Rear of the antependium of the altar in the Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio, Milan. Bas-relief formed of sheets of gold decorated with scenes from St. Ambrose’s life. Parte posteriore del Paliotto della Basilica di S. Ambrosiana in Milano. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrario’s Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1844.

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