Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-26

VISIT TO VENICE.


~ 10 the marble Of her palaces" Indescrbabie is the
ohor Of floating in light and graceful gondola through
m roets and stepping directly from the boat upon the
s f Palace or Church. rich in the deep and splendiu
colors Of Venetian paintings. In the evening, nnuer"
HE swallows fit over heads, and men ana poys swim
n, in the streets beside u.s. Rich Gothic palaces, ana
magnacent (but to me less pleasing and meaning IMAM
the ohic renaissance Paladian palaces 81 succoeu
brick and of marble rise solid masses from the
tal clement and give us some Of the most Oeauui anu
delicate models of domestic architecture in the World
put hardly does the Grand Canal with all its romance
and richness equal the splendors OF the Pazza Oh o'
Mark Never shall forget my first visit to that square,
As passed through its arcade at the Southwest ase'
and its noble size and grand and light arcades burst
nv sight the rays the declining sun were striking op
Houely upon the front Of the Cathedral, and hghVns up
the gorgeous spendors of its rich and many cooreu
oaics and its elaborate and fantastic sculptures Inc
golden grounds and bright coors of the mosac glorious
with the grace and meaning of paintings, but prgner
than oil colors give brliaucy and richness to the eus
ce which constitute small part of its peculiar charm
In the elaborate architecture there is just enough OF the
fantastic and groesque to give the effect OF richness ana
variety without imparing the harmony OF the general
impression. The church is low, and owes nothing OF its
effect to height is its richness and grace that cons-
tute its charm. is not grand and solemn, like the
Northern Gothic but is beautiful and winning Chris
tan charity Hundreds of beautiful columns-he spoils
of Greece and of the Eastenrch its exterior and in
terror They are most varied in form, and size and COLOR
and many Of them of the most beautiful and rare vare-
ties of marble The first story, ESQ to speak) of the
church. is composed of ranges of these columns one
above the other The arches sprnging from the upper
columns are adorned with the richest and most elaborate
aegorca and ornamental sculptures, representing differ
trades seasons &c. and balustrade surmounts the
whole The second story placed little back the first
and is likewise richly ornamented with mosaics, (both
pictures and elegant arabesques the arches,) and
sculptures The wall Of this the upper part of the build
ing blossoms at its summit in prousion of little points
and pnuaces and abernaces and crockets bearing stat
ues and adorned with leaves and all gotesque and beau
tul figures. On the roof rise five domes, with curious
oriental cupolas above them and surmounted by many
armed crosses with white round balls at their ends At
the top of the pedment above the central arch is gilt
winged on (he emblem of St. Mark and golden stars,
on blue ground Before the great central window Of the
upper story the top Of the first stand the four an
cent horses gded bronze which, brought from Cornth
on its capture to Rome by Menmus, were removed by
Constantine to his Eastern city, taken thence to Venice
in 1904 carried Paris in 1897, and sent back to their
present position by the Allies in 1915 They works of
great spirit add much the attractions Of the place.
The interior of the church is very unique lows gloomy
has not the grandeur of Gothic but its roof Of gold
mosaic adorned with quaint figures oil holy personases
and SAINTS the richness and beauty oil its Marbles ana
It's exquisite paVemenes Oh Di's Oh rlcn anu oos@y
put together SO as to form all KINDS Oh regular
Nimpresslye. rs SO uake anything ese' 'l' ohe o'eS
60 hnger IN IT. and study 70 ascertain wne are uose
charms and features Woeh SO iasclna'e 'ne
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faace-ene scene o. such history, ne 'fel'ion VI
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Is SHINING pfigh1iy' ana revealing all tne symmetry u
this encnan1ng arenec'ure we nave "een an oVer 'ne
Palace put our hands in the Lions mouths where the ter
roe secret nicrmations were lodged, seen e rooms o.
the Councils Of Three and OF Ten the portraits Oh the
Doges and the olack panel win ven bearing tne III,
scrpsion "Hic est locus Marim faherl decaplIau Pre-
crmnIsus descended uto the dungeons seen he pace
where the char stood, IN which political offenders were
straIge and stood on the Bridge Of sgh covered pas
sage leading at some distance above the water Of the In
tervening canal from the Doges Palace and rooms Oh
she tribunals to the prisons The Gothc palaces on the
Grand Canal particularly are the most beautiful and char
acerisc private buildings IN VENICE Inc arehes OF the
windows and doorWays are most lovely ana men,
BESIDES archsecture' Venice contains 'e masf pieces
OF Titlan Tmteree iorglone Paul Neronese ana other
Venetian painters. Iltians painting Oh the martyrdom
OF Peter Martyr (tne FOUNDER Oh tne lhqusOnl Is one
OF the most wonderful WORKS Oh art ever ocheiu' Inc
great effect the picture is IN the solemn ieeng Oh ne