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an old rusty coyne to any reasonable Antiquaryif he
can see but a nose upon it, or a piece of the face, he will
give you a (hrewd guess at him, though none of the in-
scription be to be seen.
A third and very good way to diftinguifli them, is
by the book of colle&ion of all the principall statues
that are now to be seen at Rome : printed there with,
the Title, leones Jiatuaruw qu# hodie visuntur Ro~
Wit,
He that is well acquainted with this book,will easily
diseover at firft light a great many of them. For there
are a number of st atues of one and the same person: and
he that knows one of them, knows all the rest.
The fourth and last help, and without which the rest
are weak,is to visit them in company of such as are lear-
ned in thenij and by their help to grow familiar with
them, and so pra&ise their acquaintance.
Now beside thepleasure of seeing, and converting
with these old Heroes, ( wnose nicer presence, without
any farther consederation, reared on their severall Pe-
dijials, and ranked decently, eithersubdio, where they
shew best, or in a stately Gallery, cannot but take any
eye,that can but see:) the prosit of knowing them, re-
dounds to all Poets, Painters, Archite&s, and gene-
rally to such as may have occa/ion to imploy any os
these, and by consequentto all Gentlemen. To Poets
for the presentation of Comedies, Tragedies, Masks,
Shews, or any learned, seene whatsoever; the proper-
ties whereof can neither be appointed nor judged of,
but by such as are well seen in statue-craft. To Pain-
ters, for the picturing of sonve exquisit arme,leg,torse
or wreathing of the body, or any other rare posture,
whether smooth or forced.
Besides, Rounds ( so Painters call Statues and their
sragments) may be had, when the life cannot, and have
the patience to ttand when the life will not; and this
is a maxime among Artists in this kind, that a Round
is better to draw by,and comes nearer the lise,than any