Title
[Loggia at Ancona].
Creator
Peruzzini, Domenico, 1602-1673?, artist.
Publication details
[approximately 1659]
Physical details
1 drawing : ink and wash ; sheet 48.8 x 40.8 cm
Description
Two views of the loggia located in the port of Ancona, with fac_ade overlooking the Adriatic sea before its restoration above and after its restoration marked by a plaque dedicated to Pope Alexander VII under the papal arms decorating the balcony of the first floor below; with scales, key and explanatory text, including date, at right. On two sheets.
Place
Ancona (Italy)
Additional information
Bound in volume with index preceding drawings and prints numbered 1-115 (page no. 53). Probably from the collection of Cardinal Albani, acquired for George III by James Adam in 1762. This is one of eight drawings in the same volume, all depicting different aspects of the port at Ancona with annotations in the same hand. No. 44 is signed 'Dom.co Pruzzini Arch.to'. The text in no. 53, which includes a date of 1659 for the whole set of drawings, also refers to the recent restoration of the landing before the loggia in 1657-1658.
Shelfmark
Maps 6.TAB.3.fol.53.