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Bolognia [[Bologna]]
[[Academia Clementina]]
The Cieling of The first Room is a Representation
of the Voyages of Ulysses from ye [the] Odyssey
very well done
by [[Tibaldi]]
A good pict're [picture] of St. Catherine of [[Bologna]]
in habit of nun
who is a Paintress & Patroness of the City; she
is represented as painting, whilst a Cupid
holds up the Canvass. wh'ch [which] she paints
by [[Franciscena]]
Next Room are many Anatomical
preparations for teaching Women the
art of Midwifry - most of them prepared by
a celebrated female Anatomist, whose Name is
Sig'ra [Signora] [[Anna Manzoline]] - (her maiden name Morandia)
In ye [the] Court is a fine stone statute
of Hercules reclining on his Club
by [[Angelo Pio]], now alive
In one of the Rooms of paintings are
several ancient old Pieces, particularly a good
Madonna & Child - with many Saints - by ye [the] Man
who revived painting in Bolonia
[[Francisco Francia]]
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