Addison, Joseph: Remarks on several parts of Italy: &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703 (London: Tonson, 1718)

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remarkable Buildings, as well as Actions,
and since there are several in either of
these kinds not to be found on Medals,
more extraordinary than those that are ;
suspect our Collections of old Coins to
be extremely deficient, and that those
which are already found out scarce bear
a Proportion to what are yet undisco-
vcr’d. A Man takes a great deal more
Pleasure in surveying the ancient Statues,
who compares them with Medals, than
little Knowledge this way ; for these
Two Arts illustrate each other j and as
there are several Particulars in History
and Antiquities which receive a great
Light from ancient Coins, so would it
be imp'osiible to Decipher the Faces of
the many Statues that are to be seen at
and Emperesses, the Deities and Virtues,
with a Thousand other Particulars re-
lating to Statuary, and not to be learnt
by any other Means. In the Villa Pam-
philia stands the Statue of a Man in
Woman’s Cloaths, which the Anti-
quaries do not know what to make of^
and therefore pass it ofF for an Her-
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