PART OF THE TOMB OF CARDINAL ASCANIO SFORZA IN THE

CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DEL POPOLO BY SANSOVINO
A celebrated work

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THE PORTRAIT OF LEO X ENGRAVED BY ANTONIO LAFRERI
THALIA

One of the nine Muses, painted by Lo Spagna in the Consistory Hall at
La Magliana

ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

GREGORY XI ENTERING THE GATE OF ST. PAUL ON HIS RE-
TURN FROM AVIGNON
THE MARBLE STAIRS OF THE ARACŒLI, BUILT IN COMMEMORA-
TION OF THE BLACK PLAGUE OF 1348 (from a rare en-
graving in which women are seen ascending on their knees)
THE FISH-MARKET IN THE PORTICO OF OCTAVIA, ABOLISHED IN
1878 .

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PINTURICCHIO'S FRESCO PAINTING IN THE CHURCH OF SAN COSI-
MATO, WITH THE BLESSED VIRGIN BETWEEN ST. FRANCIS AND
STA. CHIARA

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THE STONE LION OF THE CAPITOL BEFORE ITS RESTORATION
(from an engraving by Cavalieri, 1585)
THE PIAZZA COLONNA IN THE TIME OF PAUL III (from a
rare engraving by Etienne Euperac, 1575)
THE PALACE OF THE CARDINAL TITULAR OF S. LORENZO IN
LUCINA, WITH THE ARCO DI PORTOGALLO SPANNING THE
CORSO (from an engraving by Israel Silvestre)

THE TOWER OF THE CESARINI GARDEN, NOW TRANSFORMED
INTO THE BELFRY OF THE CHURCH OF SAN FRANCESCO DI
PAOLA

THE COURT OF THE MASSIMI PALACE, REBUILT IN 1532-36 BY
BALDASSARE PERUZZI.

A CAPITAL FROM A TEMPLE ON THE

AVENTINE, TRANSFORMED

IN THE MIDDLE AGES INTO THE BAPTISMAL FONT OF THE
CHURCH OF SANTA PRISCA .
ANOTHER CAPITAL, THROWN INTO A FOUNDATION TRENCH OF
THE CHURCH OF SAN SABA

THE COAT OF ARMS OF COUNT EVERSO DEGLI ANGUILLARA
THE BELFRY OF SANTA MARIA DELL' ANIMA, THE NATIONAL
CHURCH OF THE TEUTONS

THE CHURCH WHERE IMPERIA WAS BURIED (a snow effect)
A LANE OF MEDIEVAL ROME THE LUNGARINA
IN 1880-82.

DESTROYED

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THE SPRING OF JUTURNA, NEAR THE TEMPLE OF CASTOR AND

THE GRAVE OF MARCO ALBERTONI, WHO DIED OF THE PLAGUE
ON THE 22D DAY OF JULY, 1485

A MEDIEVAL HOUSE LEFT STANDING OPPOSITE THE CHURCH OF
SANTA CECILIA, IN TRASTEVERE

THE INUNDATION OF 1900, AS SEEN IN THE PIAZZA DEL
PANTHEON

THE PORTRAIT OF GIULIANO DE' MEDICI, SON OF LORENZO (by
Bronzino, in the Galleria degli Uffizi)

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THE "BELLISSIMA" GIULIA FARNESE, SISTER OF POPE PAUL
III (from the allegorical statue by Guglielmo della Porta, in
St. Peter's)

ONE OF THE COURTS OF THE PALAZZO DI VENEZIA, THE FAVORITE RESIDENCE OF PAUL III (by Meo del Caprino and Jacopo da Pietrasanta)

A CORNER OF THE PALAZZO MADAMA, SHOWING DETAILS OF
WINDOWS, FRIEZE, AND CORNICE

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THE COURT OF THE SASSI PALACE, WITH THE WORKS OF ART
PURCHASED IN 1546 BY PAUL III (from an engraving by
Lafreri)

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PART OF THE MARBLE PLAN OF ROME (from a photograph by
Cav. A. Vochieri)
PART OF THE FRIEZE OF THE BEDCHAMBER OF PAUL III IN
THE CASTLE OF SANT' ANGELO (by Perino del Vaga).
THE SHAFT OF THE SPIRAL STAIRS IN THE CASTLE OF CA-

PRAROLA (looking vertically).

VIEW IN THE PARK OF CAPRAROLA

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VIEW OF THE DUCAL PALACE AT MANTUA, WITH THE BRIDGE
ON THE MINCIO

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THE HOUSE OF DOMENICO DA CAPRANICA, ONE OF THE FEW SUR-
VIVING SPECIMENS OF THE RENAISSANCE DOMESTIC ARCHI-
TECTURE IN ROME

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THE MOUNTAINS OF PRENESTE, WHERE MICHELANGELO IS
SAID TO HAVE TAKEN SHELTER IN THE YEAR 1520
THE ENCLOSURE ROUND THE PEDESTAL OF TRAJAN'S COLUMN,
BUILT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MICHELANGELO'S SUGGESTION IN
1575

THE BELVEDERE OF INNOCENT VIII (from a sketch by Martin
Heemskerk made in 1536, seven years before the beginning of
the fortifications by Michelangelo)

THE BUST OF BARTOLOMEO BARONINO IN THE PALAZZO DE'
CONSERVATORI

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DETAIL OF THE GIUDIZIO OF PIETRO CAVALLINI IN SANTA CECILIA 179 MICHELANGELO'S BEST KNOWN PORTRAIT (from an engraving by Antonio Lafreri)

VIEW OF

THE VESTIBULE OF MICHELANGELO'S HOUSE AT THE
FOOT OF THE CAPITOL

BUST OF MICHELANGELO, BY DANIELE DA VOLTERRA
MICHELANGELO'S PORTRAIT, MODELLED IN WAX, BY LEONE
ARETINO

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VIEW OF
THE VILLAGE OF MARINO, THE BIRTHPLACE OF VIT-
TORIA COLONNA

THE LOGGIA OF THE POPE'S PALACE AT VITERBO, WHERE CAR-
DINAL POLE RESIDED AS LEGATE FROM 1541 TO 1545

A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE PALACE AND PRISONS OF THE IN-
QUISITION, TAKEN FROM THE TOP OF THE DOME OF ST.
PETER'S

CARDINAL POLE.

THE STATUE OF GIORDANO BRUNO IN THE CAMPO DE' FIORI
THE SACRISTY OF THE CHURCH OF SAN DOMENICO MAGGIORE,
AT NAPLES, WHERE THE REMAINS OF VITTORIA COLONNA

WERE FOUND

THE WINDOW OF THE SO-CALLED HOUSE OF THE FORNARINA,
BY THE CHURCH OF SANTA DOROTEA
THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS, BY MARCANTONIO (from a reprint by
A. Salamanca)

THE RECUMBENT FIGURE OF A RIVER GOD, MODELLED BY MI-
CHELANGELO IN A CLAY BAS-RELIEF, FORMERLY IN THE
GHERARDESCA PALACE, FLORENCE

THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA, A PANEL BY LORENZETTO, IN

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THE DANZATRICI BORGHESE, NOW IN THE LOUVRE
MAIDENS HANGING A WREATH TO A CANDELABRA, A COMPANION
PICTURE TO THE DANZATRICI, FORMERLY IN THE VILLA
BORGHESE, AND NOW IN THE LOUVRE

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A BRONZE REPLICA OF THE ABOVE, NOW IN THE SALLE DES
CARYATIDES

THE HOUSE OF RAPHAEL IN THE BORGO (from an engraving by
A. Lafreri)

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THE HOUSE OF RAPHAEL (dotted lines), TRANSFORMED INTO ITS
PRESENT SHAPE BY CARDINAL COMENDONE IN 1582.

PLAN OF VIEW FROM RAPHAEL'S HOUSE
THE OLD CHANNEL CONNECTING THE OSTIA SALT-WORKS WITH
THE SEA (the pine forest of Castel Fusano in the back-
ground)

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THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE BINI, PAINTED BY PIERINO DEL
VAGA ON THE CEILING OF THEIR BANKING PREMISES
THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHIGI CHAPEL IN THE CHURCH
SANTA MARIA DEL POPOLO, WITH THE TOMB OF THE
PRINCESS MARY FLAMINIA BY PAOLO POJI.
THE PALAZZO FARNESE OVERLOOKING THE GARDEN OF AGOSTINO
CHIGI (a view of the district by the Porta Settimiana, taken
before its modern transformation) .

THE PORTICO OF BACCIO PONTELLI IN THE CASTLE OF LA MA-
GLIANA

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THE FOUNTAIN OF PIUS IV IN THE COURT OF LA MAGLIANA .320

THE

GOLDEN DAYS OF THE RENAISSANCE

IN ROME