A list of the works
of which she was required to make copies was given to her. It
included, besides the whole of the very interesting Mosaics in San
Vitale, and several of the curious Mosaic portraits of the early
bishops of the city in the church of St. Apollinare in Classe, two
remarkable full-length figures from the ancient baptistery, the
representation of the Saviour as the "Good Shepherd" in the
celebrated mausoleum of the Empress Galla Placidia, and the
portraits of the Apostles in the private chapel of the Cardinal. Of
all these works, exact copies were to be executed on a scale of one
sixth the size of the originals; and it was calculated that the work
would require at least fifteen months to do it in. A sufficient sum
of money was paid in advance to enable Signora Orsola Steno and her
ward to move to Ravenna, and to begin their residence there; and
satisfactory arrangements were made for subsequent quarterly
payments of two-thirds of the price to be paid for the completed
copies.
Besides all this, the English patron provided the young artist with
a letter of introduction, which he doubted not would make smooth all
difficulties which might lie in the way of her obtaining the
permissions and facilities necessary for the execution of her task.
This letter was addressed to the "Illustrissimo Signor il Signor
Marchese Lamberto di Castelmare.
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