. Brick and marble in the middle ages: notes of tours in the north of Italy . enth century. Close to the Castello di Corte is the Ponte di San Giorgio,one of the entrances to the city, and built between the Lagodi Mezzo and the Lago Inferiore. Pietracing our steps, w^e soon found ourselves at thegreat Palazzo della Eagione, or town-hall. It has been verymuch altered, but one gateway remains in a very perfectstate, and is quite worthy of illustration. The marbleshafts in the upper stage of the building are coupled onebehind the other with very beautiful eftect. Brick and stone See for im ongrav
. Brick and marble in the middle ages: notes of tours in the north of Italy . enth century. Close to the Castello di Corte is the Ponte di San Giorgio,one of the entrances to the city, and built between the Lagodi Mezzo and the Lago Inferiore. Pietracing our steps, w^e soon found ourselves at thegreat Palazzo della Eagione, or town-hall. It has been verymuch altered, but one gateway remains in a very perfectstate, and is quite worthy of illustration. The marbleshafts in the upper stage of the building are coupled onebehind the other with very beautiful eftect. Brick and stone See for im ongraving of tins nrchivolt, Cliapter XIV. ji. .39.^. S 258 MANTUA. [Chap. X. are used alternately in the main arcli of tins gateway, withthin dividing lines of brick, as in the Vescovato. In a wallclose to the gate is a sitting figure, intended, it is said, torepresent Yirgil, of whom the Mantnans are still, as in dutybound, very proud. I cannot say much for the figure or itscanopy, both of which are, however, medigeval. We found nothing else worthy of notice in this building ;.
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