Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-15

DIR. Lord at Rome.
We take the following interesting extracts
from recent letters Of Rev. ". II. Lord of
Montpelier, from the "Holy City"
The churches into which l have been. in
general features are all alike. Two rows of
columns support a vaulted or square ceiling.
The ceiling and sides are frcscoed. some with
exquisite designs, some with horrible and dis
gushing representations. In one. scenes from
the life of Christ, or from the histories of the
Old Testament in another, hideous paintings
Of martyrdoms; in another, pictures of tor
lures by men, serpcnts and devils. such ms
would give one the nightmare to look At.
There are a few churches that have a sre-
cial object of interest painting by one of
the old masters tresco of unusual beauty ..
a relic of ancient times. or costly decorated
Bambino But aside from these, and iom
st. Paul and st. Peters the old churches Of
Rome are all alike. With exterI0rs incom-
parably ugly, with the interior cold and Sc
pulchral there is nothing in them to attract
the eve or riyet the heart. The architecture
of these Italian churches is Of a m0ngrel type
Ii is part Greek, and part Gothic. and part
Italian. D0ric and Corinthian columns
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same roof. All kinds of art have laid their
tribute at the feet Of Rome, and the result is
constant sense o. Ir u' i i''t iio' .
fed the eve in Its style Of architecture /
wonld 1--WE more for one glance Mt our new
church than to see the exterior of an the
churches in italy II I, in itself rr.~, truly
artistic and beautiful.
went into the church of y. Marin I-i..a-
we're the Oldest church in Rome. Il ws-
built over q petroleum spring. and is the
church Of the holy oil. It's columns are odd
Roman. and perhaps belonged t. the baeihr-
of an ancient temple Its ceiling !. splendid
" succeed and frescoed by D1minichino. Il
contains a monument t. Cocceius, who lived
"fortv-fye years with his wife without any
quarrel "
I am no. disposed to % into rapture= over
the picture galleries of Rome. There is %
vast mass IF rubbish in them. And yeti -aE
Yesterday. in the Sciara gallery. q Magdaltu
nv Guido. that answered NV dream. Most of
the NIaoialens seems to be inspired with any
feeling but that of uenitence. Il is only here
and there a Gem of nurcst ravreravs the long
search If ricture Galleries Tie NIadaana-
and Yeuuscs are ali alike. save that the .r.
are ir,red and the other nuda do rar .ld-
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