Piazza di Spagna te Rome Veduta di Piazza di Spagna (titel op object) Gezichten op Rome (serietitel) Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto Ve(nez)iano (serietitel), RP-P-OB-39.316, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, between 1748 and 1778

Identification title(s): piazza di spagna in rome. Veduta di piazza di spagna (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-ob-39. 316. Catalog reference: focillon 795. Wilton-ely 154. Hind (piranesi) 18-4(8). Description: view of piazza di spagna in rome. In the foreground the fontana della barcaccia by pietro bernini. On the right the spanish steps and the trinità dei monti. Title and explanatory list of numbers in bottom margin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), after own design by: giovanni battista piranesi. Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1748 - 1778. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 403 mm × w 600 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: parts of church exterior and annexes: facade church (exterior), ornamental fountain square, place, circus, etc. Where: piazza di spagna. Trinity dei monti. Spanish steps. Fontana della barcaccia. Rome. Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: between 1748 and 1778.