Caption
Per l'esequie del ser.mo S. duca Alessadro Farnese, Tomb monument of Alessandro Farnese in the Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome, Ornamenti di fabriche antichi et moderni dell' alma citta di Roma, Modern and ancient monuments and buildings in Rome, print, album page, Text in Italian below the image., number: '56', printmaker: Giovanni Maggi, Rome, publisher: Andrea Vaccari, Italy, grantor of privilege: Papal Court, Vatican City, dedicated to: Amerigo Capponi, 1576 - 1618, 1600, paper, etching, height 216 mm x width 157 mm, This print is part of a series of 20 prints (title print)., Person, Alessandro Farnese (Governor of the Netherlands and Duke of Parma and Piacenza), grave, tomb, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, A detailed architectural engraving of a classical monument with a central arched entrance flanked by paired columns and pilasters, a stepped staircase leading up to an altar-like structure visible through the arch, statues in niches on either side, ornate balustrades and pediments above the entrance, multiple tall slender candlesticks or torch-like elements arranged symmetrically on the upper levels, a small equestrian statue atop the highest tier, a decorative coat of arms within a wreath at the upper left, and a skull with crossed bones at the upper right.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B30_457
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