SECTION LXXXII. FIFTEENTH CAPITAL. The pillar to which it belongs is
thicker than the rest, as well as the one over it in the upper arcade.
The sculpture of this capital is also much coarser, and seems to me
later than that of the rest; and it has no inscription, which is
embarrassing, as its subjects have had much meaning; but I believe
Selvatico is right in supposing it to have been intended for a general
illustration of Idleness.
_First side_. A woman with a distaff; her girdle richly decorated,
and fastened by a buckle.
_Second side_. A youth in a long mantle, with a rose in his hand.
_Third side_. A woman in a turban stroking a puppy, which she holds
by the haunches.
_Fourth side_. A man with a parrot.
_Fifth side_. A woman in very rich costume, with braided hair, and
dress thrown into minute folds, holding a rosary (?) in her left hand,
her right on her breast.
_Sixth side_. A man with a very thoughtful face, laying his hand
upon the leaves of the capital.
_Seventh side_. A crowned lady, with a rose in her hand.
_Eighth side_. A boy with a ball in his left hand, and his right
laid on his breast.
SECTION LXXXIII. SIXTEENTH CAPITAL. It is decorated with eight large
heads, partly intended to be grotesque, [Footnote: Selvatico states that
these are intended to be representative of eight nations, Latins,
Tartars, Turks, Hungarians, Greeks, Goths, Egyptians, and Persians.
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