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Cathedral cities of Italy (1911)

Collins, W. W., 1862- · London : W. Heinemann ; New York : Dodd, Mead · leaf 228

An illustration from Cathedral cities of Italy, 1911, leaf 228
cathedral is dedicated to S. Pietro. Itis situated in the Via dell Indipendenza, but is sowedged in between the high buildings whichadjoin it on both sides that it is difficult tofind. S. Pietro is a huge barn-like edifice com-menced in the bad period of 1605. It is a veryancient foundation with no… … BOLOGNA completion of the work which is over the archabove the high altar, Carracci discovered somebad drawing in one of the figures. He died soonafter this—from grief, so the story goes, as theauthorities would not permit him to re-erect it athis own cost and remedy the defect. The church of S.…

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