Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-03
NOTES OF TRAVEL: NO. :.
Bologna, Its Academy of Fine Arts,
University and Leaning Towers and

Wnlcn generally occurs RDOut p IN, tu!b
bsing the principal meal of the day in
Italy. A popularity of Bologna is the
buildings on the principal streets are
which serves as ocol, shady walk
In summer and protection In Indictment
weather to pedestrians.
In view of the fact that the pope has
lately appointed cardinal Vannutelii, his
probable successor to the papacy, cardinal
archbishop Of Bologna. short description
of the city may not be amiss.
Bologna was founded by the Etrustans
and by them called Felsini, and afterwards
falling into the hands of the Gallo Boil, 1t
forwards became Roman province, the
Roman emperors residing there at times,
one of whom, Augustus, 1t is said, con-
stIueted the subterranean acqusduet from
the town of Tasso. on the river Reno, at
the foot of the Apprentices, that at the
present time supplies the city with water
as we'll as it did when be constructed 1t, B.
G. 20. The city and suburbs contain 1885,
600 Inhabitants and lies on fertile plain
at the foot of the Appennine mountains,
between the rivers Reno, Aposa and Sa-
vena.
There are 100 churches, 20 monasteries,
an old university founded in the fifth
century and said to have cnce had 3, 500
students. Imerius introduced the school
of jurisprudence and Roman law and Pope
Julius " theology here. Remarkable from
the fact tn at it has had lady professors
at times among Its faculty, viz: Novella
d'Andrea in the fourteenth century; Laura
Bassi, physical science; M. d'Manzolins,
anatomy; and as late as 1794-1817 Clotilda
Fambrioni, Greek, Thirty four palaces.
and six theaters, one the Contralli, an old
Carmelite church, now occupied as theaters,
three art galleries and galleries in the
palaces.
Bologna was the home of Prospe1zia de
Rossi, sculptress of great repute. The
council of Trent met here in 1547. 1t was q
meeting place for conference between the
different popes and emperors at different
times. The anatomy of the human frame
WAS taught here In the fourteenth century.
In 1889 galvanism was discovered here by
J. Galvani 1t WAS annexed as one Of tbs
states of the cha1ca in 1919 by Pope Julius
II and remained a. such with the excep
ton of the years between 1796-1S15, when
1t waa part of Napoleoi,'s Cisalpine repub-
lilo Ia 1859 the town disnembered its
papal relations and became a part of the
kingdom of Italy
In the morning we visited the Academic
del Belle Arts, formerly Jesuit college,
to see the celebrated oil paintings by Guido
Rent Cf the Madonna della Piets. the Cruel
fixion and the Massacre of the Innocents,
also fire drawing III chalk of the Eco
HON.; Sampson victorious over the Phil
is.iues, drinking ont of the jaw bone of an
Ass In one Of the rooms Is a Madonna BY
Caracci, the portraits of Sts. Dominic,
Francis, Clara snd Mary Mazdal:ne and
others III this picture were all members
of the Bargslli family, at whose expense it
was painted. Most Of the MadoDnas that
1 saw by the different great masters, were
by the diversity of their looks, attitude
and expression, copies from actual life of
either members of their own family or of
intimate friends, the same as this painting
The finest painting by all odds though
in the whole gallery was Rsphael's St.
Cecilia, surrounded by four other saints.
ST. Cecilia is represented as having just
ceased playing the organ to her friends,
the heavenly echo of her sweet music that
falls upon their ears being from six angels,
represented as resting on the edge of 8
cloud. The other figures in the picture
are those of St. Paul apparently in deep
meditation, to her left-Msry Msgdsline
on her right, showing rapturous delight
st. John and Augustine are in the back.
ground, the blending of the tints of the
background with those of the dress of the
saints, forming besutious and har-
monious expression to the whole. There
are many more fine pictures in the eollec
| ton.
The old church Of st. Stephano is bull
on the site of former temple of Isis, snd
| is chiefly remarkable that it is in reality
seven churches in one: St. Pietro, thu
/ cathedral begun in 1906, the largest church
in Italy, is still in an unfinished state
There are several fine churches and pal
aces. The house of the great composer
Rosrini, in the Via Msggiore, was erected
In 1926 and furnished with inscriptions
from Cicero and Virgil. But one of the
most curious sights to be seen are the lean
/ ing towers at the east end of the street Wis
Rizzoli, near the center of the city, is these
| most singular structures of Bologna. Tbs
Tore Asinelli, erected In 1909 by Gerarde
Asinelli, Is 800 feet high and four feet out
| of perpendicular. The summit Is reached
| Garisendi, was erected in lilo by the
| brothers Fillipo and Ottone Garisendi, Is
1888 feet in height and ten feet out of per
pendicular, built so purposely, but the in
cline was too great for higher altitude.
The Piszza Vitterio Emspusle in the
center of the town, Is very fine square
adorned by large fountain and large
bronze statue of Neptune. On this piazzs
/ is also the palszzo del Governo, the facade
| of which is adorned with Madonna and
| a bronze statue of st. Petronius, the gal
leries and halls are decorated with fine
| frescoes. In the main hall is the statue Of
Hercules. Opposite Thu palace il the old
palazzo del Podests, built in 1901, con
| raining the Civic Archives and ancient
| documents; celebrated as the place of con.
6ne mint of King Enzio, son of Emperor
Frederick II, who was captured in battl.
by the Bolagness papal forces May, 1919
and kept in confinement twenty-five
years.
On the north side of the town is La
Montagnole, very fine place of public
promenade, it is on an eminence 80 that q
commanding view is obtained. There is q
large saloon fitted up for the use of the
members of the Guioco di Pallone, OF ball
game on the square. The game is consid-
cred as healthy exercise by its members,
and interesting to spectators as we'll. On
the Monte del Guardis, q fortified eminepce
about two and half miles from town, via
the porta Ssragozza ia the pilgrimage
church of the madonna del st. Luca, with a
colorado of 635 arches extending along
Inc le1RQIb TOT aDOuG one mile. from 8
point beneath the portal the Adriatic is
seen with a telescope.
At Q p. m. we left Bologna for Florence.
When about one mile from the city the
| train passes small island on the river
Reno, where history claims was formed
| the celebrated triumtirate between Oeta
Wan, Antony and Lepictus, regulating the
affairs of the empire. B. G. 43. The train
passes through many towns and notable
places in the tenth to seventeenth CEN
turtles, till you enter Margabotta, an old
Etrustan town, seventeen miles from b.
logns, between this point and Ponetta, q
summer resort, distance of twenty miles;
there are no less than twenty-five tunnels.
After passing Ponetta the line enters the
ravins of the Rsno with its nu-
merous waterfalls and viaduots
to Pracohia. the highest point on
the line. 2,O25 feet high, where it crosses
the Apprentices. Beyond this point
the road crosses the Tyrrhenian sea
by tunnel II miles long and twenty four
more tunnels and viaducts; you come to
the city of Pistoga,a town Of IA, 600 inhab-
itants. said to be the place where pistols
were first invented, hence the name of pis-
toll. Here the railway to Florence inter
Gets very fertile tract at the base of the
Apprentices, and you obtain a glimpse of
the beautiful plains of Tuscany. In
passing from Bologna to Florence