Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Very Capital Choice and Valuable Collection of Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch Pictures, Formed at Great Expence in the Course of Several Years by John Humble, Esq.: And Comprising Some of the Finest Chef D'oeuvres of Painting That Have Been Imported Into This Country, Selected From the Aldobrandini, Barberini, Cavalieri, Colonna and Spoletto Palaces St. Agnes with a palm branch} and a sword as a symbol of martyrdom, the left hand covers her breast. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.