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[M.37L] [M.37]
Nos 13. 14. Church of San Giov and Paolo. Frari 37
possibly be more ugly; partly owing to the purely vertical shaft -
The more I examined the details of this door the more I admired instead of tapered, looking like a long round tower; and partly
them, even this roll would have been very noble in early Archit. to the flat and ugly capital.
admitting a roll of such a size: All its other details are Roll Or- The roll round the door mentioned in the paper is a beautiful instance of mistakenly
of the noblest style though all misapplied nament applied ornament. It is far too imitative, missing its architectual
(Renaissance) purpose: A less detailed ornament would have been far more
on main comprehensible to the eye in its place: more abstract & simple:
Door. Its separate parts should have found portions of sculpture to
which the eye should have been especially directed. Fine cinque
cento work, like that of Monza, while it is finished in its
workmanship, is never wanting in architectural effect.
Niches. No 14. Niches Fig 1. St John and Paul: a mode of placing
the niche on the cornice (cornice described in No 13): b capital
and 3 foil of niche; the latter too large in the entire figure.
The figures are nicely set on the angles, and the foliation is
bold & grotesque; but the finial, & figure on it, are ridiculously
large; and the want of a pediment on each side ruinous:
Do. Church of Still more defective is fig 2. from the facade of the Frari.
the Frari Its pinnacle is faced with riveted marble slabs; as pencilled.
I could not make out the St G & P whether octagonal or not.
The vertical gables about it would mark its date as corresponding
with Casa d’Oro and such arabic work. The bold
projection of capital, and total absence of trefoil, both very curious
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]