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Doc. 206.] 117
SWEDENBORG’S TRAVELS IN 1738.
of porphyry and also a tomb of porphyry are there ; but I could
not see them. The portico is twenty paces long and twelve
paces deep.
The Piazza della Rotonda is without; it is adorned with
an obelisk which was conveyed thither from the Church of
S. Bartolommeo, in 1707, by order of Clement XI ; it is sur
rounded by dolphins throwing water. The water-fountain itself
dates from the year 1580. The obelisk was brought from
Egypt, and bears Egyptian inscriptions.
It is reported that some ruins of the baths of Marcus
Agrippa are preserved, but I could not discover them. These
ruins are said to be magnificent ; they are still covered
with a beautiful stone, the floor is of glass, and they are
richly gilded.
I was in the church of S. Ignazio, which is handsome, and
contains beautiful paintings, especially on the ceiling. What
I admired most was an altar in the fore-part of the church
on the right-hand side ; the marble columns on which it rested,
the altar-piece, its sides and top were the most beautiful I
have yet seen. Under the altar was a lovely casket of a
blue oriental stone , adorned with silver and statues , and
costly columns. At some distance from this is the tomb of
Ludovisi,* which with its columns is beautifully sculptured of
marble. Ludovisi contributed most of the money for this
church. The Piazza di Ignazio was built by the Jesuits ; it
is small, but in good taste. The Collegio Romano of the Je
suits is fine and large ; all are instructed there ; and in the
Seminario Romano, which is not a great distance from it, all
nations are taught. Afterwards I was in the Church of Gesù,
which is very fine, abounding in marble, sculpture, and statues,
which are most skilfully distributed, and in the ceiling blended
with the most precious fresco paintings. I could not see it
all, as a musical service was being performed. The Piazza di
Gesù is outside the church.
September 30. I examined many ruins, among which are
the large amphitheatre [Coliseum], and the temples of peace
(Pacis), of the sun (Solis), of the moon (Luna), of Faustina ;†
* Cardinal Ludovisi, who was a nephew of Gregory XV.
Remains of these temples are in the Campo Vaccino.
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