Several years travels through Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, Prussia, Sweden, Denmark and the Vnited Provinces / Performed by a gentleman. [W. Bromely].

  • Bromley, William, 1663?-1732.
Date:
1702
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Several years travels through Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, Prussia, Sweden, Denmark and the Vnited Provinces / Performed by a gentleman. [W. Bromely]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    perfwades you to leave your Sword with him, bccaule it will be troublefom in walk¬ ing up Stairs,then for keeping it hopes youl give him fomething. Adjoining to the Ghurch is the Vatican Palace, you are led up into this Palace by eafie Stairs; the firft Room you enter is the great Salaot Hail, richly adorned by Clement the 8th, and Painted by Paul Brill, a Fleming. In a little Chappel I faw a fine Aitar- piece^ Painted by Romanelli. Then the Audience-Room for Reception of Ambafladors, which is large and hand- fom; another lefs for Bifliops, and more private Audience : The Pope’s Bed-Cham¬ ber, and Dining-Room, hung with Crimfon Velvet laced. A large Dining-Room Pain¬ ted by Andrea Sacchi, and a curious piece of Pietro di Cortona s; the Room where the Pope waflies the Feet of the poor Priefts, which hath a noble Soffitto, or Roof; Two Rooms painted in Frefco by Giulio Romano, being the Biftory of Conflantine the Great: Three Rooms Painted by Raphael Urhn, efteemed the bcft Painting in the World ; a little Chappel Painted by Frederica 2mc- chero; the Soffitto, or Roof, of another. Painted by Guido Rheni ; the long Gallery of Maps and Towns Painted by Paul Brill. A .noble Hall Painted by Gregorio Vajfari: The great Chappel lb much efteemed for