. Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino (Op. 6.) . SACRO MONTE, LOCARNO, NO. II. Cross by Ciseri, which is very much admired, butwith which I have myself no sympathy whatever. Itis an Academy picture. The cloister looking over the lake is very beau-tiful. In the little court down below — which alsois of great beauty — there is a chapel containinga representation of the Last Supper in life-sized LOCARNO. 351 coloured statues as at Varallo, which has a gooddeal of feeling, and a fresco (?) behind it which oughtto be examined, but the chapel is so dark that thisis easier said tha
. Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino (Op. 6.) . SACRO MONTE, LOCARNO, NO. II. Cross by Ciseri, which is very much admired, butwith which I have myself no sympathy whatever. Itis an Academy picture. The cloister looking over the lake is very beau-tiful. In the little court down below — which alsois of great beauty — there is a chapel containinga representation of the Last Supper in life-sized LOCARNO. 351 coloured statues as at Varallo, which has a gooddeal of feeling, and a fresco (?) behind it which oughtto be examined, but the chapel is so dark that thisis easier said than done. There is also a fresco. CLOISTER AT SACRO MONTE, LOCARNO. down below in the chapel where the founder of thesanctuary is buried which should not be passed is dated 1522, and is Luinesque in I was last there, however, it was hardly pos-sible to see anything, for everything was being turned 352 ALPS AND SANCTUARIES. topsy-turvy by the arrangements which were beingmade for the approaching fetes. These were verygay and pretty; they must have cost a great dealof money, and I was told that the municipality in itscollective capacity was thought mean, because it hadrefused to contribute more than ioo francs, or £^sterling. It does seem rather a small sum certainly. On the afternoon of Friday the 13th of August thePatriarch Monsignor Ballerini was to arrive by thethree oclock boat, and there was a crowd to welcomehim. The music of Locarno was on the quay playinga selection, not from Madame Angot itself, but fromsomething very like it—light, gay, sparkling operabouffe—to welcome him. I felt
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