| “ARISTOT * * CHE DIE LEGE.” Aristotle who declares laws. |
Third side. I have mislaid my note of this side: Selvatico and Lazari call it “Isidore” (?).[158]
Fourth side. Solon with his pupils. Inscribed:
| “SALO UNO DEI SETE SAVI DI GRECIA CHE DIE LEGE.” Solon, one of the seven sages of Greece, who declares laws. |
Note, by the by, the pure Venetian dialect used in this capital, instead of the Latin in the more ancient ones. One of the seated pupils in this sculpture is remarkably beautiful in the sweep of his flowing drapery.
Fifth side. The chastity of Scipio. Inscribed:
“ISIPIONE A CHASTITA CH * * * E LA FIA (e la figlia?) * * ARE.”
A soldier in a plumed bonnet presents a kneeling maiden to the seated Scipio, who turns thoughtfully away.
Sixth side. Numa Pompilius building churches.
“NUMA POMPILIO IMPERADOR EDIFICHADOR DI TEMPI E CHIESE.”