The hand-book for travellers in Italy, from London to Naples . the churches are rich, but tawdry: insome there are works of art of great excellence, asthe celebrated Martyi^dom of St. Stephen, by Ra-phael, in the church of St. Stefano; and the picturesby Guido and Rubens in the church of St. Ambrosio:but the great mass of pictures in the Italian churchesare wretchedly bad ; they are generally of saintsof whom we never heard, or of endless Virginsand Magdalens, doing nothing which can interestus: sometimes their devotees, finding the heads notdignified enough, add to the regal character of theq
The hand-book for travellers in Italy, from London to Naples . the churches are rich, but tawdry: insome there are works of art of great excellence, asthe celebrated Martyi^dom of St. Stephen, by Ra-phael, in the church of St. Stefano; and the picturesby Guido and Rubens in the church of St. Ambrosio:but the great mass of pictures in the Italian churchesare wretchedly bad ; they are generally of saintsof whom we never heard, or of endless Virginsand Magdalens, doing nothing which can interestus: sometimes their devotees, finding the heads notdignified enough, add to the regal character of thequeen of heaven, and glorify her effigies with silveror tin half-crowns (not cash), which are fixed to theheads on the pictures by pegs. This addition tothe virgins and saints will be found very common inItahan churches, to the injury of a few really goodpictures, but to the improvement of none, exceptin the value of the tin added to what was other-wise worthless. To enjoy one of the finest views of Genoa, thevisitor should go to the church of Santa Maria di. TURIN TO FLORENCE. 89 Carignano; the view from its cupola commands thecity, the bay, and the Western Riviera; in going tothe church, the Ponte di Carignano should be ob-served, spanning a valley in which there are housessix or seven stories high that do not reach thespringing of the arches. Another fine view of Genoais from the Viletta Negro, which commands the cityand the bay, seen from a foreground of orange-trees,acacias, myrtles, oleanders, and numerous other fra-grant, decorative, and delicious trees, shrubs, andplants. The promenades of Genoa are confined withinthe city to the Via Balbi, the Strada Nova, and theAcqua Sola; but an attempt is now making to carrya road like a boulevard round the city, to form acorso, which will be a great addition to the fashionableenjoyments of Genoa. The princely palace of the Doria family should bevisited for the interest which every association withthe renowned Andrea excites; and th
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