Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . Fig. 94.—The Church of Santa Maria della Spina, Rohault de Fleury.) (From an engraving. or intercolumniations is presented one continued landscape, onlyinterrupted by the columns, which looks like one continued ceilings of several of the rooms are done in imitation of treillagework, with vines twisting round them, which does vastly well in thecountry. Here and there are ornaments, also in the grotesque style,worth more perfect attention at another time. On the 13th
Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . Fig. 94.—The Church of Santa Maria della Spina, Rohault de Fleury.) (From an engraving. or intercolumniations is presented one continued landscape, onlyinterrupted by the columns, which looks like one continued ceilings of several of the rooms are done in imitation of treillagework, with vines twisting round them, which does vastly well in thecountry. Here and there are ornaments, also in the grotesque style,worth more perfect attention at another time. On the 13th of THE CONTINENTAL TOUR OF JAMES ADAM 127. Fig. 95.—Fountain by 1l Tribolo, at the Villa Reale di Petraia, near Florence. (This fountain is mentioned in the Journal of James Adam.) 128 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AXD JAMES ADAM February, the picture of the Dance of the Muses having been com-pleted, arrangements were made for continuing the journey to Rome,whither Adam proposed to travel in the voiturine. But, before depart-ing, a visit was paid to the Palazzo Vecchio in the company of AbbeCount Dano, as previously narrated. At last, on the 20th of February,the journey to Rome was commenced, via Siena, where the partyarrived in the evening. The following day was devoted to sight-seeing in the town, and then, after this cursory glimpse of the manyfeatures of interest, the journey was resumed early in the morning- ofSunday, the 22nd. The longing to reach Rome now seemed irresist-ible,—even Siena, with all its beauty, could be left after but a solitarydays halt. Without staying anywhere to sleep, they posted on dayand night u
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