Italy from Dante to Tasso (1300-1600) : its political history as viewed from the standpoints of the chief cities, with descriptions of important episodes and personalities and of the art and literature of the three centuries . shly spoutedfrom the nostrils of the bronzen horse of Constantine, which inthat age stood before the lyateran,but is now known as the eques-trian statue of Marcus Aureliusand stands in the piazza of theCapitol. Homage is next paidby officials and nobles—the onlyexceptions being certain of theColonna and Gaetani—^to the Cavalier and Candidate ofthe Holy Spirit, the lyiber
Italy from Dante to Tasso (1300-1600) : its political history as viewed from the standpoints of the chief cities, with descriptions of important episodes and personalities and of the art and literature of the three centuries . shly spoutedfrom the nostrils of the bronzen horse of Constantine, which inthat age stood before the lyateran,but is now known as the eques-trian statue of Marcus Aureliusand stands in the piazza of theCapitol. Homage is next paidby officials and nobles—the onlyexceptions being certain of theColonna and Gaetani—^to the Cavalier and Candidate ofthe Holy Spirit, the lyiberator of the City, the Friend of theWorld, the august Tribune ; flags and rings symbolical ofthe new confederation are then distributed among the envoysof the Italian states, ^ and the ceremony ends. An even more ridiculous scene must have been that ofColas coronation with seven garlands (some of them made ofplants from the Arch of Constantine) which were supposed tosymbolize the seven gifts of the Spirit, and were placed onhis head by seven different officials. His presumption is said ^ At this moment there were two rival Emperors/ I^udwig and List i. 2 The Florentines are said to have declined them. 41. Coi,A DI RiENZO See List of Illustrations ITALY FROM DANTE TO TASSO even to have gone so far that he claimed similitude with theSaviour—anyhow in respect of his age, which in 1347 wasabout 33 years. Another claim that he put forward, and onethat showed little respect for his mother, was that he wasnot the son of the tavern-keeper of the Regola, but a bastardson of Henry of lyuxemburg. No wonder that Petrarcas enthusiasm had changed into asuspicion of insanity and into lamentation. From Genoa hewrote to Cola a letter in which he exclaimed: Facilis descensusAverni ! Ubi tunc ille tuus salutaris genius ? . . Tu quoquelongum vale, Roma, si haec vera sunt I Indos ego potius autGaramantos petam. Pope Clement, too, was growing dailymore hostile. The reports sent to A
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