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Cortile del Belvedere, the Apostolic Palace and the gardens in Vatican City, Belvedere col palazzo et giardino del papa in Vaticano, Monuments and buildings erected during the pontificates of Popes Paul V and Sixtus V, print, album page, Series number, 10, 12, View of the Vatican, with the Apostolic Palace, the gardens and the Cortile del Belvedere. Title in Italian and an explanatory list with letters in the lower margin. Print is part of an album., inscription: 'Ende lib. No. 23. fol. 803 et 804...', number: '15', printmaker: Matthäus Greuter, Rome, grantor of privilege: Paul V, Vatican City, 1618, paper, engraving, height 175 mm x width 226 mm, This print is part of a series of twelve prints featuring monuments and buildings erected during the pontificates of Pope Paul V and Sixtus V., garden, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, palace, representation of a real building (either existing or having existed), Apostolic Palace, A detailed black and white engraving shows a large walled complex with multiple interconnected buildings, courtyards, and formal gardens, including rectangular terraces, tree-lined avenues, and geometric parterres. The foreground features multi-story palatial structures with arched windows, colonnaded loggias, and a central courtyard with a fountain. Walls and gates separate the inner courtyards from surrounding areas, and a rounded tower and bastion-like structures appear near the edge of the complex. Behind the main buildings, a formal garden area contains symmetrical beds, tree groves divided by paths, and a central pavilion or small building set on a raised platform. Beyond the gardens, landscaped slopes, hedgerows, and fields with scattered trees extend toward the horizon, and smaller houses and agricultural plots are visible at the far edges of t

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Cortile del Belvedere Apostolic Palace gardens Vatican City Belvedere col palazzo et giardino del papa Vaticano Monuments buildings erected pontificates Popes Paul V Sixtus V print album page Series number 10 12 View Vatican Title Italian explanatory list letters lower margin Print part album inscription Ende lib No 23 fol 803 et 804 number 15 printmaker Matthäus Greuter Rome grantor privilege Paul V 1618 paper engraving height 175 mm x width 226 mm series twelve prints featuring monuments Pope Paul V garden city-view landscape man- constructions palace representation real building existing having existed detailed black white engraving large walled complex multiple interconnected buildings courtyards formal gardens rectangular terraces tree-lined avenues geometric parterres foreground features multi-story palatial structures arched windows colonnaded loggias central courtyard fountain Walls gates separate inner courtyards surrounding areas rounded tower bastion- structures near edge main buildings formal area contains symmetrical beds tree groves divided paths central pavilion small building set raised platform Beyond landscaped slopes hedgerows fields scattered trees extend horizon smaller houses agricultural plots visible far edges t