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Guidebook
12021-11-07T07:51:40-08:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11228494In the genre of the early modern guidebook of Rome, the “city is defined in terms of orderly itineraries, clear boundaries, and physical traversability” where “unobstructed urban movement is taken to be the measure of modernity, but only for pilgrims, tourists, or the fashionable carriage of the upper ranks” (San Juan, 4, 9). Piranesi’s large-scale vedute draw on, but more often exceed, the traditional features of this genre.plain2021-11-07T08:40:32-08:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
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12018-12-07T15:20:47-08:00Erin Jonesff57f567e7b1b1483367dc101143970f40cd9e26View of the Palace of the Academy on the Via del Corso, established by Louis XIV, King of France for French students of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture19Veduta, nella Via del Corso, del Palazzo dell’Accademia istituita da Luigi XIV. Re di Francia per i Nazionali Francesi studiosi della Pittura, Scultura, e Architetturaplain2021-11-29T15:01:04-08:00Title: VEDUTA, nella Via del Corso, DEL PALAZZO DELL’ACCADEMIA istituita da LUIGI XIV. RE DI FRANCIA per i Nazionali Francesi studiosi della Pittura, Scultura, e Architettura colla liberal permissione al Pubblico di esercitarvisi in tali arti per il comodo della esposizione quotidiana del Nudo, e dei Modelli delle più rare Statue ed altri segni della Romana Magnificenza, sì antichi, che moderni. Key: 1. Stanze ove sono esposti i modelli della Colonna Trajana, Statue Equestri e Pedestri, Busti, e Bassirilievi. 2. Stanze per l’esposizione del Nudo. 3. Appartamento Regio ornato parimente di Modelli. 4. Appartamento del Signor Direttore. 5. Palazzo Panfilj. 6. Via del Corso. 7. Porta del Popolo. Signature: Gio(vanni). Batt(ist)a Piranesi Architetto dis(egnò). e inc(ise). Signature 2: Presso l’Autore a Strada Felice nel Palazzo Tomati vicino alla Trinità de’montiTitle: View of the Palace of the Academy on the Via del Corso, established by Louis XIV, King of France for French students of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture generously open to the Public to practice in such arts for the opportunity to engage in the daily exhibition of the Nude, and of Models of the rarest Statues and other examples of Roman Magnificence, both ancient and modern. Key: 1. Rooms where models of the Column of Trajan, Equestrian and Free-Standing Statues, Busts, and Bas-reliefs are exhibited. 2. Rooms for the exhibition of the Nude. 3. Royal Apartment also adorned with Models. 4. Apartment of the Director. 5. Palazzo Pamphili 6. Via del Corso 7. Porta del Popolo. Signature: Designed and engraved by the Architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Signature 2: Published by the Author on the Strada Felice in Palazzo Tomati near Trinità de Monti.Zoe Langeref2dd00d773765a8b071cbe9e59fc8bf7c7da399
12018-11-28T15:33:22-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79View of the Basilica San Giovanni Laterano15Veduta della Basilica di San Giovanni Laterano Architettura di Alessandro Gallileiplain2021-12-01T14:45:17-08:00Title: Veduta della Basilica di San Giovanni Laterano Architettura di Alessandro Gallilei Key: 1. Cappella fabricata da Clemente XII. Corsini 2. Palazzo fabricato da Sisto V. ora Conservatorio di Zitelle 3. Scala Santa 4. Guglia Egiziaca giacente 5. Mura della Citta Signature: Presso l’Autore a Strada Felice nel Palazzo Tomati vicino alla Trinità de’monti Signature 2: Piranesi del(ineavit). scol(psit).Title: View of the Basilica of San Giovanni Laterano Architecture by Alessandro Gallilei Key: 1. Chapel constructed by Clement XII Corsini 2. Palace constructed by Sixtus V, now the Conservatory of Zitelle 3. Scala Santa 4. Egyptian Spire [obelisk] lying on the ground 5. Walls of the City Signature: Published by the Author in the Strada Felice in Palazzo Tomati near Trinità de Monti. Signature 2: Drawn and engraved by PiranesiZoe Langeref2dd00d773765a8b071cbe9e59fc8bf7c7da399
12018-12-04T15:59:48-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646Two churches near the Column of Trajan13Veduta delle due Chieseplain2021-12-06T13:16:49-08:00Title: Veduta delle due Chiese, l’una detta 1 della Madonna di Loreto l’altra 2 del Nome di Maria presso 3 la Colonna Trajana. 4. Salita al monte Quirinale Signature: Piranesi F(ecit). Signature 2: Si rende presso l’AutoreTitle: Two churches near the Column of Trajan, one called [the church of] Madonna di Loreto and the other 2 [the church of] Nome di Maria near 3 the Column of Trajan 4 Ascent to the Quirinal Hill Signature: Made by Piranesi. Signature 2: Published by the AuthorZoe Langeref2dd00d773765a8b071cbe9e59fc8bf7c7da399