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Palazzo Pontificio su'l Quirinale detto Monte Cavallo, Palazzo del Quirinale te Rome, Il quarti libro del nuovo teatro delli palazzi in prospettiva di Roma moderna daton in luce sotto il felice pontificato de nostro signore papa Innocenzo XI, (libro quarto), Modern buildings in Rome, Il nuovo teatro di Roma moderna, print, album page, Series number, 4, 52, Title and an explanatory list of numbers in the bottom margin. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Alessandro Specchi, Italy, after drawing by Alessandro Specchi, publisher: Domenico de' Rossi, Rome, grantor of privilege: Innocent XII, Vatican City, dedicated by: Domenico de' Rossi, dedicated to: Clement XI, 1699, Alessandro Specchi, Domenico de' Rossi, Clement XI, printmaker, after drawing by, publisher, paper, etching, height 208 mm x width 333 mm, This print is part of a series of 52 prints depicting palaces in Rome. Together with four other series, it forms the large series: 'Il nuovo teatro di Roma moderna'., palace, Palazzo del Quirinale, A detailed black and white etching of an expansive palace complex viewed from an elevated angle, showing long multi-story buildings with rows of arched windows and tiled roofs, a central tower with a small cupola and flag, and colonnaded arcades lining inner courtyards; formal gardens with geometric parterres, paths, fountains, and rows of trimmed trees occupy the left foreground, while a broad open paved square extends to the right where small groups of people, horse-drawn carriages, and mounted riders are scattered; architectural details include balustrades, gateways, staircases, terraces, statues on pedestals, and a raised equestrian statue near the far right edge; distant low hills and clusters of buildings sit beneath a sky filled with horizontal lines and billowing clouds.
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