Ex Voto: An Account of the Sacro Monte or New Jerusalem at Varallo-Sesia With Some Notice of Tabachetti's Remaining Work at the Sanctuary of Crea
Samuel Butler
Ex Voto: An Account of the Sacro Monte or New Jerusalem at Varallo-Sesia With Some Notice of Tabachetti's Remaining Work at the Sanctuary of Crea
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This 1888 volume showcased Butler's encyclopedic knowledge of the art of Northern Italy and helped acquaint a wide English readership with the art of Tabachetti and Gaudenzio Ferrari at Varallo.

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EX VOTO:
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER II. THE REV. S. W. KING—LANZI AND LOMAZZO.
CHAPTER III. VARALLO, PAST AND PRESENT.
CHAPTER IV. BERNARDINO CAIMI, AND FASSOLA.
CHAPTER V. EARLY HISTORY OF THE SACRO MONTE.
CHAPTER VI. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS.
CHAPTER VII. AIM AND SCOPE OF THE SACRO MONTE.
CHAPTER VIII. GAUDENZIO FERRARI, TABACHETTI, AND GIOVANNI D’ENRICO.
Tabachetti.
Giovanni D’Enrico.
CHAPTER IX. THE ASCENT, AND THE FIRST FOUR CHAPELS.
Chapel No. 1.  Adam and Eve.
Chapel No. 2.  The Annunciation.
Chapel No. 3.  The Salutation of Mary by Elizabeth.
Chapel No. 4.  First Vision of St. Joseph.
CHAPTER X.  THE SEVEN CHAPELS NUMBERED 5–11.
Chapel No. 5.  Visit of the Magi.
Chapel No. 6.  Il Presepio.
Chapel No. 7.  Visit of the Shepherds.
Chapel No. 8.  Called by Fassola and Torrotti the Circumcision, and by Bordiga the Purification.
Chapel No. 9.  Joseph Warned to Fly.
Chapel No. 10.  The Flight into Egypt.
Chapel No.  11.  Massacre of the Innocents.
CHAPTER XI. CHAPELS No. 12–No.22.
Chapel No. 12.  The Baptism of Christ by John.
Chapel No. 13.  Temptation.
Chapel No. 14.  The Woman of Samaria.
Chapel No. 15.  The Paralytic.
Chapel No. 16.  The Widow’s Son at Nain.
Chapel No. 17.  The Transfiguration.
Chapel No. 18.  Raising of Lazarus.
Chapel No. 19.  Entry into Jerusalem.
Chapel No. 20.  The Last Supper.
Chapel No. 21.  The Agony in the Garden.
Chapel No. 22.  The Sleeping Apostles.
CHAPTER XII. THE PALACE OF PILATE.
Chapel No. 23.  The Capture of Christ.
Chapel No. 24.  Christ taken to Annas.
Chapel No. 25.  Christ taken before Caiaphas.
Chapel No. 26.  The Repentance of St. Peter.
Chapel No. 27.  Christ before Pilate.
Chapel No. 28.  Christ before Herod.
Chapel No. 29.  Christ taken back to Pilate.
Chapel No. 30.  The Flagellation.
Chapel No. 31.  The Crowning with Thorns.
Chapel No. 32.  Christ at the Steps of the Pretorium.
Chapel No. 33.  Ecce Homo.
Chapel No. 34.  Pilate Washing his Hands.
Chapel No. 35.  Christ Condemned to Death.
CHAPTER XIII. MYSTERIES OF THE PASSION AND DEATH.
Chapel No. 36.  The Journey to Calvary.
Chapel No. 37.  The Nailing of Christ to the Cross.
Chapel No. 38.  The Crucifixion.
CHAPTER XIV.
Chapel No. 39.  The Descent from the Cross.
CHAPTER XV.  THE PIETÀ AND REMAINING CHAPELS.
Chapel No. 40.  The Pietà.
Chapel No. 41.  The Entombment.
Remaining Chapels and Chiesa Maggiore.
CHAPTER XVI.  TABACHETTI’S WORK AT CREA.
CHAPTER XVII.  CONCLUSION.
Photographs of Subjects ON THE SACRO MONTE.
FOOTNOTES.
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