Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors And Architects, And Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3)
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Milizia says, "There is no country in theworld in which those arches are so numerous as in China. They are foundnot only in the cities but on the mountains; and are erected in thepublic streets in honor of princes, generals, philosophers, andmandarins, who have benefitted the public, or signalized themselves byany great action; there are more than 1100 of these latter, 200 of whichare of extraordinary size and beauty; there are also some in honor offemales. The Chinese annals record 3636 men wh...o have merited triumphalarches. " Milizia also says, the friezes of the Chinese arches are ofgreat height, and ornamented with sculpture. The highest arches aretwenty-five feet, embellished with human figures, animals, flowers, andgrotesque forms, in various attitudes, and in full relief. STATUE OF POMPEY THE GREAT. The large Statue of Pompey, formerly in the collection of the CardinalSpada, is supposed to be the same as that, at the base of which "GreatC
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