The galleries of Vienna; a selection of engravings after the most celebrated pictures in the Imperial gallery of the Belvedere, and from other renowned collections in Vienna. With descriptive text (1867)
GOERLING, ADOLPH, 1821-1877 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 90
ice-cold water gushed from the mouths of immense bronze lions heads intoenormous marble basins. The brilliant mosaic work which ornamented the floor might beseen through the water, which was clear as crystal. Above, in the arched roof, were open-ings, so that the light of the serene sky was… … r^- ^ ^ka-{!^m^z^^ya^e^ MAUSOLEUM OF CAECILIA METELLA, AFTER NICHOLAS POUSSIN. 55 MAUS0LEU3I OF CAECILIA METELLA, AFTER NICHOLAS POnSSIN. In spite of nil the splendid heroes in the field of painting, which France, sinecthe time of David, has produced, the Prcnchman holds Poussin as the greatest…
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