Recens prout hodie iacet almae urbis Romae

Document type
Map
Archive
National Library of Sweden, Stockholm
Overall dimensions
109 x 245 cm (sheet Size: 54 x 40 cm)
Author
Antonio Tempesta
Date
1593
Medium
Etching with some engraving
Language of document
Latin
Places
Altemps Palace at Monte Cavallo; Borgo di Sant'Agata; Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio); Church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini; Church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami; Church of San Lorenzo ai Monti; Church of San Lorenzo in Lucina; Church of San Luca; Church of San Luigi dei Francesci; Church of San Nicola dei Lorenesi; Church of San Nicola in Carcere; Church of San Pietro in Carcere; Church of Sant'Agata dei Goti; Church of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria; Church of Sant'Atanasio dei Greci; Church of Santa Maria del Popolo; Church of Santa Maria dell'Orto; Church of Santa Maria di Loreto; Church of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli; Church of Santa Maria Maggiore; Church of Santa Maria Rotonda (Pantheon); Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva; Church of Santa Martina; Church of Santi Luca e Martina; Crescenzi Palace; Farnese Palace; Hospital of Santo Spirito; Oratory of Sant'Orsola della Pietà; Piazza Colonna; Piazza della Minerva; Piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina; Piazza Navona; Piazza Sforza Capo le Case; Porta Maggiore (new Place); Roman Forum (Campo Vaccino); Roman Seminary; Rome; Savelli Palace; Trinita dei Monti; Vatican (Apostolic) Palace; Via Frattina
Summary
Comprised of twelve plates, Antonio Tempesta’s Pianta di Roma, published in 1593, is titled Recens prout hodie iacet almae urbis Romae cum omnibus viis aedificiisque prospectus accuratissime delineatus. It appeared in the same year in which the first-known statement of the goals and purposes of the Accademia di San Luca was written by its six deputies and ratified by the initial members.

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