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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