Piazza del Quirinale te Rome Veduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo (titel op object) Gezichten op Rome (serietitel) Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto Ve(nez)iano (serietitel), RP-P-1941-598, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, between 1748 and 1778

Identification title(s): piazza del quirinale in rome. Veduta della piazza di monte cavallo (title on object). Views of rome (series title) vedute di roma disegnate ed incise da giambattista piranesi architetto ve(nez), iano (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1941-598. Catalog reference: focillon 732. Wilton-ely 236. Hind (piranesi) 103-1(4). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: view of the piazza del quirinale on the quirinal hill in rome with the palazzo del quirinale and the fontana di monte cavallo (fountain with castor and pollux). Title and glossary of numbers at bottom left. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), after own design by: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1748 - 1778. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 476 mm × w 708 mm explanation this print is part of the series 'vedute di roma'. Piranesi worked on this series of 135 plates between 1748 and his death in 1778. Francesco piranesi later added two more prints to his father's series. Subject: what: square, place, circus, etc. Ornamental fountain hotel, i. E. Small palace in city. Where: rome. Piazza del quirinale. Palazzo del quirinale. Fontana di monte cavallo. Quirinal. Credit line: bequest of mr j. W. E. Vom rath, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1941. Date: between 1748 and 1778.