This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1841 Excerpt: ... THE HALL OF THE MUSE. Is decorated with 16 columns of Carrara marble with antique capitals from the villa Adriana. The statues representing the Muses were found with the hermes of the Sages of Greece, in the villa of Cassius atTivoli. They are Melpomene, crowned with vine leaves and holding the mask and sword, Thalia with the tabour and comic mask, Urania the celestial globe, Calliope, Polymnia the muse of pantomime with her hands folded in her drapery. Erato with her lyre, Clio the muse of history, Terpsichore and Euterpe. Near the statue of Silenus are a bas relief of the dance of the Corybantes; the hermes of Sophocles, Euripides, Eschines, Demosthenes and Antisthenes, the first portrait known of this founder of the cynic sect. The veiled hermes of Aspasia is placed near the bust of Pericles; both have greek inscriptions. The remaining principal busts of this hall are those of Solon, Periander, Alcibiades, Socrates, Aratus and Euripides. The marble pavement inlaid with sundry mosaic figures of comic and tragic actors, was found at Lorium, (Castel di Guido) 12 miles from Rome; the frescoes by Conca allude to the subjects united in this room. ROUND HALL. A variety of statues and colossal busts placed on columns of porphyry, form the ornament of this hall round which are ten large marble pilasters whose capitals were sculptured by Franzoni. The principal busts are those of Jupiter, Adrian, Antinous, Serapis, Julia Pia and Pertinax. The statues of Hercules, Augustus, Ceres, Antoninus Pius, Nerva, Juno Lanuvina indicated by the goat skin and shield. The pavement found at Otricoli and the sea monsters at Scrofano, are fine specimens of antique mosaics. In the centre, over the head of Medusa, is a porphyry vase 41 feet in circumference. HALL OF THE GREEK CROSS....
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