LAST SUPPER, BY RAPHAEL.
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On this Piazza is the small Theatre of the Arrischiati,
commonly called Teatro della Piazza Vecchia.
The street on the eastern part of this Piazza is called Via
dell’Amore. — The architecture of the Palazzo Viviani, cal¬
led dei Cartelloni (N° 4523), is by Giov. Batt. Nelli il vecchio.
Vincenzo Viviani,famous pupil of Galileo, had the inscriptions
still seen and the bust of the astronomer placed on the fa¬
çade in 1693; the bust is worked by G. B. Caccini.
The street crossing the Via dell'Amore, is called Via
Faenza or Via di Foligno, and is the principal street leading
to the Fortezza da Basso from the centre of the Town. — In
the Chiesa di S. lacopo in Campo Corbolini, is the monument
of Luigi Tornabuoni, by Cecilia fiesolano; and a painting of
the Scuola del Ghirlandaio, representing the Madonna, Jesus
and S. Catharine.
In this vicinity is the Via Nuova, with a Tabernacle dedi-
cated to the Madonna by, Giov. da S. Giovanni.
From the Via di Faenza, we shall enter the Via di Cafag-
gio, to see the fine Last Supper, fresco attribuled to Raphael
and recently discovered in the ancient refectory of the sup-
pressed convent of Foligno. — We first, pass before a Taber¬
nacle with a Madonna and an Infant Jesus of the Scuola di
Della Robbia, and thence enter a gateway, leading to that
Refectory, and in which is the fresco. It is doubtful however,
if it really be by Raphael, since, while some figures give an
idea of the Urbinate’s first style, the whole together leaves
us uncertain whether he be the true author; moreover, Va¬
sari, who has marked down so accurately all the works of
that great Master, has left us no word as to this one, existing
in his own country.— The affresco was restored by lhe Ar¬
tists Zotti and Della Porta, and is opened to the public from
10 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon.
Returning to the Via Faenza, we shall find our way down
to the Via della Forca, crossing the Piazzelta Madonna; in
that street is the Palazzo Martelli (N° 3117), possessing a
valuable gallery, of which the following are the principal
paintings:
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