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middle is a bronze cast of the Statue of the Great Elector by .Sohlutcr
(see p. 70), on the original pedestal. The stairs and the lift (10 pf.,
opposite the cloak-room) lead to the picture-gallery (p. 104).
Passing through the corridor (PL 2), we enter the —
Basilica (PI. 3), designed in the style of a Florentine church of
the early 16th century. In the centre of the spacious hall stand two
ancient columns, one bearing the 'Marzocco', or heraldic lion of
Florence, the other the she-wolf of Siena. Beyond them is a lectern
with intarsia work (1531), between *Choir-stalls with intarsia work
by Pantaleone de Marchis (ca. 1495). On the pillars and in the
stained-glass windows are coats of arms of Florentine families (15th
and 16th cent.).
The large niches in the walls are occupied by a series of large
altar-pieces, painted and carved. To the right: 259. Begarelli,
Crucifixion, from Modena (ca. 1530); 287. Giac. and Giulio Fran-
da, Assumption; 130. Ascension, glazed terracotta relief from
the studio of the Delia Robbia; 249. Fra Bartolomeo, Madonna
enthroned with saints; 192. Processional Madonna, from the Mark
of Ancona (ca. 1500); above, 171. Venetian sepulchral monument
(ca. 1530). — To the right and left of the exit, two Venetian sacristy
fonts; in the lunette above the door, 205. Bust of Pope Alex¬
ander VI. (ca. 1500); on the balcony above it, 165. Ttdlio or
Antonio Lombardi, Two shield-bearers (from the Vendramin tomb
in the Frari at Venice). — In the niches of the left side-wall,
beginning at the exit: 128a. Giovanni delta Robbia, Pieta,
in coloured terracotta; 191. Paris Bordone, Madonna enthroned
with saints; llx. Andrea delta Robbia, Madonna enthroned with
saints, a glazed altar-piece, dating from the artist's middle period;
1165. Luigi Vivarini, Madonna enthroned with saints (1503); An¬
drea delta. Robbia, Stone altar from Brescia with St. Dorothea. —
The door to the left of this niche leads to —
Room 4, which contains three Venetian fountains and a prayer-
niche from Damascus. To the left are Coptic textiles from Egypt
(4-Xth cent.), to the right Arabian textiles from Egypt (8-13th cent.).
The walls are hung with Oriental tapestry. — The door on the left
leads into the —
Coptic Room (5), in which is exhibited a remarkable collection
of examples of the art of the Christian inhabitants of Egypt. Most
of the work and at the same time the best of it belongs to the
early-Christian epoch (3rd-8th cent.).
The wall-cabinet to the right of the entrance contains wood-carvings,
paintings on wood, glass vessels, and leather-work. — On the principal
wall, to the left, is a beam-head with a carving of Daniel in the lions'
den; farther on, Stone head of an emperor, from Keneh (4-5th cent. A.D.),
between terracotta supports for vessels. Then follow numerous examples
of Coptic sculpture, chiefly sepulchral steles; to the left of the next pillar,
Relief of Christ on horseback between angels. In the centre of the room
are frames with ornamental borders for garments, with Christian scenes.
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