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 Heliodorus over the chimney, is of the hand of Julio Romano, Raphaels schollar.

8. Going up from hence into the highest open gallery, you'll find it painted with Geographical maps of the hand of Antonio da Varese. The roof of it is also well painted by Pomerancio, Paris Romano, and Bronzini, excellent painters all.

89 [sic]. Then coming down, I saw the Sala Clementina a noble room. The rare perspectives in the roof, and in one of the corners both of them expressing the arms of Clement the VIII are worth your attentive consideration.

10. Then the divers chambers of his holyness hung all with damask hanging in summer, and velvet hangings in winter, are very neat. In the Popes bedchamber I saw: the grave picture of our Lady with her son in her arms, called Saint Mary Major, its painted curiously upon a white transparent stone three fingers thick, and yet, shewing the picture on both sides if held before the sun.