| Maker(s): | Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
| | Culture: | Italian (1720-1778)
| | Title: | Veduta della Piazza del Popolo [View of the Square of the People] from the series Vedute di Roma [Views of Rome]
| | Date Made: | 1750 plate; 1777 or before, print
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Etching; black ink on ivory laid paper
| | Place Made: | Europe; Italy; Rome
| | Measurements: | Mat: 26 in x 34 in; 66 cm x 86.4 cm; Sheet: 22 1/8 in x 30 5/8 in; 56.2 cm x 77.8 cm; Plate: 16 in x 22 5/8 in; 40.6 cm x 57.5 cm; Image: 15 7/8 in x 20 3/8 in; 40.3 cm x 51.8 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | inscription: verso, ctr. (blue ink, stamp): MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE LIBRARY ; inscription: recto, lwr. ctr. (printed, within plate): VEDUTA DELLA PIAZZA DEL POPOLO ; inscription: recto, lwr. r. (printed, within plate): PRESSO L’AUTORE A STRADA FELICE VICINO ALLA TRINITA DE’MONTI. A PAOLI DUE E MEZZO.
| | Accession Number: | MH 1972.74.7.P.RII
| | Credit Line: | Transfer from the Mount Holyoke College Library
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
View of an obelisk covered in hieroglyphics in a piazza where three roads converge, with two churches nestled in between the start of the roads. The square, which is located at the northern entrance to the city of Rome, is full of people and carriages and is shown in an exaggerated three-point perspective. Beneath the image is an inscription with the title and a key to the numbered elements of the composition.
1: Chiesa di S.M. di Miracoli (Chiesa di Santa Maria di Miracoli [The Church of Saint Mary of Miracles])
2: Chiesa di S.M. di Monte Santo (Chiesa di Santa Maria di Montesanto [The Church of Saint Mary of the Holy Mountain])
3: Strada del Corso, che conduce al Palazzo di Venezia [Roadway leading to the Palace of Venice]
4: Strada, che conduce a Piazza di Spagna [Road that leads to the Piazza di Spagna/The Spanish Steps]
5: Strada, che conduce al Porto di Ripetta [Road that leads to the Port of Ripetta]
6: Guglia Egiziaca inalzata da Sisto V [Egyptian Obelisk placed there by Sixtus V]
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