. Florence and her treasures. in orderto the tomb of Alfieri is the huge but tastless Monument toMachiavelli, by Spinazzi, erected in 1787 mainly through theexertions of an English admirer of his works, George Nassau,fifth Earl Cowper. It bears a medallion portrait of the greatthinker with the grand but simple inscription, Tanto nomininullum par elogiu?n. Beyond is the Mo?iument to PadreLuigi La?izi (1732-1810), the eminent writer on Italian by, above the To?nb of Fra Be?iedetto dei Cavalcanti,is a fresco of the Baptist and S. Francis, by Andrea delCastagno (?) or Domenico Veneziano
. Florence and her treasures. in orderto the tomb of Alfieri is the huge but tastless Monument toMachiavelli, by Spinazzi, erected in 1787 mainly through theexertions of an English admirer of his works, George Nassau,fifth Earl Cowper. It bears a medallion portrait of the greatthinker with the grand but simple inscription, Tanto nomininullum par elogiu?n. Beyond is the Mo?iument to PadreLuigi La?izi (1732-1810), the eminent writer on Italian by, above the To?nb of Fra Be?iedetto dei Cavalcanti,is a fresco of the Baptist and S. Francis, by Andrea delCastagno (?) or Domenico Veneziano (?), an interestingremnant of the paintings which once covered the walls of thisaisle. Next to this is a highly effective and popular workby Donatello, the Annunciation, of grey freestone heavilyadorned with gilding. Over the south lateral door is a lunetterepresenting the Meeting of SS. Francis and Dominic. Be-yond the door, the beautiful Monume?it of Leonardo Brimid>Arezzo, sometimes called PAretino, a very fine work by. CHURCH OF S. CROCE ■Pill ^m H 1 i ii i / 1 Hi 1 |J Bl 1 « yl ■ r/jji ■-^h Bifl| * **^^^^^^^^^i H S MONUMENTS TO MICHELANGELO AND DANTE IN S. CROCE P. 56 CHURCH OF S. CROCE 57 Bernardo Rossellino, with two cherubs bearing the scholarscoat-of-arms above the arch. Next to this is the largemodern white marble Monument to Gioacchino Rossini, thecomposer, with a portrait (d. 1868). Monument and Bustof Pietro Antonio Micheli (d. 1737), the great Italian botan-ist. Beyond, an elaborate white marble Monument to Leo-poldo Nobili (1784-1835), the eminent scientist. Left or Northern Aisle.—Near the entrance, Tombof Vincenzo Filicaja, the poet (1642-1707), and beyond itthe Monument of Galileo Galilei, by Foggini, erected in1737. Opposite the fifth pillar of the nave, a modernMemorial Bust to Donatello, with a long inscription. Belowit Monument to Carlo Botta, the historian (d. 1837). Be-yond the north lateral door Monument to Carlo Marsuppini(1399-1455), by
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