Mr Carboni characterises the city's attitude, in his catalogue essay, as “an almost perfect balance of religious esprit, chameleonic diplomacy and an unsentimentally practical mercantile system.
在目录文章中,卡尔勃尼先生将对这个城市的看法刻画为:“一个几乎完美的宗教精、反复无常的外交和无情的实际商业体系的平衡”。