La Fontane di Roma nelle Piazze e Luoghi Publici della Città (...), part 1

Art Historical Context

This etching by Giovanni Battista Falda, published by Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi around 1691 or later, belongs to the part of *La Fontane di Roma nelle Piazze e Luoghi Publici della Città*. The work presents detailed views of Rome’s celebrated public fountains, rendered in the precise lines of etching—a medium well suited for capturing architectural ornament and urban spaces. Measuring just over eight by eleven inches, the print was designed for inclusion in a book, allowing viewers to study the city’s hydraulic marvels from afar. Falda’s engravings document the Baroque transformation of Rome,...