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Title: Italy: a handbook for travellers. First Part (Nothern Italy)
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipsic : K. Baedeker London : Dulau and Co.
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and drawings by eminent artists. The Cathedral, on the N. side of the town, beyond the Piazzadel Terraglio, contains paintings by Jacopo Bassano: right, As-sumption of the Virgin, with portraits of Charles V., the Doge ofVenice, the Pope, etc.; left of the high-altar, Adoration of theChild; right, Martyrdom of Stephen. —■ The old palace of Ezzelino,the cruel Ghibelline leader, is now partly occupied by the arciprete(dean). The promenades encircling the town command beautifulviews of the Alps and their spurs, and of the brawling Brenta,spanned by a picturesque timber bridge. The Villa Rezzonica, IV2 M. from the town, contains a bas-relief by Canova (Death of Socrates) and other works of art. Inthe suburb Borgo Leone is the Villa Parolini, with a beautiful park. Bonaparte defeated the Austrians under Wxirmser at Bassano on 8thSept. 1796, four days after the battle ofltoveredo, having marched hitherfrom Trent in two duvs. The cnvprprl limho. \*~:,i~*> over the Brenta V E N E Z I A
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Hotels. VENICE. 39. Route. 231 occupies the place of one blown up by the French on that occasion. —In 1809 Napoleon erected the district of Bassano into a duchy and con-ferred it upon Maret, his secretary of state. Possagno, Canovas birthplace, beautifully situated at the base ofMonte Grappa, 12/2 M. to the N.E. of Bassano, is reached by a good roadpassing Romano, the birthplace of Ezzelino, and Crespano. The domedchurch, in the style of the Pantheon, designed by Canova, contains his tomb,an altar-piece painted by him, and a fine bronze relief of the Entombment.The church and the bridge at Crespano (see above), which crosses theriver by a single arch 118 ft. in span, were built with funds bequeathedby Canova for the purpose. The Palazzo, as his house is called, containsmodels and casts of his works. From Bassano to Trent, see p. 49. 39. Venice. Arrival. The Railway Station (Cafe) is on the N.W. side of the town,at the end of the Canal Grande (PI. B, C, 2; the town-office is by the P

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