Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1915)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London, B.T. Batsford, ltd., New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 159
toFlorence. Thatnight they lay atthe second postfrom Bologna, buton the following-day their destina-tion was reached.As usual, greatcold was experi-enced as theypassed over themountains, for theyear was far ad-vanced, and win-ter was at hand.When I cameto Florence, we read, I received several… … l- 92.—One of the Bronze Gates by LorenzoGhiberti, at the Baptistery, Florence. THE CONTINENTAL TOUR OF JAMES ADAM 123 and took the resolution to make Cunego engrave the followingpictures of it :—The Four Ages, by Pietro da Cortona, Four Angelsof a soffitto, by the same, representing each two Muses…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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