Accession number
PML 151835
Creator
Vasi, Giuseppe, 1710-1782.
Published
Rome : s.n., MDCCLXV [1765]
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
Artist, title, date, and dedication from inscription on an ivy-covered trompe l'oeil tablet depicted in the lower left of image. Ivy twigs obscure part of the title.
The panorama is designed showing a large horizontal sweeping view of Rome from St. Peter's Basilica to the Fonte dell'Aqua Paola looking northeast from the Janiculum Hill and the grounds of Palazzo Corsini. It is printed in an upper and lower part, each consisting of six sheets, cut into 27 sections and mounted on linen. The upper, more sophisticated prints are thought to have been designed and etched by Piranesi, while the lower, less exact by Vasi. (Wilton-Ely)
A wall along the bottom of the panorama lists: "Indice delle case notabili diviso in otto giornate" comprising 390 numbered monuments and sites, divided into eight sections, the numbering of which corresponds to those in the guidebook which Varsi published in the same year: "Indice storico del gran prospetto di Roma." The coat of arms of Charles III is depicted in the center, surrounded by the allegorical figures of War and Peace. Above, verses from the 64th epigram by the Roman poet Martial: "Hinc septem dominos videre montes - et totam licet aestimare Romam. M. Val. Mart. lib. 4 epig. 64"
The panorama is designed showing a large horizontal sweeping view of Rome from St. Peter's Basilica to the Fonte dell'Aqua Paola looking northeast from the Janiculum Hill and the grounds of Palazzo Corsini. It is printed in an upper and lower part, each consisting of six sheets, cut into 27 sections and mounted on linen. The upper, more sophisticated prints are thought to have been designed and etched by Piranesi, while the lower, less exact by Vasi. (Wilton-Ely)
A wall along the bottom of the panorama lists: "Indice delle case notabili diviso in otto giornate" comprising 390 numbered monuments and sites, divided into eight sections, the numbering of which corresponds to those in the guidebook which Varsi published in the same year: "Indice storico del gran prospetto di Roma." The coat of arms of Charles III is depicted in the center, surrounded by the allegorical figures of War and Peace. Above, verses from the 64th epigram by the Roman poet Martial: "Hinc septem dominos videre montes - et totam licet aestimare Romam. M. Val. Mart. lib. 4 epig. 64"
Description
1 panorama (12 sheets) : ill. (etchings) ; plate mark: 103 x 264 cm; entire panorama: 106 x 267 cm; folded to: 36 x 29.6 cm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Contemporary brown marbled paper slip case with title: "Veduta di Roma" written in brown ink on paper label.
Classification
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