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Ground plan of the upper garden of the Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola
Ground plan of the upper garden of the Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola
People:
  • Giuseppe Vasi (engraver (printmaker))
  • Giuseppe Vasi (draughtsman)
  • Girolamo Rainaldi (architect)
  • Giacomo Del Duca (architect)
Title:

Ground plan of the upper garden of the Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola

Date:

1746

Description:

- This print shows a general plan of the upper garden of the Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola, including the grottoes, fountains, cascade, casino (labeled "Palazzina"), and parterres.

Form:
works of art
Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)
Stage and Purpose:
  • measured drawing
  • record drawing
Technique and media:

Etching and engraving

Dimensions:

plate mark: 72.5 x 47.8 cm sheet: 74.2 x 51.7 cm

Reference number:

DR1985:0670

Method of Projection:
  • orthographic drawing (object)
  • plan (drawing)
  • ground plan
Inscription:

imprinted - l.l.: "Pianta geometrica della Palazzina, / e Giardino grande del / Real Palazzo di Caprarola"; l.l. and l.r.: [a legend numbered 1 to 21, and labels of parts of buildings and gardens throughout]; l.r.: "Scala di palmi ottanta Romani"; l.r.: "Architettura di Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola / Disegnata, ed incisa in Roma da Giuseppe Vasi da / Corleone Diocesi di Monreale in Sicilia l'anno 1746." Real Palazzo di Caprarola

Subject:
  • architecture
  • landscape architecture
Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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