. Brick and marble in the middle ages: notes of tours in the north of Italy . PLAN—SAN PETEONIO, BOLOGNA. remember, a unique example in a church, but is just a littlelike the angle-windows in some of the Venetian palaces,though these never indulge in such an absurdity as is theconstruction of two halves of pointed arches over such anopening. Chap. XL] SAN PETRONIO. 293 The interior is very magnificent. The columns, arches,and walls generally are of l^rick, now coloured and wliite-Iwashed (but originally intended to be seen, as is evidentifrom parts of the incomplete work where the
. Brick and marble in the middle ages: notes of tours in the north of Italy . PLAN—SAN PETEONIO, BOLOGNA. remember, a unique example in a church, but is just a littlelike the angle-windows in some of the Venetian palaces,though these never indulge in such an absurdity as is theconstruction of two halves of pointed arches over such anopening. Chap. XL] SAN PETRONIO. 293 The interior is very magnificent. The columns, arches,and walls generally are of l^rick, now coloured and wliite-Iwashed (but originally intended to be seen, as is evidentifrom parts of the incomplete work where the is still exposed and is executed with the greatesticare), the capitals and bases being all of stone. The columns,of the nave are bold clusters; they are about sixty feet from. SECTION—SAN PETUONIO, UOLOGNA. centre to centre, rather short in proportion to the height oftheir capitals, which are carved with stiff foliage. Abovethese is a large pier running up to carry the groining, andthere are pointed arches opening to the aisles of very loftypitch, but which, owing to their great size, certainly look veryattenuaiod. Two cliapols open into each bay of the aisles: 294 BOLOGNA, [Chap. XI. these are lighted by the large four-light windows alreadymentioned, whilst both nave and aisles have no windowsexcept ciisped circular ones of no great size, placed asnear as possible to the groining, which is very simplethroughout the church. There is scarcely a horizontal string-course or a label to be seen, and the mouldings are few andsimple; yet, nevertheless, the efiect is grand. Such a churchmay well trouble the mind of the English student who thinksthat no building is complete which has not its arcade, itstriforium, and its clerestory. One of our puny churches woulds
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