Monumento della Concezione
| Reference: | S29123 |
| Author | Giovanni DELLA LONGA |
| Year: | 1858 ca. |
| Zone: | Piazza di Spagna |
| Printed: | Rome |
| Measures: | 283 x 388 mm |
€225.00
| Reference: | S29123 |
| Author | Giovanni DELLA LONGA |
| Year: | 1858 ca. |
| Zone: | Piazza di Spagna |
| Printed: | Rome |
| Measures: | 283 x 388 mm |
€225.00
Description
Beautiful view of Column of the Immaculate Conception, located in Piazza Mignanelli, close to Piazza di Spagna, designed and engraved by Giovanni della Longa
The Marian monument was designed by the architect Luigi Poletti, was inaugurated on December 8, 1857. It celebrated the recently adopted (1854) dogma of the Immaculate Conception, proclaimed by Pope Pius IX. Atop the column is a bronze statue of the Virgin Mary, sculpted by Giuseppe Obici.
The Corinthian column was sculpted in ancient Rome, and was discovered in 1777 during the construction of the monastery of Santa Maria della Concezione in Campus Martius.
Etching, in very good condition.
Giovanni DELLA LONGA (Roma 1823 – ivi 1888)
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Roman engraver specializing in the representation of works by Roman architects.
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Giovanni DELLA LONGA (Roma 1823 – ivi 1888)
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Roman engraver specializing in the representation of works by Roman architects.
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