fine painting by Luigi 

 Caracci, representing St Peter on his knees before 

 the Virgin Maryland in the tribune of the cathedral 

 is the annunciation of the angel Gabriel, the last ef- 

 fort of the genius of the same inimitable artist. 



The church of the Dominicans contains, in a mag- 

 nificent chapel, the monument of St Dominico, who 

 died in 1221, which is of white marble, and adorned 

 with beautiful basso relievos by Michael Angelo. 

 The vestry contains a great quantity of jewels, along 

 with the Old Testament, 6aid to be written by Ezra. 

 Montfaucon, in his D/arimn Italicum, says, that this 

 MS. is very ancient, and was presented by the Jews 

 at the beginning of the 1 1th century. 



The chapel of Rosario contains the remains of 

 Luigi Caracci ; and possesses such a quantity of 

 plate, that it is guarded in the night by several mas- 

 tiffs, and a centinel well ar 



The Franciscan church is enriched with somo 

 highly finished paintings by Luigi Caracci, Facini, 

 Brj/io, Guido, and Tiarini. 



The church called C/iiesa del liuono Giesit, is of 

 an oval figure, and is ornamented with paintings in 

 fresco by Pianori. It contains also a fine statue of 

 our Saviour by Brunelli, a marble one of St Apol- 

 lonia, and one of St Bernardine in terra cotta, both 

 by Lombardi. The basso relievo of the circumci- 

 sion by Brunelli is above all praise. 



The church of St George, contains the nativity of 

 Christ in fresco, by Cignani ; the annunciation, by 

 Luigi Caracci ; the Virgin Mary, by Annibal Ca- 

 racci ; and the baptism of Christ, by Albani. 



The church of St Giovanni Battista de Celestini 

 has a high altar piece, containing a picture of the 

 Virgin with the infant Jesus, which they pretend to 

 say is painted by St Luke. 



The church of Giovanni in Monte is in possession 

 of an admirable picture of St Cecilia by Raphael. 

 Entranced with the harmony of a choir of angels, the 

 saint dashes all her musical instruments upon the 

 ground. Though the Count Malvasia censures the 

 stiffness of this piece, it is highly praised by Addi- 

 son, and is reckoned one of Raphael's masterpieces. 



In the church of St Gregory is a fine piece by 

 Luigi Caracci, representing St George relieving St 

 Margaret from the dragon ; a picture of St Gregory 

 performing a miracle, by Dionysius Calvert ; a bap- 

 tism of Christ, by Annibal Caracci ; and a large 

 picture of St William, by Guercino. , - 



The largest church in Bologna is the church of 



St Petronius, famous for being the place where 



Charles V. was crowned in 1530. It is 360 feet 



long, aud 154 feet broad. The pictures of the cler- 



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