Selections from the Letters of de Brosses (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX Abbate Entieri, 119. Abbate Galiani, 119 Abbe" Marchesini, Cardinal Alexan- der Albani's collection arranged by, 249 Academy degl' Arcadi in Rome, 226 Academy della Crusca, description of, 83 Acheron Lake, 129 Acherusia, ruins of ancient Cumas at, 129 Adam, French sculptor, repairs a statue, 160 Addison, Joseph, 127, 128, 130 Adige, 15 Agano, poisonous vapour from the river, 126 Agesander, ancient Greek sculptor, 224 Agrippa, Baths of, in Rome, 197 Agrippa, tomb of, 161, 270, 273, 276 Agrippina, statue of, 253 Alban lake, 260 Albani, Annibal, nephew to the Pope, character of, 211; duties of the Camerlingo on Pope's death, 274, 275, 278 Albani, Cardinal Alexander, one of the two cardinals created by Inno- cent XIII., 210; purchase of the collection of, 237; his collection of antiquities, 249 Albano, famous works of, at Bologna, 65; the Four Elements by, 202 Albano, town of, 260, 261 Alexander VI., Pope, connects the Vatican with the fortress by a gallery, 215 Alexander VII., bronze statue of, at Ferrara, 60 Alexander VII., fine colonnade made by, designed by Bernini, 216 Alexandrino, Cardinal, tomb of, in the Temple of Minerva, 195 Algaradi, executed Bernini's design for the Navona fountain, 200 Algarde, his statue of Orion, 168 Algardo, his bust in the Pantheon, 161; portal of the Church of St. Ignatius designed by, 194 Altieri Palace, 164, 195 Ammanato, 84; his statue of Nep- tune, 72; bridge designed by., 73 Ancona, 132; described, 284 Andrea Sacchi, paintings by, 273 Angeli, Philip d', his copy of Raphael's Transfiguration, 164,165 Angennes, Cardinal d', 198 Annunciation, the, painting by Tin- toretto at San Rocco, 46 Annunziata, Church of the, in Flo- rence, 78 Antinous, statue in the Belvedere, 224 Antoninus Pius, 127;...