Pianta del sito della Piazza fatta per alzare la Guglia

by Domenico / Guerra Fontana, Natale, Giovanni / Bonifacio

$2,450 · Offered by Martayan Lan

Rare, separately issued etching depicting the architect-engineer Domenico Fontana’s (1543-1607) technical plan for the 30 April 1586 lowering of the Vatican Obelisk from its ancient placement on the south flank of Saint Peter’s, whence it soon would be moved to its current location as the centerpiece of the Piazza di..... More

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