Engelenburcht te Rome Veduta del Mausoleo d'Elio Adriano (ora chiamato Castello S. Angelo) nella parte opposta alla Facciata dentro al Castello (titel op object) Gezichten op Rome (serietitel) Vedute di Roma disegnate, RP-P-1941-572, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, between 1748 and 1778

Identification title(s): castel sant'angelo in rome. Veduta del mausoleo d'elio adriano (ora chiamato castello s. Angelo) nella parte opposta alla facciata dentro al castello (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-1941-572. Catalog reference: focillon 743. Wilton-ely 170. Hind (piranesi) 30-1(4). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: view of the castel sant'angelo in rome. Title and explanatory list with letters in bottom margin. 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 440 mm × w 561 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: ass, donkey (+ types and use of conveyance), cityscapes and landscapes with human structures. Where: rome. Castel sant'angelo. Credit line: bequest of mr j. W. E. Vom rath, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1941. Date: between 1748 and 1778.