Ashby Collection. Prints
Molisaeneae quam fusili artificio Urbanus VIII. Pont. Max. super. S.S. Aposr. Petri et Pauli, Tumulm excitavit, ornavique, Ioannes Laurentius Berninus Eques. qui in Templo Vaticano opus perfecit hic delineationem expressit
Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, 1627-1691 (engraver)Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680 (artist)Ashby, Thomas, 1874-1931 (collector)
Roma
Gio Giacomo Rossi Formi alla Pace
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1 print : engraving ; image 66.5 x 36.5 cm, on sheet 67.5 x 39.5 cm.
This highly decorative depiction shows the altar for Urban VIII in the Vatican Basilica, accompanied by a vertical scale on the left hand side.
Good condition. Forms part of: Ashby Collection. Prints.
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Urban Pope, 1568-1644
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Pictorial worksBaldachins (Architecture)Altars
Vatican CityCittà del Vaticano
Engravings
British School at Rome
TA[PRI]-Mis08-053
Closed access material (Library)
The print belonged to Thomas Ashby (1874-1931), Director British School at Rome (1906-1925), who inherited his father’s library and continued to enrich the collection throughout his life. The collection was purchased from his widow in 1931 for the BSR Library thanks to a generous donation from the Treasurer at the time, William Russell.
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