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[[Bologna]]

Sunday July 21 1764 AM -

Rec'd a visit this morning from Doct [[Doctor Serrati]]
Professor of Medicine at [[Bologna]],
& Husband to ye [the] celebrated female Profess'r [Professor]
of Nat'l [Natural] Phil - in this City - Laura Maria
Clementia Bassi [[Laura Bassi]] - conversed on anatom'l [anatomical]
& medic'l [medical] subjects & charged me with
a Lett'r [Letter] introductory to the acquaint'ce [acquaintance]
of the celebrated Morgagni [[Giovanni Battista Morgagni]] at [[Padua]] -

This Morning [[Mr. Barry]] arriv'd [arrived] from [[Rome]]

At the great Altar of
[[The Church de Celestini]] -
Is a large Picture of the Virgin & Child,
St. John, St. Pet'r [Peter] Celestini - St. Luke & Angels -
done much in the taste of [[Carlo Morat]] -
one of the most excellent pieces of the
masterly ~~Frances~~
[[Francescini]]

A good Piece of St. Sebastian & St. Irene
drawning ye [the] arrows from his Wounds by
[[Mastalet?]]

Our Saviour in ye [the] Garden in form of a Gardiner -
is known by Mary Magdalen to whom he speaks in a fine
attitude - but ye [the] kneeling supplicant Posture of ye [the] beautifull
& well draped Magdalen is wonderfull just, expressive & pleasing
[[Lucio Massari]]

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