Loading
Piazza del Popolo, Rome
Jean-Baptiste Lallemandca. 1754
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
View across the Piazza del Popolo of the twin churches of S. Maria in Montesanto on the left, and S. Maria dei Miracoli on the right, behind the Obelisk of Ramses II.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Piazza del Popolo, Rome
- Creator: Jean-Baptiste Lallemand
- Creator Lifespan: 1716/1803
- Date Created: ca. 1754
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
- Medium: Pen and ink, brush and gray wash, charcoal on cream laid paper
- Viewing Notes: This view from the Porto del Popolo shows the twin churchs of S. Maria in Montesanto on the left and S. Maria dei Miracoli on the right behind the Obelisk of Ramases II. The Obelisk, brought to Rome by Augustus and erected in the Circus Maximus was placed in 1589 at the center of the Piazza under the direction of Pope Sixtus V. While studying at the Académie de France in Rome, Lallemand came in contact with Challe and Le Lorraine, also featured in this exhibition.
- Paper Support: Cream laid paper
- Exhibitions: CHNDM - Excavating the Vocabulary of Design: 18th Century Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection. [Ground floor gallery], November 4, 2005 - January 8, 2008.
- Dimensions: 34.4 x 44.3 cm (13 9/16 x 17 7/16 in.)
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
You are all set!
Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.