Fontana dell’Acqua Paola in S. Pietro Montorio

The monumental fountain on the Janiculum Hill.

Visual Details

Description

Displays the massive Renaissance fountain built by Pope Paul V, resembling a triumphal arch with five water basins and a crowning papal coat of arms. The surrounding area is depicted as semi-rural, with peasants, horses, and strolling gentlemen.

The Subject

Roman fountains, Renaissance architecture, Janiculum hill.

Technical Specifications

Unknown (Workshop of Franzetti)
Copperplate etching and engraving
Circa 1790–1820
Vedute di Roma
Unnumbered
“FONTANA DELL’ ACQUA PAOLA IN S. PIETRO MONTORIO / In Roma presso Agapito Franzetti al Corso N. 170.”
Hand-made rag paper
35 x 45 cm
Rome, Italy

Historical Significance

Records the aesthetic of the “Fontanone” which served as the architectural inspiration for the later Trevi Fountain.

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