This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...and Fame. In the Mantegna Chapel lies Pietro di Abano himself. This church is the chapel of the university, and the students attend divine service here on Sundays and holidays. As it read' & . them when living, so it is the place of repose for their bodies when dead; and there are many touching inscriptions to their ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...and Fame. In the Mantegna Chapel lies Pietro di Abano himself. This church is the chapel of the university, and the students attend divine service here on Sundays and holidays. As it read' & . them when living, so it is the place of repose for their bodies when dead; and there are many touching inscriptions to their memory. In the sacristy is a monument by Canova, to the memory of William Prince of Orange, who died here at the age of twenty-five years. It represents the ever-recurring weeping female figure, near whom is a pelican. The design has much beauty of form, and it is carefully executed. Near this monument is the remarkable Gothic monument of red marble, erected in 1300 to the memory of Paulus de Venetiis, and upon which he is represented as lecturing to his pupils, men as old as himself, and with cowls and hoods; but, as at Pavia, the dignity of the tutor is preserved by his being represented four times as large as they. Amongst the remaining churches of Padua the following may be noticed: --Church of Santa Sofia, supposed to be the ancient cathedral of Padua. Some portions of the architecture and sculptures, especially about the principal portal, are of the 12th century, and are in a rude style. It contains several early paintings. One, a Virgin and Child, of about the same period, against a pillar, is curious. Church of San Michele: a fragment preserved by the care of a private individual, and converted into an oratory. Here is a painting by Jacopo di Verona, dated 1397. It represents the Adoration of the Magi. The painting has merit in itself; but its great curiosity consists in the portraits which the author has introduced--several members of the Carrara family, Boccaccio, Dante, Petrarch, and Pietro d'Abano. The body of the church, whi...
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