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Identifier: citiesofromagnam00hutt (find matches)
Title: The cities of Romagna and the Marches
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Hutton, Edward, 1875-
Subjects: Cities and towns -- Italy Art -- Italy Romagna (Italy) -- Description and travel Marche (Italy) -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Methuen
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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epresenting the Annunciation. Above in the lunetteis a glory of angels from the same hand, as indeed is thedesign of the windows. The other chapels upon this sideof the church are without interest. Coming now to the high altar and the choir, we are re-minded that it was here Charles v bought his coronationas Emperor from the Medici Pope Clement vii, and hereupon 24th February 1530 he was crowned. The crowns ofLombardy and of the Empire had been brought to Bolognafor the occasion, for neither Milan nor Rome, devastated bythe armies of the Empire, was in a fit state for the greatceremony. In the Palazzo Pubblico, Charles placed theIron Crown upon his head, and later, here in S. Petronio, forthe last time in Italy, the Pope crowned an Emperor.Surrounded by Italian princes and Spanish generals,Charles was not easily to be recognized as the successor ofAugustus and of Charlemagne, and while they shouted inBologna, Florence wept. The first chapel from the altar in the right aisle is without
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S. iLlRuMu i;OLOGNA BOLOGNA 75 interest, but in the second is a fine balustrade of thefifteenth century, with very low reliefs that Dr. Ricciascribes to Niccolo dell Area, that should not be missed. The next chapel is S. Antony of Paduas. The statue ofthe Saint here is from the hand of Sansovino, the chiaroscuropaintings of his miracles by Girolamo da Treviso. Thewindows are attributed to Tibaldi. In the following chapelthe fine stalls are by Fra Raffaele da Brescia and come fromS. Michele in Bosco. The other chapels have little tointerest us. Before leaving S. Petronio the small Museo di S. Petronio,entered at the end of the left aisle, should be visited, ifonly for its designs by Peruzzi, Giulio Romano, Vignola,Palladio, Cristoforo Lombardo, and others for the fa9ade ofthe church. Here, too, is a bust of Guido Pepoli, somebeautiful reliefs of Joseph and Potiphars wife, Potipharswife showing her husband the mantle of Joseph, Noahbuilding the Ark, and the dream of Jacob. The second ro

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