The art of the Vatican; being a brief history of the palace, and an account of the principal art treasures within its walls (1903)
Potter, Mary Knight, d. 1915 · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 60
a thousand crowns of gold. In 1590 thewindows were provided with glass, and the superbcentral gallery, divided into nine naves by the pilas-ters of stucco, received a most elaborate decoration.These frescoes, more precious for their history thanfor their art, are accompanied by Latin… … Zbc l>atican palace 4x Cardinal Secretary of State. A mediocre painter,Giovanni Alherti, covered the walls with giganticfrescoes which represented the baptism of Constan-tine, the death and glorification of St. Clement.Clement VIII. also ordered the completion of thelibrary of Sixtus V. Urban…
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