the cenci- 第8部分

The　same　evening　Signora　Lucrezia　was　interred；　as　she　had　desired　to

be；　in　the　church　of　San　Giorgio　di　Velobre。



All　Rome　may　be　said　to　have　been　present　at　this　tragedy；　carriages；

horses；　foot　people；　and　cars　crowding　as　it　were　upon　one　another。

The　day　was　unfortunately　so　hot；　and　the　sun　so　scorching；　that　many

persons　fainted；　others　returned　home　stricken　with　fever；　and　some

even　died　during　the　night；　owing　to　sunstroke　from　exposure　during

the　three　hours　occupied　by　the　execution。



The　Tuesday　following；　the　14th　of　September；　being　the　Feast　of　the

Holy　Cross；　the　brotherhood　of　San　Marcello；　by　special　licence　of

the　pope；　set　at　liberty　the　unhappy　Bernardo　Cenci；　with　the

condition　of　paying　within　the　year　two　thousand　five　hundred　Roman

crowns　to　the　brotherhood　of　the　most　Holy　Trinity　of　Pope　Sixtus；　as

may　be　found　to…day　recorded　in　their　archives。



Having　now　seen　the　tomb；　if　you　desire　to　form　a　more　vivid

impression　of　the　principal　actors　in　this　tragedy　than　can　be

derived　from　a　narrative；　pay　a　visit　to　the　Barberini　Gallery；　where

you　will　see；　with　five　other　masterpieces　by　Guido；　the　portrait　of

Beatrice；　taken；　some　say　the　night　before　her　execution；　others

during　her　progress　to　the　scaffold；　it　is　the　head　of　a　lovely　girl；

wearing　a　headdress　composed　of　a　turban　with　a　lappet。　　The　hair　is

of　a　rich　fair　chestnut　hue；　the　dark　eyes　are　moistened　with　recent

tears；　a　perfectly　farmed　nose　surmounts　an　infantile　mouth；

unfortunately；　the　loss　of　tone　in　the　picture　since　it　was　painted

has　destroyed　the　original　fair　complexion。　　The　age　of　the　subject

may　be　twenty；　or　perhaps　twenty…two　years。



Near　this　portrait　is　that　of　Lucrezia　Petrani　the　small　head

indicates　a　person　below　the　middle　height；　the　attributes　are　those

of　a　Roman　matron　in　her　pride；　her　high　complexion；　graceful

contour；　straight　nose；　black　eyebrows；　and　expression　at　the　same

time　imperious　and　voluptuous　indicate　this　character　to　the　life；　a

smile　still　seems　to　linger　an　the　charming　dimpled　cheeks　and

perfect　mouth　mentioned　by　the　chronicler；　and　her　face　is

exquisitely　framed　by　luxuriant　curls　falling　from　her　forehead　in

graceful　profusion。



As　for　Giacomo　and　Bernardo；　as　no　portraits　of　them　are　in

existence；　we　are　obliged　to　gather　an　idea　of　their　appearance　from

the　manuscript　which　has　enabled　us　to　compile　this　sanguinary

history；　they　are　thus　described　by　the　eye…witness　of　the　closing

scene



Giacomo　was　short；　well…made　and　strong；　with　black　hair　and　beard；

he　appeared　to　be　about　twenty…six　years　of　age。



Poor　Bernardo　was　the　image　of　his　sister；　so　nearly　resembling　her；

that　when　he　mounted　the　scaffold　his　long　hair　and　girlish　face　led

people　to　suppose　him　to　be　Beatrice　herself：　he　might　be　fourteen　or

fifteen　years　of　age。



The　peace　of　God　be　with　them！











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