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Palatium Burghesior, Façade of Palazzo Borghese in Rome, Famous buildings in Rome and beyond, Palazzi diversi nel'alma cità di Roma, et altre, print, album page, Print is part of an album., inscription: 'Ende lib. No. 23. fol. 460., End lib. No. 21. fol. 353 et 354...', number: '22', printmaker: Jacobus Laurus, Rome, publisher: Giovanni Battista de' Rossi, grantor of privilege: Urban VIII, Vatican City, 1638, Jacobus Laurus, Giovanni Battista de' Rossi, Urbanus VIII, printmaker, publisher, granter of privilege, paper, etching, ets, height 181 mm x width 239 mm, Print is part of a series of prints (title print) of famous buildings in Rome and elsewhere, façade (or house or building), hôtel, i.e. small palace in city, Palazzo Borghese, A frontal architectural drawing of a multi-story stone facade with a central ornate doorway approached by semicircular steps, flanked by pairs of columns and a decorative pediment above the entrance featuring sculpted ornamentation. The facade shows rows of evenly spaced rectangular and arched windows with framed moldings and small balustrades along a continuous horizontal balcony line. The roof is low-pitched with a detailed cornice and a narrow frieze decorated with sculptural relief. The stone surface is rendered with fine stippling and hatching, and the overall composition is symmetrical with strong vertical pilasters at the outer edges. The foreground is plain with the building occupying most of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B30_260

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Palatium Burghesior Façade Palazzo Borghese Rome Famous buildings beyond Palazzi diversi nel'alma cità di Roma et altre print album page Print part album inscription Ende lib No 23 fol 460 lib 21 353 et 354 number 22 printmaker Jacobus Laurus publisher Giovanni Battista de Rossi grantor privilege Urban VIII Vatican City 1638 Urbanus VIII granter paper etching ets height 181 mm x width 239 mm series prints title print famous buildings elsewhere façade house building hôtel small palace city frontal architectural drawing multi-story stone facade central ornate doorway approached semicircular steps flanked pairs columns decorative pediment entrance featuring sculpted ornamentation facade rows evenly spaced rectangular arched windows framed moldings small balustrades continuous horizontal balcony line roof low-pitched detailed cornice narrow frieze decorated sculptural relief stone surface rendered fine stippling hatching composition symmetrical strong vertical pilasters outer edges foreground plain building occupying image