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Apostolic Palace and the Gardens in Vatican City, Descriptio palatii pontificis in Vaticano ac viridarii celeber'que de Belvedere, Ancient monuments, Antiquae Urbis Splendor, print, album page, In the lower margin a list of explanatory numbers. Numbered upper right: 158., printmaker: Jacobus Laurus, Italy, printer (person): Giacomo Mascardi, Rome, in or after 1637, Jacobus Laurus, Giacomo Mascardi, printmaker, printer (person), paper, etching, height 177 mm x width 236 mm, This print is part of a set of 158 prints (title prints), which appeared in four volumes. Volumes one and two appeared in 1612. In 1615 the third part appeared, and in 1628 part four appeared. In 1637 Vitale Mascardi published the first reissue of the entire set with numbering., garden, palace, Vatican City, Apostolic Palace, A detailed black and white engraving showing an elevated bird’s-eye view of a complex of classical buildings and formal gardens, with long colonnaded façades, multi-story rectangular structures, numerous arched windows and doors, and a tall tower with a clocklike face. In the foreground a fortified wall with a prominent arched gateway borders a paved area; inside the walls are courtyards, terraces, and a large rectangular garden with geometric planting beds and central fountains. To one side a curved, tiered theaterlike structure faces a semi-circular enclosure, while nearby a circular fountain sprays water. Beyond the main buildings are terraced gardens, tree-lined avenues, planted groves, and a variety of small pavilions and garden rooms set within formal parterres. Hills and distant walls frame the top of the scene, and decorative cartouches and a large coat of arms appear in the corners of the print. The lower part of the image contains dense blocks of printed text.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B30_025

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.5Mo (10.9Mo) / 34.3cm x 25.9cm / 4051 x 3060 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Apostolic Palace Gardens Vatican City Descriptio palatii pontificis Vaticano ac viridarii celeber'que de Belvedere Ancient monuments Antiquae Urbis Splendor print album page lower margin list explanatory numbers Numbered upper right 158 printmaker Jacobus Laurus Italy printer person Giacomo Mascardi Rome 1637 paper etching height 177 mm x width 236 mm part set 158 prints title prints appeared four volumes Volumes two appeared 1612 1615 third part appeared 1628 part four appeared 1637 Vitale Mascardi published first reissue entire set numbering garden palace detailed black white engraving showing elevated bird’s-eye view complex classical buildings formal gardens long colonnaded façades multi-story rectangular structures numerous arched windows doors tall tower clocklike face foreground fortified wall prominent gateway borders paved area inside walls courtyards terraces large rectangular garden geometric planting beds central fountains side curved tiered theaterlike structure faces semi-circular enclosure nearby circular fountain sprays water Beyond main buildings terraced gardens tree-lined avenues planted groves variety small pavilions garden rooms within formal parterres Hills distant walls frame top scene decorative cartouches large coat arms corners lower part image contains dense blocks printed text