AW7-033: Circa 1690 Etching of Michelangelo Designed Architectural Cornice Details of the Del Palazzo Farnese, Rome By Alessandro Specchi

Circa 1690 Etching of the Third Floor Cornice Architectural Details of the Del Palazzo Farnese, Rome Designed by Michelangelo and etched / printed by famed architect, urban planner  and etcher Alessandro Specchi (1668 - 1729).

Dimensions: Sight: 18 3/16" x 21 3/8" (463 mm x 504mm); Frame: 25" x 29"

Note: A similar print is retained in the collection of Italian Ministry of Culture - Central Institute for Graphics. That print is further described as follows:

Authors: 
Engraver: Specchi Alessandro (1668/ 1729)
Designer: Specchi Alessandro (1668/ 1729)
Inventor: Buonarroti Michelangelo (1475/ 1564)

Subject:
Identification: ITALY ROME PALAZZO FARNESE Entablature Elevation and projection
Title proper: CORNICION THAT GOES AROUND THE TOP OF THE PALACE .. (from print)
Series: CIVIL ARCHITECTURE STVDIO ABOVE THE ORNAMENTS ..

Chronology:
Dating: 1690-1699 (END 17th century)

Technical data:
Measurements: mm. 528 x 417
Sheet measurements: mm. 652 x 899
Material and technique: etching/burin

Publishers/Printers:
Publisher: Calcografia Camerale (active Rome 1738/ 1870)
Publisher: De Rossi Domenico (1647/ Rome 1729)
Place and date of publication: Rome (?), Rome (1702)

Sources and reference documents:
Image: 13357

The Palazzo Farnese or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Construction began in 1517 for the Farnese family and was expanded when Alessandro Farnese became Pope Paul III in 1534 to the designs by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. Its building history involved some of the most prominent Italian architects of the 16th Century, including Michelangelo, Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola and Giacomo della Port.

 The Palazzo is currently owned by the Italian Republic and given to the French Government in 1936 for a period of 99 years and currently serves as the French embassy in Italy.