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Plan of the Capitoline Hill
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12021-03-30T11:16:08-07:00Plan of the Capitoline Hill8Pianta del Monte Capitolinoplain2024-03-02T09:03:31-08:00Title and description: Nella figura I rappresentasi la Pianta del Monte Capitolino, e sua Rocca colla situazione di tutti i suoi Edifizi. La tinta piu nera indica l’esistente, e la meno nera dimostra il supplito da me. Nella figura II fannosi vedere in prospettiva i due Corni, ovvero Sassi, che sorgevano ne’ lati Capitolini, ora in gran parte ricoperti dalle rovine, a riserva di qualche parte del Sasso A. che vedesi dietro al Palazzo Savelli per la scenta di Torre de specchi, quale è ricoperto da altre rovine, che oggi formano il Piano moderno sino al B. l’altra parte C resta sotterrata nella moderna Rupe Tarpeja, D. Avanzo delle Mura, e delle Torricelle del Campidoglio sotto la Scuderia del Palazzo Cafarelli E. Altre mure antichissime di peperino brugiate dal fuoco con avanzi delle volte de Corridoj quali veggonsi nell’orticello Savelli dietro le stalle del Palazzo sudetto F. Avanzi di due Torricelle, che attaccano al detto muro. G. In questo sito era la franchigia ornata di Alberi, oggi Piazza Capitolina. H. Altro Sasso, sopra il quale era piantato il Tempio di Giove Feretrio, e di Marte Capitolino. Volendo i PP[adri]. D'Araceli fabr[ic]ar. La Libreria trovarono 20 palmi sotto al Tinello il mentovato Sasso, sopra al quale alzarono un grosso sperone per sostener la detta Libreria. Signature: Piranesi Architetto dis[egnò]. inc[ise]. Medal 1: IOVI CAPITOLINO S.C. [Sanctus] Medal 2: IOVI FERETRIO AC MARTI S.C. [Sanctus]Title and description: The Plan of the Capitoline Hill and Crag is represented in Figure I, with the location and description of all its Buildings. The darker ink indicates the extant ruins, and the lighter ink demonstrates my reconstruction. In Figure II, shown in perspective, are the two Horns, or Crags, that rise from the sides of the Capitoline Hill, now in large part covered by ruins, except part of Cliff A, which can be seen behind Palazzo Savelli through the ascent to the Tor de’ Specchi. This is covered by other ruins which today form the modern ground level up to B, with the other part C remaining buried under the modern Tarpeian Rock. D. Ruin of the Walls, and of the Towers of the Capitoline Hill under the Stables of Palazzo Caffarelli. E. Other very ancient walls of peperino, burned by the fire, with ruins of the vaults of the Corridors. These can be seen in the Savelli gardens behind the stalls of the aforementioned Palace. F. Ruins of the Towers attached to the aforementioned walls. G. On this site was the Sanctuary surrounded by Trees, today the Piazza of the Campidoglio H. Another Cliff, above which the Temple of Jupiter Feretrius and Mars was built. Since the Fathers of Araceli wanted to build a bookshop there, one can find the aforementioned Cliff 20 palmi underneath the Kitchens, above which they erected a large buttress to hold up the aforementioned Bookshop. Signature: Drawn and engraved by the Architect Piranesi. Medal 1: [Temple of] Jupiter Capitolinus. Medal 2: [Temple of] Jupiter Feretrius and Mars.
N.B.: the key or index to the upper half of this image is here, earlier in the volume. Digital annotations to come ...
