[Il fosso Urbano]

A very rare view of the city, unknown in any repertory.

The work, probably of the French school, has no editorial indications; it belongs to an anonymous series of perspective views of Italian cities, which we came across more than 20 years ago. All the views have no editorial indications and contain real elements - objective for iconographic identification - associated with others of pure fantasy.

The views of Rome in the collection are derived from the work of the Flemish artist Lievin Cruyl. This helps to date the series to after about 1670.

Copperplate, slight water marks, overall in good condition.