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Identifier: italiancastlesco00batcrich (find matches)
Title: Italian castles and country seats
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Batcheller, Tryphosa Bates, 1878-
Subjects: Castles -- Italy Historic buildings -- Italy Italy -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York, Longmans, Green, and Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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phael Mengs. In the first room to the left of the main salon where this fresco is, is placed the beautiful and celebrated Relief of Antinous from the Villa of Hadrian, and there are many many more beautiful and wonderful works of art. One would almost expect Giovannis name to be Camillo, as that seems to be the family name of the Borghese. Camillo Borghese was Legate to, Spain in 1596 and succeeded Leo XI as Pope Paul V, that pope whose privilege it was to place his name on the great front portal of the Basilica of St. Peter that was finished and dedicated during his papal reign. Another Camillo Borghese served in the Fren charmy in his youth, and in 1803 married that vain and beautiful Pauline, sister of Napoleon, by whom he was made Duke of Guastalla in 1806. He sold the Borghese collection of antiquities and artistic treasures that had been collected by his father, Marcantonio, to Napoleon, for thirteen million francs. To-day all the world enjoys the treasures and the beauties of the Villa (372)
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AND COUNTRY SEATS Borghese, for, as you know, the family lost its financial standing in the great real estate excitement in Rome some few years ago, and the famous Borghese villa and park were bought by the Italian Government, and is now officially called the Villa Umberto I. It is planned to erect a bridge from the Villa Borghese to the hill of the Pincio; I notice in our morning walks that the preparations to this end are already well advanced. It will be a great addition to Rome to connect these two beautiful parks, and greatly add to the afternoon drives. King Victor Emmanuel III contemplates placing a beautiful statue to the memory of his father as commemorative of this improvement. We wrote ourselves down at the palace only yesterday, and this evening, the Duke of Ascoli, the Gentleman-of-Honor at the present time to Her Majesty Queen Elena, brought the official invitation to the audience that we are to have tomorrow. It is highly gratifying to be thus quickly received by Her Majesty, and A

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