. The cities of Romagna and the Marches. in 1470, two works by thatrare master, Alegretto Nuzi of Fabriano; a noble triptychpainted in 1369, and a Madonna and Child with S. Giulianoand Antony, which comes from the parish church of MonteCassiano ; two panels with four saints, perhaps by LorenzoSalmibeni, Nuzis follower, and a very lovely Crucifixionpainted on a gold ground with the Blessed Virgin and When all is said, however, Macerata is itself more interest-ing and charming than any of its monuments or worksof art, and one can, as I have already said, live there morehappily and comfor
. The cities of Romagna and the Marches. in 1470, two works by thatrare master, Alegretto Nuzi of Fabriano; a noble triptychpainted in 1369, and a Madonna and Child with S. Giulianoand Antony, which comes from the parish church of MonteCassiano ; two panels with four saints, perhaps by LorenzoSalmibeni, Nuzis follower, and a very lovely Crucifixionpainted on a gold ground with the Blessed Virgin and When all is said, however, Macerata is itself more interest-ing and charming than any of its monuments or worksof art, and one can, as I have already said, live there morehappily and comfortably than in any other city of theMarches. And this is doubly fortunate, for it not onlyencourages the traveller to remain in a place so variouslycharming, but allows him without an afterthought tomake it his headquarters for many an excursion into thecountry round about, which otherwise he would be inclinedto forego. And the excursions which can be made fromthe city are not few. First, there is the journey, little more than a mornings. IHK MADINNA AM) CHILD. BY CANIJHiblioteca, Maierala HELVIA RICINA 223 walk there and back again, to Helvia Ricina, on the otherside of the valley of the Potenza. This was the old Romanmunicipal town from which, as it is said, both Macerataand Recanati sprung. Pliny is the only author who speaksof it, but we learn from an inscription that it received acolony under Severus. Its chief interest lies for us in thefact that its ruins are still visible. They include some greatarches of the theatre and other buildings, among the mostnotable Roman remains of the kind in all this greatprovince. Macerata would not be worthy of its place in so Franciscana province as the Marches if it had nothing to offer us inthe way of a Franciscan sanctuary. This we shall find inthe Convento di Forano, about as far to the north of HelviaRicina as those ruins are from Macerata. This convent, or rather its predecessor, for it has beenrebuilt, was opened in the time of S.
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