View of the Piazza Navona | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2012.66
People: Domenico Montagu, Italian (actual dates unknown; active c. 1750)
After Jean Barbault, French (Viarmes, Val d'Oise, France 1718 - 1762 Rome, Italy)
Title: View of the Piazza Navona
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo
Series/Book Title: Les Plus Beaux Edifices de Rome Moderne, ou Recueil des plus belles vues des principales eglises, places, palais, fontains etc. qui sont dans Rome
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 18th century
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/340115

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 37.7 x 57.1 cm (14 13/16 x 22 1/2 in.)
sheet: 45.5 x 63.5 cm (17 15/16 x 25 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: engraved in plate, lower right: Barbault del.
inscription: engraved in plate, lower left: D. Montegu sculp.
watermark: right, center: [circle]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Paul E. and Gabriele B. Geier, Rome, Italy, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Le Blanc 2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Paul E. and Gabriele B. Geier
Accession Year: 2012
Object Number: 2012.66
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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