Piazza di Spagna with the Fontana della Barcaccia and the Scalinata della Trinita dei Monti (or Spanish Steps), Rome
Architect/Designer | Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) |
| De Sanctis, Francesco (c. 1693-1731) |
Artist/Photographer | Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778) |
Country | Italy |
City | Rome |
Subject Date | 1750 |
Image Date | 1750 |
View | Topographical |
Medium | Print |
Library Reference | SB100/1(18) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Fountains ; Squares ; Stairs |
SOURCE: Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Vedute di Roma (Rome, [1747?-1788]), pl. 18 NOTES: The Fontana della Barcaccia is attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The Spanish Steps were built in 1723-1726 by Francesco de Sanctis to connect the piazza with the church of the Trinita dei Monti and the Pincio gardens.
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