The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-05-24 00:00:00

P.INORIIM4 OF VENICE.

The l'aviireinia of Venice, just opened by 51eVtr/l.
BARK B.R and lIvR►ORD, its the Strand, is tke•usost interesting
uol picioreiapie panoramic view we ever nine:ober to have
seen. buten' 'silent of Ilse Hovel and inseitificent appesr-
SUMP of else florid nichileettire of the city, tl:err if a ilehr4ey
of exc.-lotion and brainy of perspective in she Painting,
winch cannot fail to make it catreniely popular. The ills-
'lnc.', like lira in the Fiero delightful tone,
but the rich variety of the buildings, she crowded objeesr,
and bustle of the scene, give the Venetian view muse at-
tract 1111 l to the general clamor spectators.
The view is taken from the Piazza di S. Marco, winch
combines the finest 11111•Willlik•fe in the hi...-
ground, and the most pleasii4. ei. .c of distant, object's. T 1,.•
apettatur is et) placed all to the au I lever►d view of the
whole square, the Ducal Palace, and Piarallo, with a mi-
nate representation of the celebrated Church of Si, Mark,
a structure as extraordinary in its turns snit architectural
',eugenicist, as costly in the materials employed iii its deco-
Talbot. To give au additional interest to the Picture, a re-
presentation of the Carnival has been introduced.
The Church of St. Mark, upon which the rye of the 'spec-
tator first falls, is a splendid pile of florid Gothic al chitecture,
•intermixed with the must fantastic ornaments. The front is
.0 mei of ten arches, five above mail live below; the lower
ones are supported by two rows of columns, amnunting to
*tl2 its number I some are of porphyry, other• of reed Ga-
lilee, sad the remainder of costly marble, all trophies of
the Venetian conquests in Greece, Egypt, and the Holy
Land. The upper centre are). is terminated by a colonial
•i,latnc of St. Mark, and over the lower one stand the cele-
brated Grecian Horses, made of Corinthian brass, said to
be the work of LYSIPPIA, which successively decorated the
arches of AtouSTVS, DOMITIAS, TaAJAM. CONVTANTIMII,
and Bo• AAAAA r. The outside of this magnificent Church
Jo curiously cased with mar hie, and a number of ricli Mosaic
pictures decorate the arches. The view frum ibis building
of the church of 81. Giorgio Maggiore, ill! the Oland,
is extremely beautiful. The transparency and stillness of
the water is admirably painted—it has not that slaty hue
which we have seen in some panoramic views, hot has all
the air of nature. The distant view of the Tyrolean Alps,
is extremely grand, and the aerial OcroPerilve "I""Ced with
Oral skill. The domes and spires which meet the eye in
rvelr direction, produce a magnificent effect, thought the
variety and sparkling decorations of the objects at the Car-
nival, and the rich colours of the tapestry from the windows,
wheu contemplated fur any length of lime, rather fatigue
the eye; some sif them might have been kept down to ad-
vantage. On the whole, this is the mast pkasing panoramic
view we remember to have seen, and conveys the most com-
plete knowledge of the variety and gay magnificenre of the
edifices erected in the meridian opendour of the Venetian
Republic.

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