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Giuseppe Vasi

Sulle magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna


Book I - Le Porte e le Mura di Roma - 1747 (The Gates and the Walls of Rome)
Book II - Le Piazze principali con obelischi, colonne ed altri ornamenti - 1752 (The main Squares with obelisks, columns and other embellishments)
Book III - Le Basiliche e Chiese antiche - 1753 (The Basilicas and the Old Churches)
Book IV - I Palazzi e le vie pił celebri - 1754 (The Palaces and the most famous Streets)
Book V - I Ponti e gli edifici sul Tevere - 1754 (The Bridges and the buildings on the Tiber)
Book VI - Le Chiese parrocchiali - 1756 (The Parish Churches)
Book VII - I Conventi e case dei chierici regolari - 1756 (The Friaries)
Book VIII - I Monasterj e conservatori di donne - 1758 (The Nunneries)
Book IX - I Collegi, Spedali e luoghi pii - 1759 (Colleges, Hospitals and other pious buildings)
Book X - Le Ville e giardini pił rimarchevoli - 1761 (The most remarkable Villas and Gardens)



The first Book is opened by an etching based on a sketch by Sebastiano Conca. Conca, a painter, was a very influential artist in XVIIIth century Rome. He was twice Principe dell'Accademia di S. Luca a sort of chairman of the association of the Roman artists. In this role he could help young artists and Vasi in 1747 needed help to establish himself as a reputed etcher. The image shows Romulus, the founder of Rome, talking to the personification of the River Tiber. Behind Romulus an ideal view of the city founded by Romulus on the Palatine, the so-called Cittą Quadrata (Square City). This book includes also a simple Map of the Walls of Rome.

Do you feel a bit tired of wandering in the narrow streets of Rome?
Have a rest in the countryside by visiting the following pages:
A walk to Porta Furba (along the aqueducts)
Via Appia Antica from Cecilia Metella to Torre in Selci
Via Appia Antica from Torre in Selci to Frattocchie
Ferdinand Gregorovius' walks in the Roman countryside


Go to my Home Page on Baroque Rome or to my Home Page on Rome in the footsteps of an XVIIIth century traveller.


My Directories A detailed list of the Churches of Rome A detailed list of the Palaces and Villas of Rome A detailed list of all the other monuments of Rome Monuments of Ancient Rome Monuments of Medieval Rome Monuments of Renaissance Rome Late XVITh century Monuments A list of Baroque sculptors and their works A list of Baroque Architects and their works A list of the most noteworthy Roman families A list of pages covering other Italian towns A list of pages covering my wanderings abroad, including details on Venetian fortresses in Greece
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All images © by Roberto Piperno. Write to romapip@quipo.it. Text edited by Rosamie Moore.