Le Fontane ne' Palazzi e ne' Giardini di Roma con li Loro Prospetti et Ornamenti
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 8 5/16 x 12 3/16 in. (21.1 x 31 cm)
Classification
Books|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of D. W. Langton, transferred from the Library
Accession Number
1991.1073.145(52–79)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lavish Baroque world of 17th Rome with *Le Fontane ne'azzi e ne' Giard di Roma con li Loro Prosp et Ornamenti*, exquisite etching plate from a celebrated book on the city's fountains, palaces, and gardens. Created by engravers Giovanni Francesco Venturini and Giovanni Battista Falda, and published by Giovanni Giacomo De around 1691 or later, this print captures intricate prospects—detailed views—and ornate decorations of iconic Roman landmarks. Human figures and majestic lions animate the scenes, evoking the grandeur of public spectacles and hydraulic marvels that symbolized papa...